17 November 2020

Improving silage quality by just 1.5ME can reduce beef finishing costs by £38/head.

At Pantyderi farm, a Farming Connect demonstration site near Boncath, Pembrokeshire, Wyn and Eurig Jones are aiming to increase efficiency in the 300...

The government has set a target of reaching ‘net zero’ in terms of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and the NFU wants to see farmers reaching that target by 2040. But how are we going to get there? What is...

12 November 2020

A capacity audience of 1,000 farmers registered for an online Farming Connect webinar when two invited presenters, one a leading Wales-based environmental specialist and the second a policy official from Welsh Government, explained how the Welsh...

11 November 2020

A Welsh dairy farm is capturing 4,100 litres of milk from forage since improving grassland management.

Bryn Farm at Tremeirchion, Denbighshire, is farmed by three generations - Ivor Hughes, his son, Dilwyn, and grandson, Aled Potts...

6 November 2020

Jeff Wheeler, a third generation dairy farmer from Efail Wen in Pembrokeshire has in recent years increased profitability and sustainability, while also significantly reducing the farm’s carbon footprint.

“Many farmers think these goals are incompatible, but...

This dashboard outlines dairy key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between May 2020 - August 2020.

This dashboard outlines red meat key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between May 2020 - August 2020.

Speakers: Keith Owen, KeBek, Environmental Consultant and Richard Evans, Welsh Government
 
This webinar includes further information on the new capital grant scheme available to farmers in Wales.

The importance and benefits of infrastructure improvements is covered in the webinar.

The...