Weekly Webinars

Join us and industry experts for a wide range of topical webinars aimed at providing useful support and information to you during this uncertain time.

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Weekly Webinars

Women in Agriculture 2020

INSPIRING, MOTIVATING, EMPOWERING... LEADING CHANGE

Join us for a week full of digital sessions to expand, develop and/or diversify your business

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Women in Agriculture 2020

Dry Weather

The dry weather period over the last few weeks have introduced some unique challenges of that usually seen on farm at this time of year.

To view some management guidance under extreme conditions such as these click here

Dry Weather

Farming Connect Discussion Group Recruitment

Do you want to improve your sheep flocks performance?

If so why not apply to be in one of our NEW and exciting sheep discussion groups.

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Farming Connect Sheep Discussion Group Recruitment OPEN NOW

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

“Pick up the phone, we’re here to help” is the offer from Farming Connect as it steps up fully funded online or telephone support during the coronavirus pandemic.

https://businesswales.gov.wales/farmingconnect/business/coronavirus-covid-19

covid 19

Co-design for a Sustainable Farming Scheme for Wales

Menter a Busnes is working with Welsh Government to collect information from farmers across Wales to help shape a Sustainable Farming Scheme for Wales.

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Co-design for a Sustainable Farming Scheme for Wales

Training Courses

The skills window is now OPEN until Friday 26th of June 2020.

With 80 short courses to choose from, could our training courses help you meet your business objectives?

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Training Courses

FarmWell

Useful information and advice to help keep farm businesses and farmers resilient and plan positively for the future.

FarmWell Wales Directory

Farming Connect Useful links

FarmWell

Health and Safety

Stop! And think safe before starting any job! Is it worth the risk?

"Safe stop" saves lives and livelihoods.

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Health and Safety

During the COVID-19 pandemic it is vital that we ensure key rural and land-based businesses - including farms and businesses with animal welfare obligations - are able to access key workers and can continue operating.

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Skills Matching Service

Increasing profitability
Reducing GHG emissions

Discover ways to increase profitability and reduce GHG emissions using the NEW interactive farm

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Ear to the Ground Podcast

‘Ear to the Ground’ is a brand-new podcast, the first of its kind to be available in both Welsh and English, that will share technical information, advice, support and inspiration to the farming community in Wales.

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Ear to the Ground Podcast

Farming Connect - helping you drive your business forward

Our enhanced programme is providing support which is transforming the business prospects of thousands of farmers and foresters.

Many services are fully funded, others are subsidised by up to 80%

To benefit from all that’s now on offer, you will need to register for the programme. Individuals registered under the previous programme will need to re-register.

Check the eligibility criteria, which has now been widened to include more farmers and foresters with smaller holdings, new categories of self-employed contractors and food businesses.

With our support you could:

benefit from subsidised business support, tailored to your business needs
reduce outputs and increase efficiency across all areas of your business
benchmark your performance and work towards progress and growth
identify areas for improvement and find solutions to problems
develop your skills as part of our new continuing professional development/lifelong learning programme
keep up to date with the latest innovations in technology through industry developments and the latest research projects
share best practice and benefit from the knowledge of other farmers, industry experts and academic research
be inspired by new ideas and find more efficient and innovative ways of working