23 October 2020

Farming Connect is this week embarking on a new autumn campaign urging farm and forestry businesses in Wales to seek the advice they need now, in readiness to tap into more than £11.5 million of Welsh...

This webinar was part of the virtual Innovation and Diversification week.
 
Speaker: Ben Burgess, Agrii Agronomist and Rhiza Technical Account Manager

This webinar presented the results of soil mapping 60 hectares (ha) of arable land and 40ha of grassland...

21 October 2020

Carmarthenshire-born farmer’s daughter Elena Davies describes herself as a ‘hands-on’ farmer. Already running her successful self-employed farm contracting business, with a helping hand from Farming Connect, Elena is now investing in her own professional development.  Thanks...

16 October 2020

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The shift in agricultural practices towards environmental sustainability requires improved alternative forage options
• Periods of bare soil and topographical features such as upland hillslopes increase water run-off and associated...

In this episode, we meet Farming Connect’s newly appointed Red Meat Technical Officer for North Wales, Dr Non Williams, who has recently completed a 3-year PhD study into the sustainability of upland cattle farming systems. In particular, she looked at...

12 October 2020

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Nanotechnology is already playing roles in modern agriculture and could have further implementation in the future
• More research is needed to determine the environmental impacts of specific usage of...

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