Post-Brexit red meat trade to be a hot topic at farmer meetings
With the future of Welsh lamb and beef exports being a major talking point in discussions on the impact of Brexit, Farming Connect and HCC are working together in a drive to help the industry adjust to new trading realities...
Farming Connect Seminars at the 2017 Royal Welsh Spring Fair
Adopting best practice husbandry would avoid the need to use antibiotics, and where necessary, detecting early signs of illness would help Wales’ pig producers move away from a ‘just in case’ approach to antibiotic use, advises a vet with a special interest in pigs.
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Feed efficiency in ruminants: Impacts on production and the environment
Dr Ruth Wonfor: IBERS, Aberystwyth University
Take home messages:
- A feed efficient animal will eat less whilst maintaining production and health and emitting less methane.
- Feed efficiency in ruminants is linked to the microbial population in the rumen...
Twinning in suckler herds – could it be a useful system for increasing profitability?
Dr Ruth Wonfor: IBERS, Aberystwyth University
- Twinning in beef cattle has been suggested to be a way to increase profitability in suckler herds, by producing more calves from suckler cows.
- Genetic selection can be used to increase twinning...
3. Climate change in grass-based agricultural systems: approaches for mitigation
Take home messages:
- Climate change offers an enormous challenge to UK agricultural systems
- Agriculture is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, but could also offer opportunities to reduce the impact of climate change.
- Modifying current agricultural practice to mitigate...
2. Climate change in grass-based agricultural systems: approaches for adaptation
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- Climate change will have strong effects on pastoral production in the UK.
- Implementing management approaches to allow these systems to adapt to this future environmental change is essential.
- This will...
FC - Issue 8
Below is the 8th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...
If you are a farmer, forester or grower, this could be the time to future-proof your business! To find out how, visit Farming Connect at this year’s Spring Festival.
Farmers, foresters and horticulturalists wanting to reduce costs and improve business efficiency are urged to visit Farming Connect at this year’s Royal Welsh Spring Festival, which will take place at the Llanelwedd showground on 20 / 21 May.
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