A performance-recording project across 107 flocks in Wales has set out with the ambition of improving the efficiency of Welsh sheep flocks. We visit one of the farms involved in the new Farming Connect Welsh Sheep Genetics Programme.
26 September 2023
A sheep needs to be hardy to thrive in terrain that rises to 590 metres at the edge of the rugged Rhinogydd mountains in the Eryri National Park.
Bryn Hughes and Sarah Carr have only...
Dairy cow fertility added to Farming Connect animal health training workshops
25 September 2023
Key areas which can help optimise dairy cow fertility will be covered in a new Lantra-accredited workshop module, and will be added to the Farming Connect animal health and welfare training programme.
The weeks before and...
Farming Connect bolsters farmer training portfolio with 21 new courses
20 September 2023
New opportunities are available to farmers in Wales who want to improve their technical skills and business knowledge with 21 new courses now added to Farming Connect’s training programme.
Businesses and individuals registered with Farming Connect...
Welsh farmers looking for ‘the next big thing' in diversification urged to register for Farming Connect’s Innovation and Diversification event.
11 September 2023
Farming Connect has announced more detail on its upcoming Innovation and Diversification event, billed as “the event that no Welsh farmer will want to miss.”
In its third year, the event has a wide range of...
Farming Connect announces speakers from across television and social media sectors for this year's Innovation and Diversification event
4 September 2023
Farming Connect has announced speakers from across television and social media sectors for this year's Innovation and Diversification event.
The event, taking place on Thursday 21st September at the Royal Welsh Showground, has confirmed key speakers...
Farmers see value in peer-to-peer learning to improve cow foot health
31 August 2023
Dairy farmers rate peer-to-peer learning as one of the most valuable routes to tackling lameness in their herds, an important new study in Wales involving more than 5,400 cows has found.
The research was undertaken as...
Farming Connect adds new sheep feeding module to training programme
30 August 2023
Sheep farmers in Wales can learn about nutritional strategies for their flocks throughout the production year at a new Lantra Accredited workshop added to the Farming Connect animal health and welfare training programme.
Matching diet to...
Farmers reminded of good reasons to upskill with Farming Connect courses
22 August 2023
Farmers and growers in Wales are being reminded of the many good reasons to upskill and take advantage of the abundance of training opportunities available to them.
Philippa Gough, of Lantra Wales, says training and development...
Addressing skills gaps for Welsh horticulture under spotlight at trade show
21 August 2023
With exciting opportunities ahead for Welsh farmers to diversify into horticulture, support in bringing those to life will be given by Farming Connect and Lantra Wales at the UK’s leading international horticulture trade show next month...