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Live from Wern, Y Foel, our Poultry Demonstration Site.

We have two exiting projects to discuss from Wern, including:

1. Reducing Second Quality Eggs
2. Controlling air, litter and water quality to enhance bird health and increase productivity

During the live event...

18 August 2020

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• When excluding feed production, manure produces the most greenhouse gases in the process of pig rearing.
• Housing has a significant impact on nitrous oxide and ammonia emissions, with slatted...

18 August 2020

Due to the restrictions of Covid 19, although it’s not ‘training as usual’ as yet for Farming Connect, face-to-face training courses held exclusively outdoors can now resume immediately. This means that provided the Welsh Government’s current...

17 August 2020

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The environmental impact of livestock production is currently under intense scrutiny, often with a focus on ruminants but it is important to consider the contribution of monogastric animals too...

17 August 2020

Free range egg producers can get top tips on reducing the percentage of second quality eggs laid by their flocks during a live broadcast from a poultry farm this month.

Wern Farm, a Farming Connect demonstration...

John Vipond discusses the importance of preparing both ewes and rams prior to tupping.

During the webinar John covers the following:

• Condition scoring – when to check and what to do about getting ewes in optimum condition.
• How to improve ewe to...

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