Diversification has been a topic of popular debate for decades and nothing has changed this year with a large number of Welsh farms looking to add income to the business.

15 October 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• UK crop and pasture practices heavily focus on traditional methodologies which can cause climate impacts and be susceptible to high variability in profit margins
• Alternative crop and pasture systems...

30 September 2021

Adding non-infective bacteria to the environment of poultry sheds to dry out litter and reduce ammonia levels has the potential to help farms meet the challenges of new Water Resources (Control of Agricultural Pollution) (Wales) regulations...

28 September 2021

Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

Take home messages:

• Light from artificial sources is increasingly used in horticultural production systems.
• Advances in LED technology means light composition can be optimised to increase the potential for...

23 September 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Potatoes are one of the most important food crops globally
• Fungal pathogens can cause different types of blight which reduce potato crop yields significantly and increase the application of...

With the growing interest in pick your own (PYO) pumpkin enterprises as a diversification opportunity for farmers, Farming Connect recently hosted an on-farm event at Aberbran Fawr near Brecon to discuss the key points to consider. In this episode, we...

23 September 2021

Grassland farmers aiming to maximise the nitrogen-fixing and livestock performance benefits of clover are being advised to aim for a minimum annual average of 20% in their swards.

“If it’s not 20% clover, it’s not doing...

Mostyn Kitchen Garden, a social enterprise established in 2011 grows fruit and veg in the Mostyn Estate Victorian Kitchen Gardens.

With the aim of making the most of the fresh produce harvested from the garden, produce is pickled and preserved...

20 September 2021

Halving the rate of fertiliser nitrogen (N) applied to grassland through the summer has resulted in a grass yield penalty of just 5% during a trial at a Pembrokeshire dairy farm.

Mountjoy, a Farming Connect...

Below is the 35th 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...