The fight against weeds is heating up - electrophysical dock control EIP Wales project
10 January 2020
Two dairy farmers near Raglan, Monmouthshire, are taking part in an EIP Wales project which is one of the first of its kind in the UK to investigate how electrophysical weeding can reduce our dependency on...
‘Develop your skills, develop your business!’ Farming Connect announces first skills application window for 2020
6 January 2020
Farming Connect’s first skills application window of 2020 will open at 09:00 on Monday, 6 January and close at 17:00, Friday, 28 February.
With a number of new face to face and online training options recently...
Foliar Feed - 20/12/2019
Nigel Howells (Dairy, Grass & Soil Management) discussing the first year results of the Foliar feed project.
Episode 7 - Growing Christmas Trees with David Phillips - 13/12/2019
Growing Christmas Trees with David Phillips, Clearwell Farm, Cardiff, who has recently taken advantage of Farming Connect’s Management Exchange programme. Aled and Jim visit the farm at the busiest time of the year for them.
Replacing concentrates with rumen-protected soya and an 11ME silage as a feed for pregnant ewes can allow Welsh lamb producers to capture significant cost savings and better lambing outcomes.
13 December 2019
Independent sheep specialist Dr John Vipond says feeding protected forms of soya at 50g/day for every lamb carried and straight soya at 100g/lamb can result in a saving at current prices of more than £3 a...
Introducing plantain and chicory into an existing perennial ryegrass sward
11 December 2019
Background
There is substantial evidence from trials in New Zealand, Ireland and the UK to suggest that there is substantial benefit in greater species diversity in grazing swards for several reasons;
- Greater root depth and root...
Ten ways Welsh farms can reduce emissions set out in new online resource
29 November 2019
Farming Connect has launched a new interactive online resource to help Welsh farmers put in place changes to cut greenhouse gas emissions from their businesses.
The interactive resource, developed by Farming Connect and unveiled at the...
Farming Connect’s Venture programme has helped facilitate a hugely successful joint venture arrangement for two Carmarthenshire farming families
Farming Connect’s Venture programme has helped facilitate a hugely successful joint venture arrangement for two Carmarthenshire farming families
Carmarthenshire farmer Bryan Thomas has dedicated his working life to being a dairy man. Originally tenants at Berllan Dywyll in Llangathen, which...