This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between January – March 2024

Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?

Sheep genetics: to improve the specification and marketability of lambs by developing flock genetics.

Cost of production: to explore opportunities for reducing...

Project Aims:

The main aim of this project is to demonstrate the process of converting a traditional set stocking beef and sheep...

Project aims:

• To evaluate the efficiencies of a robotic system for egg packing
• Compare the robotic system...

Project aim:

As the dairy industry looks to increase its yields and milk solid production through improved use of home grown forages the concept of...

Drinking-water availability has always been a concern for the sheep farm, Wallog, located on the Cardigan coast, near Clarach, Ceredigion. In a low rain-fall area of Wales, the farm relies on an ageing network...

Introduction:

This  1 day training course is an introduction to the maintenance and construction of drystone walls to enable learners to undertake basic dry stone wall maintenance and construction. 

Overview in brief:
Over the duration of the course Learners will...

Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?

Foot health in a robotic milking system: we are interested in alternatives to footbathing; in a conventional milking system footbathing can easily be done...

Please note: the course length will depend on the provider delivering the course. A certificate of attendance will be issued at the end of the course.

Business management is key to ensure a business stays profitable and continues to provide...

Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems convert sunlight into electricity, helping to lower reliance on the grid and reduce carbon footprints. However, solar power generation is intermittent and not always synchronised with on-site electricity demand. Battery storage can address this by
storing...