Nanotechnology and agriculture: Could smaller mean better?
12 October 2020
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Nanotechnology is already playing roles in modern agriculture and could have further implementation in the future
- More research is needed to determine the environmental impacts of specific usage of...
Grass central to suckler farmer’s new dairy-to-beef enterprise
8 October 2020
A dairy-to-beef calf rearing and finishing enterprise is utilising grass more efficiently and maintaining sward quality since establishing a rotational system of grazing.
Neil Davies and his family had been running a suckler beef herd at...
Changing egg buying choices could cut ammonia levels in free-range systems
8 October 2020
Today on Clean Air Day a Farming Connect study has found that consumers can help egg producers reduce ammonia levels by switching their buying choices from extra-large brown eggs to white, slightly smaller eggs.
Farmer Llyr...
Part 1: Greenhouse gas emissions & environmental impacts of the poultry industry
8 October 2020
Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- The poultry industry has seen huge growth and advancement in the past few decades, with the UK currently producing 1.7 million tonnes of chicken meat and 11.4 million eggs.
- Whilst...
Charcoal made from farm waste could help Welsh farmers lock up soil carbon
7 October 2020
An upland farmer who is producing a type of charcoal which locks up carbon in soil says agriculture in Wales could do more to convert farm and forestry waste materials into this resource.
Tony Davies removes...
WEBINAR: The National Forest, your opportunity to comment - 06/10/2020
Farming Connect and a panel of experienced speakers discuss the Welsh Government programme for the National Forest.
Welsh Government representatives, Erika Dawson-Davies, Head of National Forest Programme and James Biott, Head of National Forest Policy provide an overview of the programme...
Digital disregard and inequality in rural areas
6 October 2020
Dr David Cutress, Aberystwyth University.
- Internet access is not universal across the entirety of the UK with there being clear evidence of an urban/rural divide
- Agriculture, along with all other sectors are advancing into a...