Do you need to take your farm or forestry business forward in a new strategic direction? Are you a new entrant setting up and seeking guidance? Or are you an established business owner who would value mentoring from someone with...
Farmers and foresters registered with the new Farming Connect programme can apply online for up to 80% funding for short, accredited training courses available through ‘Invest in Skills & Mentoring’, Farming Connect’s new and enhanced lifelong learning and development programme.
The second...
Thousands of farmers and foresters have now registered for the new Farming Connect Programme, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government, and which was launched last autumn.
“With eligibility now broadened and...
Update 10/05/2016: SCOPS has informed Farming Connect that the Nematodirus risk is increasing in Wales and peak risk may have occurred on holdings that experience warmer conditions than the nearest stations. Farmers are encouraged to carry out a risk assessment...
Public Health Wales is reminding pregnant women to avoid close contact with animals that are giving birth.
Pregnant women who come into close contact with sheep during lambing or other farm animals that are giving birth may risk their own...
On Thursday 28 January, the Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans attended the National Plant Phenomics Centre at Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) in Gogerddan to officially launch the European Innovation Partnership for...
