Ear to the Ground / Clust i'r Ddaear

Croeso i 'Arbrawf Cnau Ffrengig Cymru,' lle rydym yn archwilio potensial tyfu cnau yng Nghymru. Yn y bennod hon, cawn gwrdd â Martyn Williams o Sir Gaerfyrddin sydd wedi mentro i fyd cynhyrchu coed cnau. Gyda chefnogaeth Cyllid Arbrofi Cyswllt Ffermio, mae wedi plannu coed cnau Ffrengig a chastanwydd melys ar ei dir, gan obeithio datgloi ffynhonnell newydd o incwm a chyfrannu at ddyfodol amaethydd...

Janet Roden will outline the work that has taken place in Wales on lowering the carbon footprint of sheep, and how farmers that are part of the Welsh Sheep Genetics Programme with Farming Connect can get involved. For more information please visit the Welsh Sheep Genetics Programme webpage

Suzanne Rowe is a Senior Researcher with AgResearch in New Zealand, and is the world expert in breeding sheep with a lower carbon footprint. Suzanne will outline the background of the work happening in NZ and the history behind developing the technology.  She will also bring us up to speed as to where they are now and their plans for the future.

In this short episode we will again be visiting Lower House farm, Llandrindod. This time we hear from Dr Rhys Jones, Lecturer from the Department of Life Sciences at Aberystwyth University. Rhys is originally from North Wales, and was raised on an upland beef and sheep farm. He still takes a keen interest in the family farm as well as wider Agriculture issues. His research interests lie within the...

Yn y bennod fer hon byddwn eto yn ymweld â fferm Lower House, Llandrindod. Y tro hwn cawn glywed gan Dr Rhys Jones, Darlithydd o Adran Gwyddorau Bywyd Prifysgol Aberystwyth. Daw Rhys yn wreiddiol o Ogledd Cymru, ac fe'i magwyd ar fferm bîff a defaid yr ucheldir. Mae'n dal i gymryd diddordeb mawr yn y fferm deuluol yn ogystal â materion Amaethyddol ehangach. Mae ei ddiddordebau ymchwil ym maes para...

This episode has been recorded at one of Farming Connect's 15 demonstration farm events held throughout September 2024. We're at Lower House Farm near Llandrindod Wells with Robert and Jessica Lyon. They farm 146 hectares and run a mixed enterprise, lambing 900 ewes as well as 32,000 broilers. They also finish 150 Belgian Blue cross heifers annually.     Lower House Farm have trialed incorporating...

Mae'r bennod hon wedi'i recordio yn un o 15 digwyddiad fferm arddangos Cyswllt Ffermio a gynhaliwyd drwy gydol mis Medi 2024. Rydym yn Fferm Lower House ger Llandrindod gyda Robert a Jessica Lyon. Maent yn ffermio 146 hectar ac yn rhedeg menter gymysg, gan wyna 900 o famogiaid yn ogystal â 32,000 o frwyliaid. Maen nhw hefyd yn gorffen 150 o heffrod croes Belgian Blue yn flynyddol.   Mae fferm Lowe...

Sara Pedersen visits Maenhir Farm, Whitland where father and son Richard and Iwan Twose host a Agrisgôp Group meeting. We join Sara and the Pembrokeshire based group farms to hear on how they draw on other group members and share knowledge to implement positive changes in the prevalence of cattle lameness on their farms.

Mae Sara Pedersen yn ymweld â Fferm Maenhir, Hendy-gwyn ar Daf lle mae'r tad a'r mab Richard ac Iwan Twose yn cynnal cyfarfod Grŵp Agrisgôp. Ymunwn â Sara a'r ffermwyr o fewn y grŵp sydd wedi'u lleoli yn Sir Benfro i glywed sut y maent yn tynnu ar wybodaeth aelodau eraill o'r grŵp i weithredu newidiadau cadarnhaol yn nifer achosion o gloffni gwartheg ar eu ffermydd.

Listen to a special episode of the Ear to the Ground podcast which focuses on Health and Safety on the farm. It's an interesting conversation between Ifan Jones Evans and Mari Lovgreen. Mari and Ifan have young and enthusiastic families and both live on a farm. In this episode, they share their experiences, discuss the challenges and their feelings about the importance of protecting their families...

Gwrandewch ar rifyn arbennig o bodlediad Clust i'r Ddaear sy'n rhoi ffocws ar Iechyd a Diogelwch ar y fferm. Mae'n sgwrs ddifyr rhwng Ifan Jones Evans a Mari Lovgreen. Mae gan Mari ac Ifan deuluoedd ifanc a brwdfrydig a'r ddau yn byw ar fferm. Yn y rhifyn hwn maent yn rhannu eu profiadau, trafod yr heriau a'u teimladau am bwysigrwydd diogelu eu teuluoedd adre ar y fferm. Mae gwyliau'r haf yn benod...

Another opportunity to hear a discussion during this event on the Glascoed farm.  The sheep expert, Kate Phillips will lead the discussion between Alwyn and Dylan Nutting and talk about the findings of the review carried out at Glascoed to identify areas of opportunity for further optimization and their plans for the future.  Alwyn and Dylan will share how making the best use of forage and incorpo...

Cyfle arall i glywed trafodaeth yn ystod y digwyddiad hwn ar y fferm Glascoed.  Bydd yr arbenigwraig defaid, Kate Phillips yn arwain y drafodaeth rhwng Alwyn a Dylan Nutting ac yn son am ganfyddiadau'r adolygiad a gynhaliwyd yn Glascoed i nodi meysydd cyfleoedd ar gyfer optimeiddio pellach a'u cynlluniau ar gyfer y dyfodol. Alwyn a Dylan yn rhannu sut mae gwneud y defnydd gorau o borthiant ac ymgo...

Listen back at this recording from our recent farm event at Pentrefelin, we discuss how to better understand and promote a healthy soil. Huw Foulkes will be sharing his journey taking over the family farm that involves a regenerative approach. His system, through direct sales, could benefit the environment, produce nutritious, local food and address social issues facing Welsh farmers, as well as b...

Gwrandewch ar y recordiad yma o ddigwyddiad fferm Pentrefelin, Llandyrnog i glywed trafodaeth ar sut i hybu pridd iach. Bydd Huw Foulkes yn rhannu ei daith wrth gymryd yr awenau ar y fferm deuluol sy'n cynnwys creu system ffermio adfywiol. Gall ei system, sy'n cynnwys gwerthu cynnyrch yn uniongyrchol o'r fferm fod o fudd i'r amgylchedd, cynhyrchu bwyd maethlon yn lleol, a mynd i'r afael a materion...

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 p erception , k nowledge , b ehaviour   and how this was related to changes in lameness prevalence . 

Yn ymuno â Cennydd Jones mae Sara Pedersen a rbenigwr aig RCVS mewn Iechyd a c hynhyrch iant   g wartheg .   Y n y bennod gyntaf hon mewn cyfres o benodau fydd yn a rchwilio sut mae gwahanol ddulliau o gyfnewid gwybodaeth yn  dylanwadu ar ganfyddiad, gwybodaeth, ymddygiad, a sut roedd hyn yn gysylltiedig â newidiadau mewn  achosion o   g loffni mewn gwartheg .

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 ca...

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 w...

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 r...

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   relay...

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 t...

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 a...

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...

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 fertilise...