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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
12 November 2021
Glynllifon college are trialling a new and innovative method of reducing carbon emissions and fuel consumption of one of their farm tractors with the help of Farming Connect. South Yorkshire-based start-up Water Fuel Systems have developed...
With the growing interest in carbon trading, Dr William Stiles of Aberystwyth University explains how the market works and what are the opportunities and pitfalls that farmers should be aware of.
11 November 2021
Written by Rhys Williams, Precision Grazing Ltd
Preparation for spring is well under way at many grassland farms in Wales. Escalating concentrate feed and fertiliser prices means that ensuring a good supply of grass in...
