Hello, I'm Glynne Jones, and I farm on the outskirts of Bangor in Gwynedd. As well as keeping a flock of Easycare sheep, the farm is also home to Pentir Sheepdogs - dogs who are not only essential to...

At the time of writing, we are just seven weeks away from the first Agri Academy session, and a lot has happened since I last wrote an update on the programme!

Following the interviews we selected twelve members and...

As we start the new year all farmers should be asking themselves the question, how can we make our farms safer in 2025? Once again, transport equipment accidents featured highly in 2024 with quad ATV’s topping the list. I believe...

I am very excited to be able to say that I am the new leader for Farming Connect’s Agri Academy programme. This is a unique and very special leadership scheme which brings together 12 farmers from diverse sectors across Wales...

Following an application to present on one of Farming Connect’s Our Farms Network projects at the British Society of Animal Science Conference this year, Farming Connect’s Carbon Specialist Officer, Non Williams attended the conference in Galway, Ireland from 8 to...

20/02/24

With spring approaching, managing the condition and feed of in lamb ewes and in calf cows will be key over the next few weeks in order to get the best possible performance during calving and lambing. Another work in...

8 February 2021

Written by Chris Duller, Grassland Advisor for Farming Connect

Chris Duller is an independent consultant specialising in delivering soil and grassland management advice across all of the livestock sectors.

As we move through February and...

27 May 2020

Chris Duller, Soils and Grassland Specialist

Normally in late May, grass would be approaching peak growth, with growth rates of over 100kgDM/ha/day being achieved and concerns would be about grass getting away from stock. The...

01 May 2020

Potato planting is well under way in Pembrokeshire where 32 farmer growers are planting over 1100ha of 31 different varieties for Puffin Produce destined to supply supermarkets all over Wales for the coming year. Sold as supermarket own...

1 May 2020

Simon Pitt, Dairy Technical Officer 

Herds with excellent housing facilities often don't have the same level of grazing infrastructure in preparation for occasions where they need to extensively graze their cows during periods above and beyond...