Production efficiency key to reducing carbon footprint on Welsh dairy farms
8 March 2022
Many Welsh dairy farms will need to increase production efficiency to reduce their carbon footprint and meet market and policy-driven emissions targets.
During a recent Farming Connect webinar, agricultural consultant Diane Spence advised farmers that agriculture...
Episode 58 - Give rotational grazing a try this Spring
Agricultural inflation has become a big issue in farming over the past twelve months, with substantial increases in input costs, particularly fertiliser and feed. That’s why we invited James Daniel of Precision Grazing to join us on this episode to...
The impact of herbal leys on the health and performance of grazing lambs
3 March 2022
Dr Emma Davies: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Herbal leys can significantly improve the nutritional value of grassland when compared to conventional perennial ryegrass and clover swards.
- Grassland species containing high levels of secondary metabolites, particularly tannins...
Photo selective polymer films for crop growth and protection
23 February 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Crops grown under structural protection can achieve more consistent and often higher yields and quality, as they have fewer environmental impacts to contend with
- Both glass greenhouses and polytunnels...
Farming Connect Demonstration Network - Welsh Soil Project
18 February 2022
The Welsh Government is committed to reaching net zero emissions by 2050 (a balance between the total greenhouse gas emissions produced and the total emissions removed from the atmosphere). It is recognised that every sector, including...
Battling Bracken: Control and alleviation strategies
18 February 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Bracken is a significant pest problem across the UK and has been for many years
- Bracken outcompetes other vegetation reducing total biodiversity and impacting landscape usage potential for strategies...
Rhifyn 57 - Fferm fynydd bîff a defaid sydd ddim yn aros yn llonydd
“Gallwn ddim aros yn llonydd, rhaid inni edrych ymlaen i’r dyfodol”. Dyna’r neges gan y ddau frawd, Aled a Dylan Jones o Fferm Rhiwaedog ger y Bala. Fel Fferm Arddangos Cyswllt Ffermio, mae Aled a Dylan wedi bod yn treiali...
Securing Master Slurry workshop place a priority amid rising fertiliser prices
15 February 2022
With the high cost of purchased fertiliser concentrating farmers’ minds on the nutrients in farm slurry and manure, an opportunity to learn more about exploiting the value in those is still available in Wales.
There are...