FC - Issue 11
Below is the 11th 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...
FC - Issue 10
Below is the 10th 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...
Better soil management: reducing or stopping soil tillage
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- Tillage creates significant disturbance to soil, which can have a negative influence on soil biology and soil organic matter levels.
- This can adversely affect soil health and function.
- Adopting no-till systems...
Welsh farmers are being urged to make soil management a cornerstone of their farming systems
Arable fields left bare over the winter can pollute watercourses but planting cover crops and ensuring drains and ditches are fully functioning can help farmers protect their soils and avoid possible prosecution.
During a Farming Connect event at Church Farm...
Farming Connect appoints new development officer for South Wales
Hannah Wright is Farming Connect’s recently appointed development officer for the South Wales region, which includes Gower and a large area in the former county of Glamorgan.
Hannah grew up on her family’s small beef and sheep holding in...
Capturing additional daily liveweight gain since establishing a rotational grazing system
An organic beef farm is capturing an additional 0.4kg/head of daily liveweight gain from yearling cattle at grass since establishing a rotational grazing system.
The cattle at Penrhiw Farm, near Llandysul, Ceredigion, were traditionally set stocked, but Phil Cowcher and...
Poultry manure management
Poultry manure management
Take home messages:
- Poultry manure is rich in nutrients making it an effective fertiliser.
- Initial composting can improve the nutrient composition of this material.
- Guidance should be sought from the APHA before moving it between farms...
Vertical Farming: A new future for food production?
Take home messages:
- Vertical farming is a system of food production in controlled, indoor environments
- This allows factory style precision agriculture
- This approach can reduce the environmental impact and the influence of environmental variability associated with future climate change on...