On the Farmer’s Radar: Top 10 Tech Trends for Agriculture
14 February 2019
Cate L. Williams1 & Peter C. Wootton – Beard2
1Lecturer in Livestock Science, IBERS, Aberystwyth University clw30@aber.ac.uk
2Lecturer in Agri-Technology, IBERS, Aberystwyth University pcw1@aber.ac.uk
Introduction
Agricultural practice is approaching a...
FC - Issue 19
Below is the 19th 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 our...
Setting reasonable goals can help Welsh farm businesses improve.
8 February 2019
At the annual Wales Farming Conference in Builth Wells, Wisconsin dairy farmer Lloyd Holterman insisted that every farm needed key performance indicators (KPIs) to progress.
“Farmers have to constantly improve their businesses to move forward...
Better bio-security key to reducing antibiotic use on Welsh poultry farms
29 January 2019
A poultry vet says strict on-farm biosecurity combined with vaccination will help Welsh egg and broiler producers continue their remarkable downward trend in antibiotic use.
Ian Jones, of the Hafren Veterinary Group in mid-Wales, says poultry...