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...
WEBINAR: Smart Agriculture and IOT - 05/10/2020
Are you looking to save yourself time and money while increasing your productivity and yield? Look no further, Glas Data’s data management dashboard, GlasCore, can help you.
Find out how you can manage various aspects of your agricultural business all...
Welsh dairy farm utilises more grass by measuring and budgeting pasture
2 October 2020
Data is driving decision making around grass growth and utilisation at a Welsh dairy farm as it seeks to nearly double milk from forage in its all-year-round calving high yielding herd.
The Holstein herd at Erw...