Land: August 2021 – November 2021
This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2021 - November 2021.
Machinery accident - Aneurin Jones' story - 06/04/2022
While on the harvest in 2016, Aneurin Jones suffered a life-changing accident. Here he recalls the events of that night and the effects it has had on his life since then.
Major grassland award for upland farmer in pioneering grass improvement trial
1 April 2022
A lamb producer who is pioneering methods of improving the persistency and quality of grazing leys on marginal land in the Welsh uplands has won a major new grassland management award.
John Yeomans, who is involved...
Audit shows Welsh sheep farm to be carbon negative
29 March 2022
A Welsh sheep farmer says achieving carbon efficiencies in agriculture must be balanced against the need for farm businesses to be productive and profitable.
Rhys Edwards, who runs a flock of 530 ewes and 180 ewe...
A Pembrokeshire beef farm has reduced its winter feed costs by £33/tonne by replacing a bought-in protein blend with home-grown beans and peas.
28 March 2022
The Jones family grew eight hectares (ha) of the crop at Pantyderi Farm, Boncath, as part of their project work as Farming Connect demonstration farmers.
The pulses replaced a 36% protein concentrate blend that had...
Growing pulse crop as protein feed improves beef farm’s carbon footprint
22 March 2022
Replacing a bought-in protein blend with home-grown beans and peas is helping a Pembrokeshire beef farm reduce its carbon footprint, while capturing significant savings on fertiliser and feed costs, too.
The pulse crop grown on eight...
Land use change for carbon sequestration: assessing the influence of carbon trading
16 March 2022
Dr Richard Kipling: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- The potential to earn income from carbon trading is increasingly a factor of interest to land managers
- However, numerous factors can influence the potential for carbon sequestration, and accurately...
