By, Dr. Ruth Wonfor, IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Researchers at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Aberystwyth University have recently led a European collaborative review summarising present research in mathematical modelling of European ruminant production under climate change. The...

By, William Stiles, IBERS, Prifysgol Aberystwyth

Manmade emissions of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane have resulted in considerable increases in global atmospheric concentrations of carbon, which have modified natural carbon cycles. Such changes to the carbon cycle can influence...

Here's Gethin Davies our Red Meat Technical Officer for North Wales visiting Pen y Gelli, one of our focus sites to see their new rotational grazing system.

English Subtitles available on YouTube. 

By William Stiles, IBERS, Aberystwyth University

Woodland patches and hedgerows are essential components of the agri-ecosystem. The resource of trees and hedgerows on farms has declined in the UK in the twentieth century, due primarily to agricultural intensification which has driven...

The new Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs has heard first-hand how Farming Connect is helping to promote best practice and innovation in agriculture and forestry.

Lesley Griffiths met members of the Farming Connect Demonstration Network at the...

At an open day celebrating the 50^th anniversary of the Federation of Welsh Grassland Societies, visitors to Llysun, Llanerfyl, near Welshpool, had the chance to learn more about balansa clover. The annual legume, which farmer Richard Tudor first...

Farming Connect provides farm and forestry businesses in Wales with support, advice, guidance and training on both a one-to-one and group basis. 

Many services are fully funded, others are subsidised by up to 80% for eligible businesses. 

Farming Connect will be promoting the benefits of personal and strategic business development and showcasing many new ideas and initiatives which are already making a substantial contribution to improving efficiency and profitability for farmers and foresters across Wales at this...

The latest research projects aiming to improve sustainability in the Welsh uplands were showcased to farmers at an open day at one of Farming Connect’s new Innovation Sites.

At Pwllpeiran Upland Research Centre in Cwmystwyth, studies into upland farmed ecosystems...