Cennydd Jones is joined by Sara Pedersen RCVS Specialist in Cattle Health and Production in this first in a series of episodes exploring how different methods of knowledge exchange influenced perception, knowledge, behaviour and how this was related to changes in lameness prevalence.
Yn ymuno â Cennydd Jones mae Sara Pedersen arbenigwraig RCVS mewn Iechyd a chynhyrchiant gwartheg. Yn y bennod gyntaf hon mewn cyfres o benodau fydd yn archwilio sut mae gwahanol ddulliau o gyfnewid gwybodaeth yn dylanwadu ar ganfyddiad, gwybodaeth, ymddygiad, a sut roedd hyn yn gysylltiedig â newidiadau mewn achosion o gloffni mewn gwartheg.
Welcome to Ear to the Ground. This is a two part episode focusing on the information disseminated to farmers at a recent Farming Connect Event at Dylysau Uchaf, Padog, Dyffryn Conwy. If you haven’t yet listened to the previous episode, please remember to do so as it includes the background details to the farming enterprise at Dylasau along with focusing on a key aspect of the project there which was to focus on improving silage quality so the farm is less reliant on bought in concentrate feed. D...
Croeso i Glust i'r Ddaear. Mae hon yn bennod dwy ran sy’n canolbwyntio ar y wybodaeth a ddosbarthwyd i ffermwyr mewn Digwyddiad Cyswllt Ffermio diweddar yn Dylysau Uchaf, Padog, Dyffryn Conwy. Os nad ydych wedi gwrando ar y bennod flaenorol eto, cofiwch wneud hynny gan ei fod yn cynnwys manylion cefndir y fenter ffermio yn Dylasau ynghyd â chanolbwyntio ar agwedd allweddol o’r prosiect yno sy'n canolbwyntio ar wella ansawdd silwair er mwyn sicrhau fod y fferm yn llai dibynnol ar ddwysfwyd a bryn...
Yn y bennod dwy ran hon rydym yn ymweld ag un o'n ffermydd ffocws sy'n ymwneud â Rhwydwaith Ein Ffermydd. Mae Beca Glyn ar teulu yn ffermio yn Dylasau Uchaf, Padog, Dyffryn Conwy ac eleni wedi bod yn gweithio ar y cyd â Cyswllt Ffermio i wneud gwell defnydd o’r silwair a gynhyrchir ar y fferm fel eu bod yn llai dibynnol ar ddwysfwyd a brynir i mewn. Manteisiwyd ar y cyfle i gasglu’r wybodaeth a roddwyd i’r ffermwyr a fynychodd ein digwyddiad agored yn Nylasau yn ddiweddar. I ddechrau, byddwn ni’...
In this two part episode we visit one of our focus farms involved on Our Farm Network. Beca Glyn and the family farm at Dylasau Uchaf, Padog, Dyffryn Conwy and has this year been working in collaboration with Farming Connect to make better use of the silage produced on-farm so that they are less reliant on bought in concentrate feed. We took the opportunity to capture the information relayed to the farmers that recently attended our open event at Dylasau. We will initially hear from James Hollow...
In this last episode of our staff management series, Rhian Price is joined by Hannah Batty from LLM Farm Vets in Cheshire. Hannah is in the middle of completing a Nuffield Scholarship looking at how dairy farmers can better manage people to deliver improved health, welfare, and profitability. She has visited seven countries and many farming and non-farming business as part of a jam- packed study tour stretching three continents.
Yn y bennod olaf hon o’n cyfres rheoli staff, mae Hannah Batty o Filfeddygon Fferm LLM yn Swydd Gaer yn ymuno â Rhian Price. Mae Hannah ar ganol cwblhau Ysgoloriaeth Nuffield sy'n edrych ar sut y gall ffermwyr llaeth reoli pobl yn well i sicrhau gwell iechyd, lles a phroffidioldeb. Mae hi wedi ymweld â saith gwlad a llawer o fusnesau cyffredinol a busnesau ffermio fel rhan o daith astudio orlawn ar draws tri chyfandir.
Another opportunity to listen back to a recent webinar at your leisure. Herbal leys are an increasingly popular option for livestock farmers. This episode discusses establishing and managing herbal leys for livestock production with Monty White, Agricultural Project Manager for DLF Seeds. We will explore different establishment options including min-till methods and then correct management to help the swards establish. Seed mix choices will also be covered with the emphasis on selecting the righ...
This podcast takes advantage of a recently recorded Farming Connect webinar. Take the advantage of listening back at a suitable and convenient time to you! Sue Buckingham, Sustainable Atmospheric Nitrogen Advisor at NRW is joined by David Ball from AHDB's Environment team. Agricultural activities account for 93% of ammonia emissions in Wales, originating mainly from livestock systems and fertiliser management. Join us to learn more about the scale and impact of the issue and how applying specifi...
In this short episode, Farming Connect's Horticulture officer Hannah Norman is joined by Alex Cook, Bremenda Isaf, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire who will discuss their up an coming trial of legume-cereal intercropping techniques for production of food for human consumption.
Yn y bennod fer hon, bydd swyddog Garddwriaeth Cyswllt Ffermio, Hannah Norman, yn cael cwmni Alex Cook, Bremenda Isaf, Llanarthne, Sir Gaerfyrddin a fydd yn trafod eu prosiect l archwilio technegau rhyng-gnydio codlysiau-grawn ar gyfer cynhyrchu bwyd i’w fwyta gan bobl.
Katherine and Dave Langton, Langtons Farm, Llangoedmor, Cardigan are focusing on extending the season of tomato production for a wholesale distribution supply chain
Mae Katherine a Dave Langton, Fferm Langtons, Llangoedmor, Aberteifi yn canolbwyntio ar ymestyn tymor cynhyrchu tomatos ar gyfer cadwyn gyflenwi dosbarthu cyfanwerthu.
Laura Pollock, Lower House Farm has explored the best methods for the establishment of a Pick your Own pumpkin horticulture venture.
Mae Laura Pollock, Lower House Farm wedi archwilio’r dulliau gorau ar gyfer sefydlu menter garddwriaeth dewis pwmpen eich hun.
All employed agricultural, horticultural and forestry workers in Wales, including workers employed by gang masters and employment agencies, are entitled to at least the Agricultural Minimum Wage. This podcast is intended to help employers of agricultural workers understand and comply with the Agricultural Minimum Wage requirements and other terms and conditions applicable to agricultural workers in Wales and to help workers understand their entitlements. The minimum rates of pay and allowances a...
Mae gan bob gweithiwr amaethyddol, garddwriaethol a choedwigaeth cyflogedig yng Nghymru, gan gynnwys gweithwyr a gyflogir gan feistri gangiau ac asiantaethau cyflogaeth, hawl i’r Isafswm Cyflog Amaethyddol. Bwriad y podlediad hwn yw helpu cyflogwyr gweithwyr amaethyddol i ddeall a chydymffurfio â’r gofynion Isafswm Cyflog Amaethyddol a thelerau ac amodau eraill sy’n berthnasol i weithwyr amaethyddol yng Nghymru ac i helpu gweithwyr i ddeall eu hawliau. Mae’r cyfraddau isafswm cyflog a lwfansau a...
Yn ymuno â Rhian Price mae Rhodri Jones, un o gyfarwyddwyr cwmni Rural Advisor. Mae Rhodri yn gyfreithiwr cymwysedig sy'n arbenigo mewn materion cyfreithiol gwledig. Ochr yn ochr â'i ymrwymiadau gwaith mae hefyd yn ffermio buches sy'n lloia yn y gwanwyn yn Llanerfyl, Sir Drefaldwyn gyda'i wraig Siwan. Bydd y bennod hon yn canolbwyntio ar gyfreithlondeb cyflogaeth a pham mae'n bwysig cael contract staff cofnodedig cadarn yn ei le. Os ydych chi'n gyflogwr neu'n gyflogai yn y sector Amaeth, bydd y ...
Rhian Price is joined by Rhodri Jones, Director at Rural Advisor. Rhodri is a qualified solicitor that specialises in rural legal matters. Along side his work commitments he also farms a spring calving herd at Llanerfyl, Montgomeryshire with his wife Siwan. This episode will focus on the legalities of employment and why It's important to have a robust recorded staff contract in place. If your an employer or employee within the Agri sector this episode will provide a wealth of information to cons...
Mae Cennydd Jones yn cael cwmni Non Williams, Swyddog Arbenigol Carbon, Cyswllt Ffermio. Mae'r rhifyn hwn yn seiliedig ar ganfyddiadau archwiliadau ôl-troed carbon a gwblhawyd ar 185 o ffermydd bîff a defaid drwy Wasanaeth Cynghori Cyswllt Ffermio. Pwrpas yr astudiaeth fer hon oedd crynhoi canlyniadau’r archwiliadau hyn a gwblhawyd yn 2022 er mwyn echdynnu ffigyrau defnyddiol a fydd yn rhoi mewnwelediad i'r sefyllfa bresennol o ran ôl-troed carbon ffermydd bîff a defaid yng Nghymru. Mae astudiae...
Cennydd Jones is joined by Non Williams, Carbon Specialist Officer at Farming Connect. This episode is based on the findings of carbon footprint audits completed on 185 beef and sheep farms through the Farming Connect Advisory Service. The purpose of this short study was to summarize the results of these inspections completed in 2022 in order to extract useful figures that will give insight into the current situation in terms of the carbon footprint of beef and sheep farms in Wales. A Farming Co...
Bydd y bennod hon yn amlygu'r cyfleoedd posibl o fewn y diwydiant addurniadol masnachol. Fel rhan o’r sector garddwriaeth, yn ôl adroddiad diweddar gan Tyfu Cymru mae’n cyflogi 19,800 o bobl yma yng Nghymru ac yn cynhyrchu gwerth 40 miliwn o bunnoedd o gynhyrchiant am brisiau gât y fferm. Yn ymuno â Geraint Hughes mae Neville Stein MBE a Sarah Gould. Mae Neville wedi treulio 46 mlynedd yn y diwydiant garddwriaeth ac wedi bod yn gweithio fel ymgynghorydd i dyfwyr ledled y byd. Bydd y bennod hanne...
This episode will expose the potential opportunity within the commercial ornamental industry. As part of the horticulture sector, according to a recent report from Tyfu Cymru It employees 19,800 people here in Wales and generates 40 million pounds worth of production at farm gate prices. Geraint Hughes is joined by Neville Stein MBE and Sarah Gould. Neville has spent 46 years within the horticulture industry and has been working as a consultant for growers world wide. This half an hour long epis...
Mae adroddiad diweddar yn awgrymu ein bod ni’n cynhyrchu 3.5% o’r ffrwythau a’r llysiau rydyn ni’n eu bwyta fel poblogaeth yma yng Nghymru. Os ydych yn ffermwr sydd am arallgyfeirio neu ychwanegu menter arall ar y fferm, gallai'r podlediad hwn eich cymell i edrych ar yr opsiynau. Ymunwch gyda'r tri sydd ar y panel - Mae gan John Morris a'i deulu o Grucywel 8 menter ar y fferm, mae'n disgrifio ei hun fel 'gweithredwr defnydd tir' sydd yn cynhyrchu incwm o fferm gymharol fach trwy sawl menter aral...
A recent report suggests that we produce 3.5% of the fruit and veg we consume as a population here in Wales. If you're a farmer looking to diversify or add another enterprise on farm this podcast could incentives you to look at the options. Join our three panellists- John Morris and his family from Crickhowell have 8 enterprises on the farm, he describes himself as a 'land use operator' being able to generate an income from a relatively small farm through several diversification initiatives. We ...
Panel discussion between Agri Academy members that have formed their own joint venture agreements, Anna Bowen, Andersons Centre and Eiry Williams of Farming Connect
Trafodaeth banel rhwng aelodau’r Academi Amaeth sydd wedi llunio eu cytundebau menter ar y cyd ei hunain, Anna Bowen, Andersons Centre ac Eiry Williams o Cyswllt Ffermio
Bydd David Brown a Ruth Pybus yn ymuno â'n harbenigwr Coedwigaeth a Choetiroedd Fferm, Geraint Jones, cyn croesawu ffermwyr eraill i'w digwyddiad yn Fron Haul ar yr 17eg o Dachwedd. Fferm gymysg yw Fron Haul sydd wedi integreiddio coed gyda da byw i ffurfio rhan sylfaenol o'r busnes. I gael rhagflas o'r hyn i'w ddisgwyl ar eu taith fferm ac i ddarganfod sut i reoli coetir yn gynaliadwy, gwrandewch ar y bennod hon.
Our Forestry & Farm Woodland Specialist, Geraint Jones is joined by David Brown and Ruth Pybus prior to welcoming other farmers to their event at Fron Haul on the 17th of November. Fron Haul is a mixed farm that has integrated tree's with livestock to form a fundamental part of the business. For a preview of what to expect on their farm walk and to discover sustainable woodland management working listen to this episode.
