Welsh Pasture Project Review 2018
17 December 2018
What can only be described as a rollercoaster of a year, 2018 proved to be one of the most challenging seasons in living memory with farmers and livestock being pushed to the extremes of grassland management...
Getting to grips with soil fertility
30 November 2018
Increasing soil pH from 5.9 to a target of 6.3-6.5 will improve fertiliser utilisation on grassland farms by £120/hectare (ha), a soil specialist calculates.
Independent agronomist Mark Tripney, who analyses farmland soils, says when pH is...
FC - Issue 18
Below is the 18th 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...
Biodegradable Plastics for Agriculture
Dr Stephen Chapman: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- The agricultural industry is a major consumer of plastic
- Plastic mulch and silage wrap waste is expensive to dispose of correctly
- Biodegradable and compostable plastics offer a suitable alternative to...