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Below is the 41st 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...

21 October 2022

A Welsh dairy farm is taking back control of future herd health and performance by rearing its own heifer replacements.

The Jarman family had operated a flying herd policy for 12 years, purchasing all their replacements...

The second phase of the regulations came into force on 1 January 2023. Some farm businesses will see minimal or no impact; others will need time and support to become compliant. The phased approach will provide time for you to...

20 October 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Seaweeds have long had suggested benefits for agricultural use
• Research suggests green seaweeds to be beneficial for soil/plant amendments and red seaweeds to have some potential for animal feeds...

Welcome to this edition of FCTV where we will visit farmers who have set out to look carefully at their production costs and undertake changes towards these.

11 October 2022

A Farming Connect podcast has helped a Welsh farming family to launch a new pick-your-own pumpkin venture, creating a new income stream for their business.

Sheep farmers Tom and Beth Evans welcomed the first customers to their...

This podcast will be an opportunity to understand a bit more about the Sustainable Farming Scheme proposals and how the scheme could operate in the context of a real sheep farm. We’ll be focusing on the Universal Actions for benchmarking...

Richard Rees

Farm name and location: Penmaen Bach, Pennal, Machynlleth

Sector: Red Meat (Sheep)

Being lightly stocked, we have been lucky over the last couple of months; we have managed to keep average farm cover fairly consistent around 2200kgDM/ha, with...