5+ hour, 38+ min ago   (400+ words) Farmers are calling for urgent changes to rules on when they can spread slurry, warning that current restrictions are unworkable. The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) says the fixed autumn closed period for slurry and poultry manure spreading does not…...

10+ hour, 23+ min ago   (371+ words) Scientists are calling for a more targeted and evidence-led approach to badger vaccination in Wales, warning that significant gaps in knowledge are limiting its role in the fight against bovine tuberculosis (bTB). A new policy brief from researchers at Aberystwyth…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (451+ words) A new event dedicated to nature-friendly farming in Wales will be held for the first time next weekend (September 12-13). Inspired by the success of nature-friendly farming events elsewhere in the UK, including Groundswell in England and Northern Ireland’s Fields Good,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (615+ words) A large-scale trial will investigate whether the strategic use of sodium salicylate can improve calf health and lifetime performance in dairy beef systems. Supported through ADOPT, the project will follow 725 dairy-beef calves from arrival through to finishing and processing, generating…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (536+ words) There are greater challenges in UK farming than for any of the 60 years the Nix Farm Management Pocketbook has been recording farm performance, despite good profits in some sectors, according to its author Graham Redman. Farm profits in the UK…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1035+ words) Farmers across Mid Wales are being forced to feed cattle winter supplies months earlier than planned as prolonged dry weather continues to impact farms, according to a dairy farmer and local MP. Glenn Lloyd, who runs Daisy Bank Dairy at…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (444+ words) Scientists from Aberystwyth University are helping to safeguard some of the country's rarest orchard wildlife as part of a major conservation initiative. The initiative aims to build the knowledge and skills needed to identify and monitor these species, while supporting…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (433+ words) Overall sheep championship winners and judges gather for a presentation at Pantydwr Show. (Image: Pantydwr Show.) The Pugh family enjoyed a standout show, claiming the overall supreme sheep championship with a Suffolk ewe. They also won the any other breed…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (518+ words) As the number of Bluetongue cases continues to rise, NFU Cymru is urging farmers to remain vigilant and to speak to their vet about vaccination. The hot dry weather has created favourable conditions for the biting midges that spread the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (859+ words) Since the Europe-wide neonicotinoid seed treatment ban (and the cabbage stem flea beetle (CSFB) pressure that followed) oilseed rape coverage has fallen sharply over the last decade. But now the crop is edging back into rotations, with a new impetus…...