20 Oct 2023 News Agriculture, Food and drink, Grants, Sustainability Can tea be grown successfully on Welsh hill farms? The suitability of Welsh hill farms for growing productive crops of tea is being investigated in a detailed study underway in Powys. Mandy Lloyd
19 Oct 2023 News Agriculture A performance-recording project across 107 flocks in Wales has set out with the ambition of improving the efficiency of Welsh sheep flocks We visit one of the farms involved in the new Farming Connect Welsh Sheep Genetics Programme. A sheep needs to be hardy to thrive in terrain that
18 Oct 2023 News Agriculture, Sustainability, Grants Lucerne trial could help sheep farms be climate change resilient A Welsh sheep farm is hoping to increase resilience in its lamb finishing system by growing drought-tolerant lucerne. The deep-rooted nitrogen-fixing
17 Oct 2023 News Agriculture Historic Total Ban on Snares and Glue Traps use comes into force Wales’ historic total ban on the use of snares and glue traps comes into force from today (17 October) helping end the indiscriminate suffering of
17 Oct 2023 News Agriculture, Grants, Environment, Sustainability Powys farmers trialling rock dust’s potential as a grass nutrient Two grassland farms in Powys are researching whether a rock dust sourced from a local quarry can provide sufficient nutrients to grow grass through a
16 Oct 2023 News Agriculture Top Tips for Ram Buyers Ram buying season is now in full swing. Rams are predominantly selected on appearance, with buyers prioritising physical soundness as well as breed
16 Oct 2023 News Agriculture Practical advice on offer to Welsh farmers at new herbal ley masterclass A masterclass created to equip farmers with useful skills and knowledge to grow, maintain and graze herbal leys is being launched by Farming Connect