Case Studies

24 August 2023

Agrisgôp helps sheep farmers on quest to advance flock genetics

24 August 2023 New genetics to help progress the advancement of wool shedding sheep in Wales have been introduced into three Welsh flocks. The farmers, who all run flocks of EasyCare sheep, were brought together by the Farming Connect Agrisgôp...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Sheep

Theme: Business, Livestock

12 July 2023

Massive Montgomeryshire barn conversion a spectacular success thanks to business support from Farming Connect

12/07/2023 “Their resilience shone through and their courage paid off!” These are the words of Mid Wales farmer Keri Davies, a well-known Farming Connect mentor and diversification expert, who supported a Montgomeryshire farming family ‘every step of the way’ when...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Diversification

Theme: Business Key Specialism: Innovation

25 May 2023

Performance recording is accelerating genetic progress and output in a Welsh hill flock, with gains being made at the top end filtering through the entire flock of pedigree and commercial animals.

25 May 2023 Edward Williams and his parents, Glyn and Lynne, have made big strides in increasing the genetic merit of their ‘Wenallt’ Welsh Mountain ewes since they started recording in 2010. The pure-bred Welsh flock is now largely made...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Sheep

Theme: Business, Livestock

8 March 2023

Keeping up with essential continual professional development through Farming Connect training while Storfa Sgiliau provides ‘proof of the pudding’

8 March 2023 When First Milk, one of the UK’s leading dairy processing companies, comes calling for one of its regular animal health audits at Great Molleston Farm, a 400 acre dairy farm near Narberth, young farmer Hannah Phillips is...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Dairy

Theme: Business, Livestock

Julie Thomas, managing director of Simply the Best Training Consultancy

7 March 2023

Lifelong learning is helping farmers in Wales work more effectively

7 March 2023 “Once farmers realise Farming Connect training will help them run their business more effectively, their very first course often sets them on a path of lifelong learning, their reticence disappears and their confidence grows.” These are the...

Type: Case Studies Theme: Business

27 February 2023

Carmarthenshire farmer learning everything he needs to know about modern farming through Farming Connect

27 February 2023 His parents introduced him to the hands-on ‘land and livestock’ side of farming at an early age but for Carmarthenshire-born Dylan Morgan, it’s Farming Connect that keeps this construction management graduate ‘bang up to date’. Dylan says...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Beef, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

22 February 2023

“It’s never too late to learn about farming” – Nadine Evans is loving her new life as a farm worker

22 February 2023 Nadine Evans has got no farming background whatsoever – but where there’s a will there’s often a way and ‘farming is all I ever wanted to do!’ Now in her early 50s, Liverpool-born Nadine is finally living...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Goats, Horticulture, Organic, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

9 February 2023

Value of expert advice and ideas sharing demonstrated by high quality silage project

9 February 2023 A group of Welsh livestock farmers is collectively capturing feed savings of £26,000 a year across their sheep flocks by increasing the metabolisable energy (ME) value of their silage. The Farming Connect-facilitated Hiraethog Discussion Group has been...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

25 January 2023

Three luxury holiday pods overlooking the spectacular Clwydian Range prove a sound diversification investment

25 January 2023 “The investment in terms of cash and commitment for a new tourism venture is not for the faint-hearted, but when you read your glowing reviews and the bookings keep coming, you know it’s all going to be...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Beef, Diversification, Sheep

Theme: Business, Livestock

23 January 2023

From farm worker to share farmer – an introduction through Farming Connect’s Venture programme was the start of ‘a dream come true’ for young Anglesey farmer

23 January 2023 Anglesey-born young farmer, Martyn Owen, has won the prestigious Brynle Williams Memorial Award for 2022, which recognises the achievements of a young farmer who has found their way into farming through Farming Connect’s Venture programme. Martyn, who...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Beef

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

Agrisgôp helps sheep farmers on quest to advance flock genetics

Massive Montgomeryshire barn conversion a spectacular success thanks to business support from Farming Connect

Performance recording is accelerating genetic progress and output in a Welsh hill flock, with gains being made at the top end filtering through the entire flock of pedigree and commercial animals.

Keeping up with essential continual professional development through Farming Connect training while Storfa Sgiliau provides ‘proof of the pudding’

Lifelong learning is helping farmers in Wales work more effectively

Carmarthenshire farmer learning everything he needs to know about modern farming through Farming Connect

“It’s never too late to learn about farming” – Nadine Evans is loving her new life as a farm worker

Value of expert advice and ideas sharing demonstrated by high quality silage project

Three luxury holiday pods overlooking the spectacular Clwydian Range prove a sound diversification investment

From farm worker to share farmer – an introduction through Farming Connect’s Venture programme was the start of ‘a dream come true’ for young Anglesey farmer

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