Farming

Mae gwyddonwyr o Brifysgol Abertawe wedi datblygu offeryn newydd i helpu i nodi deunyddiau ffotofoltäig (PV) optimaidd sy'n gallu uchafu twf cnydau gan gynhyrchu...

 Video | TranscriptBy Chris Haines, ICNN Senedd reporterA Conservative MS called for Hybu Cig Cymru to be made fully independent amid concerns about a "toxic bullying...

With just a week to go until the showground in Llanelwedd is once again full of visitors, exhibitors and superb livestock, The Royal Welsh...

Researchers at the University of South Wales (USW) are looking at how sewage waste could be used to revolutionise the development of large-scale farm...

Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society are looking to appoint an Ambassador for 2023 to help support Officeholders in promoting and meeting the aims of the Society.  This...

Farm and estate workers from Pembrokeshire, who have been employed on the land for 25 years or more, can be nominated for the Pembrokeshire...

Production of grains and oilseeds to be lowest in 10-15 years in Ukraine in 2022 – APK-InformWith the sowing campaign in full swing it’s time...

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW)  has raised its concerns regarding proposed changes to the registration and reporting of livestock movements. In its response to...

Being forced by the government to grow oats on rough land and watching the first tractor arrive in a village are just two memories...

 If Cwm Penmachno is to prevail as a thriving agricultural area it will be down to young farmers such as Iwan Jones – a...

Heddwyn and Buddug Morgan and their son Credig are used to making a living against the odds, as they frequently battle the weather conditions...

A farmer from North Wales has spoken of how his community has changed to a village full of second homes and of his fears...

Whether it’s from forestry, demographic changes in the community or governments’ policies, our remotest areas face challenges and potential threats like never before.  More than...

The consolidated talents of an American self-confessed city girl and a Cardiganshire farmer have led to a very healthy business in the heart of...

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has launched its call for action on carbon trading, to ensure that Wales’ family farms are part of...

Farmers’ Union of Wales Gwent county chairman Wayne Langford and Union officials recently discussed carbon trading, the future of agricultural policy and the on-going...

The Farmers’ Union of Wales has welcomed a report and recommendations by the Welsh Affairs Committee on the implications of a UK Australia Free...

During a special FUW webinar held during the virtual Royal Welsh show speakers from England and Wales highlighted a range of actions the Welsh...

– Sales of Morrisons ‘For Farmers’ dairy and egg ranges help British farmers invest in sustainability and animal husbandry – – Scheme has led to increased...

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has highlighted an array of grave concerns regarding the impacts of a disadvantageous trade deal with Australia in...

The increasingly negative narrative around livestock farming and its portrayed impact on the environment and climate change has led to farmers in Wales standing...

  Welsh sheep farmers are being urged to embrace good grazing management and rotational grazing to help the industry become more environmentally sustainable. Dr Catherine Nakielny...

Mae ffermwyr defaid yng Nghymru yn cael eu hannog i fanteisio ar reoli porfa’n effeithiol a phori cylchdro er mwyn helpu’r diwydiant i ddod...

Early indications from a Farming Connect project have shown that intensive rotational grazing in sheep systems increases soil organic matter (SOM). Pendre, a Farming Connect...

Mae arwyddion cynnar gan brosiect Cyswllt Ffermio wedi dangos bod trefniant pori mewn cylchdro dwys mewn systemau defaid yn cynyddu'r deunydd organig mewn pridd. Nod...

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has highlighted an array of grave concerns regarding the impacts of a disadvantageous trade deal with Australia in...

Bydd Menter Moch Cymru yn cynnig hwb ychwanegol i ffermwyr moch yma yng Nghymru er mwyn ceisio gwella iechyd moch a hynny yn...

Menter Moch Cymru will be offering an extra boost for Welsh pig farmers to lift herd profitability and performance by improving herd health. Over the past few...

Growing herbal leys is helping a Welsh suckler beef farm grow and finish cattle at pasture while reducing its nitrogen use. Huw and Meinir Jones...

Mae tyfu gwndwn llysieuol yn helpu fferm gwartheg magu yng Nghymru i dyfu a phesgi gwartheg ar borfa gan leihau ei defnydd o nitrogen. Mae...

Farming Connect will focus on ‘small scale’ diversification ventures that have the potential to scale up, in an online programme of events targeted at...

Bydd Cyswllt Ffermio’n canolbwyntio ar fentrau arallgyfeirio ‘graddfa fach’ sydd â’r potensial o ehangu, mewn rhaglen o ddigwyddiadau ar-lein wedi eu hanelu at dyddynwyr...

Just over a year ago, dairy farmer Ifan Jones who farms around 200 acres in Llanrhaedr ym Mochnant in Powys, discovered a major structural...

Ychydig dros flwyddyn yn ôl, darganfu Ifan Jones, sy'n ffermio tua 200 erw yn Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant ym Mhowys, fethiant mawr ar waelod ei danc slyri...

Are you a member of a Young Farmers Club, fuelled with passion for pigs, and looking for a diversification opportunity? If so the annual...

  Ydych chi yn aelod o Glwb ffermwyr Ifanc, yn angerddol am fagu moch, ac yn chwilio am y cyfle i arallgyfeirio? Os felly...

Today (April 30) marks the launch of Farmers Guardian's #FarmingCan campaign to showcase what farming delivers for the nation and how it can be a key block...

      Gall dyfnder gwreiddio meillion a phorfeydd aml-rywogaeth helpu ffermwyr da byw yng Nghymru i leihau colledion maetholion. Mae Tom Jones yn anelu at ddefnyddio porfeydd...

The rooting depths of clovers and herbal leys can help Welsh livestock farms reduce nutrient run-off. Tom Jones is aiming to use multi species leys...

Mae hyfforddiant wyneb yn wyneb Cyswllt Ffermio wedi ailddechrau. Er nad yw'r holl hyfforddiant Cyswllt Ffermio wedi dychwelyd i'r drefn arferol hyd yma oherwydd...

Farming Connect's face-to-face training is underway again. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, although it's not quite 'training as usual' as yet for Farming Connect, face-to-face...

Simple changes to pig management can result in significant improvements in fertility on units struggling with reproduction. Factors influencing pig fertility are many and varied...

Gall newidiadau syml i ddulliau rheoli moch arwain at welliannau sylweddol mewn ffrwythlondeb ar unedau sy'n cael trafferth gydag atgenhedlu. Mae'r ffactorau sy'n dylanwadu ar...

A Denbighshire sheep farm is harvesting wood from its woodland to power a biomass boiler and to sell as woodfuel while adopting natural regeneration...

Mae fferm yn Sir Ddinbych yn cynaeafu pren o'i choetir er mwyn pweru boeler biomas ac er mwyn ei werthu fel tanwydd pren wrth...

The 2020-21 FWGS All-Wales Clamp Silage competition winner is North Pembrokeshire Grassland Society member Nigel Williams and Joy Smith (brother and sister), Parc-y-Marl Farm,...

Lansiwyd adnodd ar-lein newydd yng Nghymru i helpu ffermwyr i leihau allyriadau amonia.   Mae'r Adnodd Aer Glân newydd, sydd ar gael ar wefan Cyswllt Ffermio,...

A new online tool has been launched in Wales to help farmers cut ammonia emissions. The new Clean Air Tool, which sits on the Farming...

Mae rheolaeth tir glas ar ffermydd yng Nghymru wedi cael ei drawsnewid o fewn degawd gydag un ffermwr bîff yn nodi bod pori cylchdro...

Grassland management on Welsh farms has been transformed in a decade with one beef farmer describing rotational grazing as an 'absolute game-changer' for his...