Risk Mapping Guidance - 14/02/2023
As part of the Control of Agricultural Pollution regulations 2021 every farm business which
spreads organic manure will be required to produce a Risk Map from the 1 January 2023.
Focus on Gut Health in Pigs and Poultry
7 February 2023
Saba Amir, IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Since the ban on the use of in-feed antibiotic growth promoters, gut health has been the focus of animal nutrition to improve performance and reduce the burden of enteric diseases...
Lantra Cymru Awards 2022 – Welsh Government Rural Affairs Minister congratulates this year’s award winners
20 January 2023
Every nominee for this year’s Lantra Cymru Awards scheme has demonstrated their commitment to lifelong learning and maintaining the highest standards across all areas of working, Welsh Government Minister Lesley Griffiths has said.
The Minister has...
Circular systems in agriculture Part 1: Livestock production sustainability
21 December 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Circular systems and economies aim to improve efficiencies whilst reducing waste by recycling, reusing and refurbishing materials and energy throughout production
- Within agriculture, many production aspects are amenable to...
Red Meat: May 2022 - August 2022
This dashboard outlines red meat key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between May 2022 - August 2022.
Mentoring can save you time and money!
9 December 2022
“However confident you are in your own ability, there are sometimes better or different ways of doing things.”
These are the words of William Williams, who keeps around 500 easy-care ewes at the 200-acre farm near...