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21 October 2022

A Welsh dairy farm is taking back control of future herd health and performance by rearing its own heifer replacements.

The Jarman family had operated a flying herd policy for 12 years, purchasing all their replacements...

This episode will be the first in a series introduced by a range of guest presenter on a variety of topics from Welsh Agriculture and beyond. The first guest presenter will be a familiar voice to the podcast, Rhys Williams...

During this programme, we’ll be catching up with some of the farmers who are taking part in EIP projects, to hear how they are trialling innovative ideas that can help with some of the challenges they face.

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10 August 2022

Using min-till to establish a multi-species sward in permanent pasture has rejuvenated leys at a Montgomeryshire organic dairy farm, increasing perennial ryegrass in the sward by 30% and boosting white clover content, too.

The Lloyd family...

Below is the 40th 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...

19 July 2022

Farmers will have access to important pan-Wales soil carbon benchmarking data for the first time, thanks to an ambitious new Farming Connect auditing initiative.

The initial results of the Welsh Soil Project are being shared with...

Speaker: Richard Evans, Welsh Government

The Organic Conversion Scheme is an area-based support scheme, which is available to existing agriculture producers across Wales who wish to convert from conventional to organic production.

Join Farming Connect for further information on the...