FC - Issue 34 - July/August 2021
Below is the 34th 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 our...
Venture: December 2020 – May 2021
This dashboard outlines Venture key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2020 - May 2021.
Agricultural slurry management: manure and machines
29 June 2021
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Slurry can be both a significant waste consideration as well as a plentiful resource
- Slurry management can be a challenge but improved accuracy through technological innovations could assist with...
Plate meter the ‘go-to’ for grass data accuracy but trial shows satellite imagery is closing the gap.
25 June 2021
A Ceredigion dairy farm is using satellite-derived data to inform grassland management decisions and is trialling its accuracy against a plate meter.
Ffosygravel, a Farming Connect focus site near Borth, produces over half its milk output...
Emma and Mari Roberts, Brynaeron Farm - 21/06/2021
From front-line nurse to front-line farmer! This is Emma Roberts and daughter, Mari, who are an important part of ‘Team Roberts’ at Brynaeron, a 360 acre dairy, family farm in Pembrokeshire.
Keen to learn all they could about the livestock...
From front-line nurse to front-line farmer, with a helping hand from Farming Connect
21 June 2021
Pembrokeshire-born Emma Roberts had a part-time job she loved at a busy GP surgery in Whitland. Therefore, why did qualified nurse Emma, who has been at the front-line of the profession for more than 30 years...
Gastrointestinal roundworms in cattle – consequences, cause, and controls
17 June 2021
Dr David Cutress & Dr Gwen Rees: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) are highly prevalent in the UK cattle industry
- GINs can have implications on cattle health, welfare, productivity, and economics, particularly in youngstock...