29 November 2019
Are you a farmer in the red meat sector? If so, make sure you make the most of these opportunities available to you.
Farming Connect are offering the opportunity for businesses in the red meat sector...
29 November 2019
Collaboration is allowing three west Wales-based Beef Shorthorn breeders to add value to their cattle by selling meat directly to customers.
Hywel and Emma Evans, who run the Derw herd at Wernynad, near Cardigan, have joined...
28 November 2019
Farming Connect have organised ‘Preparing for Lambing’ events with well-known sheep specialist, John Vipond. Following favourable weather conditions over the last 12 months, ewes should be in good condition to face the winter months leading up...
Farming Connect’s Venture programme has helped facilitate a hugely successful joint venture arrangement for two Carmarthenshire farming families
Carmarthenshire farmer Bryan Thomas has dedicated his working life to being a dairy man. Originally tenants at Berllan Dywyll in Llangathen, which...
25 November 2019
Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths, attended a special ceremony at the Winter Fair in Llanelwedd, when she addressed candidates from this year’s Farming Connect Agri Academy as they draw towards the end...
21 November 2019
If you notice someone working at a dangerously high level at the Winter Fair (Royal Welsh Showground, November 25/26), don’t rush over to urge them down, but don’t just pass by either!
You’ve probably spotted the...
Join Menter Moch Cymru and Farming Connect to hear from experts on the opportunities and considerations of keeping pigs commercially as an alternative income.
The event will cover the following information:
Housing and space requirements, Biosecurity, Sourcing pigs, Cost...
19 November 2019
Grass is an essential crop for livestock production systems, but around half of the grass grown in Wales is not used efficiently. Farm business efficiency, and therefore income, could be greatly improved through more tailored inputs of...
13 November 2019
We live in a digital age which is why most progressive farm and forestry businesses in Wales are already tapping into the benefits of information technology, or ‘IT’ as it’s more commonly known, to aid maximum...
7 November 2019
The application window for the Prosper from Pasture Programme is now open, and will be open until 12pm, 9 December.
It is recognised that farm area is the first physical limiting factor on potential business output...
