26 November 2021

Dr Cate Williams: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• The fat-tail sheep is a hardy and unique type characterised by substantial fatty deposits located on the rump or in the elongated tail.
• The tail fat of these sheep...

For this episode of Zoom Around the World, Farming Connect has partnered with the Nature Friendly Farming Network UK to discover how Nature Means Business. 

There is growing pressure on the agricultural sector in Wales, the UK and across the...

25 November 2021

A Welsh business whose automated spraying systems have resulted in significant improvements in the housing environment of chickens at a Farming Connect demonstration site has won a major new award for innovation.

Pruex’s work at Wern...

23 November 2021

To learn how to reduce the risk of accidents at your farm business, make sure you visit the Wales Farm Safety Partnership (WFSP) at this year’s Winter Fair at the Royal Welsh Showground in Llanelwedd. 

This...

22 November 2021

Using technology to detect lameness at an early stage has reduced the number of cows with severely impaired mobility by 75% at a Welsh dairy farm.

Erw Fawr, a Farming Connect demonstration site near Holyhead...

Below is the 36th 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...

Following the COP26 summit, world action must begin to achieve the target of net-zero by 2050. 
Already making a positive contribution, our industry can go further and Farming Connect is here to help every farming and forestry business in Wales...

Our response to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 will require the industry to make use of innovation and new technologies and find more efficient, effective and profitable ways of working.

The dairy sector is already making significant progress by adopting...

12 November 2021

Glynllifon college are trialling a new and innovative method of reducing carbon emissions and fuel consumption of one of their farm tractors with the help of Farming Connect. South Yorkshire-based start-up Water Fuel Systems have developed...