30 September 2025
Including freshly-cut Westerwolds ryegrass in the ration during housing increases daily milk yield by two litres/cow in a Ceredigion dairy herd and captures significant cost savings on protein feed.
The fast-growing cover crop is established directly after...
11 September 2025
“We both set realistic goals from the start, knowing this would be a work in progress, not a ‘get-rich-quick’ situation,” says 34-year-old young entrant Martyn Owen, who describes Anglesey farmer Wil Griffiths (63) as “one in a...
08 September 2025
A Welsh livestock farmer has captured a winter feed cost saving of £2,572 by growing his own protein crop, but results from that trial have shown how important weather conditions are to yield and quality in a...
05 September 2025
New data shows the impact of heat stress induced by an absence of shade during hot weather on dairy cows, with a milk yield loss of 117.3kg/cow estimated over an 87-day period compared to just 9.1kg/cow in...
04 September 2025
Farmers and growers trialling different farming techniques and innovations as participants in the Farming Connect Our Farms network are hosting events in September when other farmers will learn what they have discovered from projects ranging from targeted...
