Demo Farm Live event: Rhiwaedog 05/08/2020
29 July 2020
Join us live from the comfort of your own home where our demonstration farmers will show, first hand, how new technology and different management techniques are changing the way they farm. We will be answering your...
Episode 23 - The advantages of planting trees on your land - 24/07/2020
Have you considered planting trees on your farm? Are you aware of the multiple benefits and income potential? In this episode, Geraint Jones, Forestry Technical Officer for Farming Connect, explains the options and talks through the all important principle of...
WEBINAR: What is Agroforestry and how can it benefit the farm business? - 23/07/2020
Join Farming Connect and Dr Tim Pagella, Bangor University, to learn more about agroforestry, it's meaning in practical terms and the multibenefits it can bring to the farm business. Tim discusses:
- Agroforestry, what does it mean in practical terms and does...
WEBINAR: Projects update and development in the Forestry Sector - 23/07/2020
Join Farming Connect for an informative webinar on the projects being developed in the forestry sector. Geraint Jones Forestry Technical Officer, Farming Connect presents an update on “Improving green infrastructure” project at Fedw Arian Uchaf and “Care and maintenance when...
The use of wool in compost and other alternative applications
23 July 2020
Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Sheep’s wool offers many benefits when used in a mixture as compost or mulch: as a source of slow-release nitrogen and other trace elements, in weed and pest control...
WEBINAR: Market update & overview of the forestry sector - 23/07/2020
Here is an informative webinar on the Forestry and timber market in Wales.
Iwan Parry, Chairman of ICF in Wales presents an overview of supply and demand for timber in Wales and relating price trends.
Topics covered:
- A breakdown of demand...
WEBINAR: Demo farm live: Mountjoy - 22/07/2020
Live from Mountjoy, Haverfordwest one of our dairy demonstration farms.
Two exiting projects were discussed from Mountjoy, including:
- Embracing genomic technology to breed replacement cows
- Reducing N input through the use of clover
During the live event, a range of experts discussed:
- Developing...
A Pembrokeshire arable and livestock farm has made a saving of more than £1,000 on its liming costs by mapping soils
22 July 2020
Pantyderi Farm, a Farming Connect demonstration site at Boncath, has carried out soil mapping by Electrical Conductivity (EC) scanning on 60 hectares (ha) of land used for growing cereals and 40ha of grassland.
This technique...