MasterGrass inspires one young hill farmer to change his grazing policy
18 September 2018
Recent MasterGrass attendee Dafydd Jones from Llys Dinmael, Maerdy has set about changes to his home farms ewe flock grazing strategy by installing and implementing a rotational grazing system which includes splitting fields and piping water...
Farming Connect workshop to offer expert advice on managing soils better
12 September 2018
Dairy and livestock farmers can learn how to improve the management of their soils at a two-day Farming Connect workshop dedicated to soil management and fertiliser usage in Carmarthenshire next month.
Better soil management can improve...
Establishing feed availability key to early decision making on Welsh farms
12 September 2018
A Welsh livestock farmer has eased potential feed shortages with a policy of regularly measuring grass growth and analysing the figures with farm software to make informed decisions.
Rhidian Glyn runs a sheep and dairy...
Farmers advised to assess root structure of grass before reseeding
29 August 2018
Reseeding scorched fields after Wales’s prolonged dry spell could be false economy because grass plants that appear dead from a shortage of moisture might simply be in a dormant state.
During a joint Farming Connect...