Matt Goodall, GWCT, giving an introduction to the project.

24 May 2021

Early indications from a Farming Connect project have shown that intensive rotational grazing in sheep systems increases soil organic matter (SOM).

Pendre, a Farming Connect demonstration site at Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, near Aberystwyth, is aiming to...

20 May 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Sustainable agriculture looks to maintain production whilst reducing detrimental outputs but can mean different things to different people
• For agriculture to be sustainable it must balance economic, social and...

It is often difficult to visually detect heat in young heifers, which can lead to an extended calving pattern and additional veterinary costs for fertility and health treatments.

Join Farming Connect, Dr Iwan Parry from Milfeddygon Dolgellau Cyf and demonstration...

19 May 2021

A group of Welsh farmers are embarking on carbon audits to understand the level of greenhouse gases (GHG) they are producing and to inform an action plan to reduce emissions if needed. 

The farmers are all...

17 May 2021

Growing herbal leys is helping a Welsh suckler beef farm grow and finish cattle at pasture while reducing its nitrogen use.

Huw and Meinir Jones grow 6.5 hectares (ha) of a seed mix incorporating deep rooting...

2021 SMALLHOLDING AND COUNTRYSIDE FESTIVAL

Getting started in beekeeping with LYNFA DAVIES - Knowledge Exchange Manager - Farming Connect.

Join Farming Connect and guest speakers Prysor Williams Bangor University, and Liz Genever, independent beef and sheep specialist to learn more about carbon footprinting and how to reduce on-farm emissions by improving production efficiencies.

The webinar will also provide an...