Farming Connect workshop to offer expert advice on managing soils better

Dairy and livestock farmers can learn how to improve the management of their soils at a two-day Farming Connect workshop dedicated to soil management and fertiliser usage in Carmarthenshire next month.

Better soil management can improve farm productivity by increasing forage production and, with this in mind, Farming Connect is running a workshop at Gelli Aur, near Llandeilio, in October.

Master Soils follows two very successful Master Grass courses run by Farming Connect earlier this year.

Designed for dairy, beef and sheep farmers, Master Soils aims to give participants an understanding of soil fertility, soil types and structure and will examine ways that they can reduce their fertiliser usage.

Experts will be on hand to give guidance on completing a field assessment on soil qualities.

The principles of nitrogen, phosphate and potash applications and nutrient management planning will be discussed together with the role of secondary nutrients.

The course, which will be led by independent grassland and soil specialists, Charlie Morgan and Chris Duller, will be held on October 1st and 2nd and will run between 9.30am and 4.30pm. Overnight accommodation is available.

Applicants have until September 26th to submit their application form, which can be found by visiting https://businesswales.gov.wales/farmingconnect/wales-master-soils-application-form.

Gweithdy Cyswllt Ffermio i gynnig cyngor arbenigol ar reoli priddoedd yn fwy effeithiol

Gall ffermwyr llaeth a da byw ddysgu sut i wella eu harferion rheoli pridd mewn gweithdy deuddydd yn trafod pridd a defnyddio gwrtaith a gynhelir gan Cyswllt Ffermio yng Nghaerfyrddin y mis nesaf.

Gall rheoli eich priddoedd yn fwy effeithiol wella cynhyrchiant y fferm gan gynhyrchu mwy o borthiant, a gyda hynny mewn cof, mae Cyswllt Ffermio yn cynnal gweithdy yng Ngelli Aur, ger Llandeilo ym mis Hydref.

Mae Meistr ar Briddoedd yn dilyn dau gwrs Meistr ar Borfa llwyddiannus a gynhaliwyd gan Cyswllt Ffermio yn gynharach eleni.

Mae Meistr ar Briddoedd, a luniwyd ar gyfer ffermwyr llaeth, bîff a defaid, yn anelu at gynyddu dealltwriaeth mynychwyr o ffrwythlondeb pridd, gwahanol fathau o bridd a’u strwythur, a byddant yn edrych ar ddulliau i leihau faint o wrtaith a ddefnyddirganddynt.

Bydd arbenigwyr wrth law i roi arweiniad ynglŷn â chwblhau asesiad o rinweddau’r pridd yn y cae.

Bydd trafodaeth ynglŷn ag egwyddorion gwasgaru nitrogen, ffosffad a photash a chynllunio rheoli maetholion, ynghyd â rôl maetholion eilaidd.

Cynhelir y cwrs, a fydd yn cael ei arwain gan yr arbenigwyr tir glas a phridd annibynnol, Charlie Morgan a Chris Duller, ar 1 a 2 Hydref rhwng 9.30yb a 4.30yp. Mae llety dros nos ar gael.

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer derbyn ceisiadau yw 26 Medi, ac mae’r ffurflen gais ar gael yma: https://businesswales.gov.wales/farmingconnect/cy/meistr-ar-briddoedd-cymru-ffurflen-gais