Zoom Around The World - Yorkshire - 25/11/2021
For this episode of Zoom Around the World, Farming Connect has partnered with the Nature Friendly Farming Network UK to discover how Nature Means Business.
There is growing pressure on the agricultural sector in Wales, the UK and across the...
Test your knowledge of farm safety basics to win a prize as you get in the festive mood at this year’s Winter Fair
23 November 2021
To learn how to reduce the risk of accidents at your farm business, make sure you visit the Wales Farm Safety Partnership (WFSP) at this year’s Winter Fair at the Royal Welsh Showground in Llanelwedd.
This...
Trial shows plough versus direct drill reseeding decisions are not clear cut
18 November 2021
A dairy-beef producer is hitting average daily liveweight gains of 1kg/day off grass on a rotational grazing system.
Neil Davies has overhauled his livestock system since becoming a Farming Connect demonstration farmer, switching from suckler beef...
Changes to clamp management improves dairy farm’s silage quality
17 November 2021
A Carmarthenshire dairy farm is improving silage quality by making small changes to clamp management.
Increasing clamp density has been a focus at Nantglas, a Farming Connect demonstration site at Talog, where milk producer Iwan...
FC - Issue 36 - November/December 2021
Below is the 36th 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...
Farming Connect helping you to achieve net-zero - 15/11/2021
Following the COP26 summit, world action must begin to achieve the target of net-zero by 2050.
Already making a positive contribution, our industry can go further and Farming Connect is here to help every farming and forestry business in Wales...
The dairy sector leading the response to the climate emergency - 12/11/2021
Our response to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 will require the industry to make use of innovation and new technologies and find more efficient, effective and profitable ways of working.
The dairy sector is already making significant progress by adopting...
Welsh Grasslands & Climate Change - 12/11/2021
Farming in a sustainable manner means making best use of all the farm’s natural resources. Grasslands have a fundamental role to play in achieving this aim with their innate ability for feeding livestock, supporting biodiversity and sequestering carbon.
Like most...