Farming Connect announces 18 new Demonstration Sites in Wales
29 July 2019
Farming Connect has today (July 23) announced a new network of 18 Demonstration Sites to drive improvements and increase productivity across a variety of farming systems.
The sites are diverse and include beef, sheep, dairy...
Has the latest issue of the Farming Connect Technical Publication arrived on your doorstep?
19 July 2019
Did you know that our Technical Publication is posted and distributed to over 10,000 agricultural Farming Connect registered businesses?
The Technical Publication is one of many useful resources that is available for farmers and foresters...
War of the Weeds: The Rise of the Robots
26 June 2019
Dr Peter Wootton-Beard RNutr: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Robotic weeders aim to increase both the precision and automation of weed control through either chemical or mechanical methods, within rows.
- Most rely on rapidly improving vision...
Water quality benefitting from Agrisgôp-facilitated initiative with farmers
25 June 2019
The quality of water sourced from an important drinking water borehole is being protected thanks to small-scale changes to farming practices resulting from a Farming Connect-facilitated collaboration between farmers and Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water.
Welsh Water...
Producing fodder crops using hydroponics
17 June 2019
Dr Peter Wootton-Beard: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Hydroponic fodder systems offer the potential to alter the nutritional quality of grains.
- Sprouted grains could be viewed as a feed supplement in situations where they correct an existing...
Your fight against blight: From Blue 13 and Pink 6 to Dark Green 37.
17 June 2019
Dr Peter Wootton – Beard RNutr: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- New strains of potato blight are inevitable, requiring frequent reviews of control measures.
- Adherence to best practice for blight control is essential to prevent the...