Episode 108 - Working towards self-sufficiency in protein
This episode has been recorded at one of Farming Connect’s 15 demonstration farm events held throughout September 2024. We're at Lower House Farm near Llandrindod Wells with Robert and Jessica Lyon. They farm 146 hectares and run a mixed enterprise...
Farming Connect Our Farms- Farm Walks: A Showcase of Agricultural Excellence
14 October 2024
Farming Connect has concluded a successful series of 15 farm walks throughout September, showcasing sustainable land management (SLM) practices through on-farm trials and demonstrations.
These events, held across Wales, attracted over 1,030 attendees and featured insights from...
A Welsh dairy farm is companion cropping maize with sunflowers to reduce its purchased protein costs.
25 September 2024
Dyfrig and Elin Griffiths and their son, Llyr, produce milk from 500 pedigree Holsteins at Tafarn y Bugail, near Cardigan, growing most of the feed that goes into the Total Mixed Ration (TMR).
They grow 165 acres...
Sheep farmer Richard Wilding embracing lifelong learning for a more efficient and sustainable future
23 September 2024
Richard Wilding, an upland sheep farmer from Presteigne was the winner of the Farming Connect Learner of the Year Award in the 40-year-old and under category at the Lantra Cymru Awards which was held back in January...