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...
Calling on all pig and poultry producers in Wales – your opportunity to learn from industry experts
29 May 2019
If you are involved with either pigs, poultry or both, you won’t want to miss a unique opportunity to hear from some of the UK’s leading experts from these two rapidly expanding sectors and to...
Calling all pig keepers, beekeepers and other niche smallholders – visit Farming Connect at this year’s RWAS Countryside & Smallholder Festival
13 May 2019
If you are a pig keeper, beekeeper, horticulturalist or run any other niche smallholding enterprise, you should visit Farming Connect at this year’s RWAS Countryside & Smallholder Festival (Llanelwedd, May 18&19).
Whether you...
Farming Connect Skills & Training Programme – you have twice as long to apply for a huge range of subsidised or fully funded training!
7 May 2019
With Farming Connect’s skills application window open now until 5pm Friday, 28 June, it might be a good time to consider developing your skills as all those working in the farming and forestry industries prepare...
The options for getting into pig farming
12 April 2019
The Welsh Government is investing £1.29 million to support and grow the pig sector in Wales.
Wales is only 5% self-sufficient in pigmeat so it believes opportunities exist in the sector, by establishing pig production as...