Diversification has been a topic of popular debate for decades and nothing has changed this year with a large number of Welsh farms looking to add income to the business.

Below is the 35th 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...

This dashboard outlines livestock key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between April 2021 – July 2021.

This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between April 2021 – July 2021.

9 September 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Agricultural and rural crimes are a growing concern in the UK
• Smart connected devices have shown promise across sectors for their role in security and intruder/theft detection
• Sensors and...

1 September 2021

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Many birds, starlings in particular, depredate TMRs and other hard feed, causing serious economic losses for the farmer and nutritional losses for livestock.
• Calculations suggest that on average, these...

16 August 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Technologies can be integrated into on-farm infrastructure to improve animal welfare
• Systems that increase the ability to monitor groups of animals as individuals have the potential to massively boost...

16 August 2021

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Indoor environments and infrastructure can have a significant impact on livestock welfare with many regulations and best practice guides affecting this
• Often a perceived core concern of indoor welfare...

19 July 2021

As COVID-19 restrictions came into force early last year, Farming Connect’s Study Visits, like many other activities across the country, came to a stop. This July, the application process resumes.

Since 2015, Farming Connect has given...