Business
Transforming agri-business across Wales
Farming Connect provides farm and forestry businesses in Wales with support, advice, guidance and training on both one-to-one and group basis.
Many services are fully funded, others are subsidised by up to 80% for eligible businesses.
In this section:
Farming Connect has put in place a digital delivery plan to ‘stay connected’ with the industry and offer all the support it can continue to provide during the coronavirus pandemic.
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.
If your aim is to run a profitable, professional and sustainable business that makes best use of the latest research, developments and new technologies, you should start by producing an up to date business plan
Our Advisory Service provides expert, independent, confidential and bespoke advice to farm and forestry businesses
Farming Connect's new approach to benchmarking will help you identify where improvements can be made within your business
Develop your skills, develop your confidence- you’ll soon find new ways to develop your business
Matching experienced farm and forestry mentors with mentees, providing 15 hours of one-to-one support to help you meet business, technical and business objectives
Information and guidance on joint venture options - a initiative which matches up those hoping to enter the industry with those wanting to scale down or step back
“Working together to make farming safer”
Stop…think…stay safe on your farm
Complete a Baseline to start your journey through the Farming Connect programme
Discover ways to increase profitability and reduce GHG emissions using the NEW interactive farm
Providing support to projects which show innovation in linking research with farming or forestry practices
Our new interface between academics, advisory professionals, farmers and foresters, sharing best practice for the wider good of the industry
New opportunities and challenges lie ahead. Standing still is not an option if you want your business to thrive and prosper in an ever-changing political and economic landscape
Our dashboards outline key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme.
‘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.
