Biochar for climate change: Is it a viable strategy?
27 August 2020
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Biochar acts as a way to make use of grown biomass sources (such as bioenergy crops) as well as waste biomass sources (including crop and animal residues)
- Biochar preserves more...
Farming Connect’s face-to-face outdoor training underway again
18 August 2020
Due to the restrictions of Covid 19, although it’s not ‘training as usual’ as yet for Farming Connect, face-to-face training courses held exclusively outdoors can now resume immediately. This means that provided the Welsh Government’s current...
WEBINAR: Are your trees fit for purpose and working for the farm? - 13/08/2020
An informative webinar about the work undertaken at Fedw Arian Uchaf to assess the hedgerows and the planning undertaken to develop them as a multi-functional resource. Geraint Jones, Farming Connect Forestry Technical Officer presents on the following topics:
- Are the hedges fit...
Ear to the Ground Podcast - 07/08/2020
The Farming Connect Ear to the Ground podcast has now recorded a year's worth of content, attracting 10,000 downloads during the period. Remember that you can listen to any of these at your convenience.
Dairy farm aims to reduce annual fertiliser nitrogen input costs by £5,000
6 August 2020
Grassland farmers could reduce their overall nitrogen (N) input and maintain profitability with simple improvements to soil and nutrient management.
Independent grassland and soil specialist Chris Duller has been working with Farming Connect demonstration farmer William...