21 December 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Circular systems and economies aim to improve efficiencies whilst reducing waste by recycling, reusing and refurbishing materials and energy throughout production
• Within agriculture, many production aspects are amenable to...

15 December 2022

Pioneering Welsh research into controlling weeds without chemicals is gaining interest in Europe.

Two European Innovation Project (EIP) Wales studies on robotic and electrical weeding captured the interest of a team at the Agricultural University of...

This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between April 2022 - July 2022.

14 December 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Organic farming strives to utilise techniques which work in collaboration with local ecosystems
• Organic farming strategies such as crop diversification and rotation can improve field plant diversity levels
• There...

13 December 2022

Producing high protein silage and feeding it pre-lambing in combination with high protein soya has helped a Flintshire sheep farm to reduce its feed costs by £2.57 a ewe.

Father and son David and Mathew Roberts...

9 December 2022

“However confident you are in your own ability, there are sometimes better or different ways of doing things.”

These are the words of William Williams, who keeps around 500 easy-care ewes at the 200-acre farm near...

8 December 2022

Exceeding targets for ewe efficiency and lamb growth rates is helping a Welsh sheep farm to become more carbon efficient.

Hendre Ifan Goch, a Farming Connect demonstration site near Blackmill, Bridgend, produces lamb from a...