THE number of females registered with Farming Connect is less than half the number of males registered. It's a ratio that Eirwen Williams, director of rural programmes with Menter a Busnes, is...
Put quality before quantity by cutting silage early farmers advised
DAIRY farmers who improve silage quality by just 1 metabolisable energy (ME) value, to 11.5ME, will produce an additional 60,000 litres of milk from a 1,000 tonne crop.
The financial payback of...
Farming Connect campaign to reduce agricultural pollution
FARMING Connect are coordinating a ‘Reducing Agricultural Pollution’ campaign on behalf of the Wales Land Management Forum’s sub-group on agricultural pollution.
The Wales Land Management...
Prompt weaning of lambs beneficial to ewe condition at tupping
WEANING lambs at 12-14 weeks old will give ewes sufficient time to recover condition on grass before tupping gets underway in Welsh flocks this autumn.
According to independent sheep consultant...
Farming workshop offered to aid diversification
HERE’S an event where farmers can receive more information about Farm Diversification in practice and how to add value through new business activities.
This event aims to inspire farmers with...
Rotational grazing key to cutting costs
WELSH suckler beef producers could halve their winter housing period and associated costs by establishing a rotational system of grazing.
James Evans has proven this is possible since putting...
Welsh dairy farmers urged to protect herd foot health with early lameness detection
TREATING the signs of lameness in a cow as an emergency by swiftly dealing with the problem can prevent irreversible damage to the affected foot, specialists in cattle lameness advise.
Lameness...
Welshpool hosts ‘Pig and Poultry’ day for sector farmers
IF you are involved with either pigs, poultry or both, you won’t want to miss a unique opportunity to hear from some of the UK’s leading experts from these two rapidly expanding sectors and to...
Succession planning could safeguard the future of your farm
IN an ideal world, the older generation would discuss their plans for the future of the farm business openly with other members of the family, before such discussions become necessary....
New event seeks to help aspiring UK farmers break into agriculture
THE PROSPECT of establishing a farm business can seem an impossible dream for aspiring farmers so a new one-day event is seeking to help aspiring farmers from across the UK break into the...