Changing crops in a changing climate: The impact of rising CO2 levels on the nutritional quality of crops
2 August 2022
Louis Gray, University of the West of England & Dr William Stiles, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- Increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere are expected to change the nutritional composition of plants, and...
FC - Issue 40 - July/August 2022
Below is the 40th 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...
Episode 67 - Forage based regenerative farming with Marc Jones at Trefnant Hall, Welshpool
In this episode our Red Meat Technical Officer Lisa Roberts revisit's Marc Jones and his family at Trefnant Hall, Welshpool. Marc was deservedly rewarded last year with the British Grassland Society 'grassland farmer of the year' award. Lisa and Marc...
Farming Connect soil carbon benchmarking initiative a first for Wales
19 July 2022
Farmers will have access to important pan-Wales soil carbon benchmarking data for the first time, thanks to an ambitious new Farming Connect auditing initiative.
The initial results of the Welsh Soil Project are being shared with...
WEBINAR: Grant information webinar: Organic Conversion Scheme - 12/07/2022
Speaker: Richard Evans, Welsh Government
The Organic Conversion Scheme is an area-based support scheme, which is available to existing agriculture producers across Wales who wish to convert from conventional to organic production.
Join Farming Connect for further information on the...
Biodiversity and Technology
8 July 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Biodiversity contributes unseen benefits and is essential for a sustainable future
- Traditional biodiversity evaluation is time consuming, costly and difficult to scale up
- Technologies could help to collate and...
Land: December 2021 – March 2022
This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2021 - March 2022.
WEBINAR: Grant information webinar: Small Grants – Yard Coverings & Nutrient Management Investment Schemes - 05/07/2022
Speaker: Richard Evans, Welsh Government
Small Grants – Yard Coverings and Nutrient Management Investment schemes supports farmers in Wales to improve on-farm nutrient management, by investing in existing on-farm infrastructure and equipment.
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Episode 65 - Improving the environmental and economic performance of the farm
Geraint Davies of Fedw Arian Uchaf Farm near Bala shares what he’s been doing to improve the environmental and economic performance of his farm from planting new hedgerows to incorporating rotational grazing and trialling agroforestry. Also on the podcast is...