From soil health to sales strategy, Farming Connect is helping commercial horticulture in Wales thrive. Visit the Horticulture Hub in the Garden Village (Avenue A) at this year’s Royal Welsh Show (21 – 24 July) and explore expert advice, resources...
15 July 2025
The Wales Farm Safety Partnership (WFSP) is launching a comprehensive and urgent campaign:
This vital initiative calls upon farmers across Wales to drastically improve their safety practices when operating All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). Emphasising that safety is not...
14 July 2025
The individuals selected for the 2025 Agri Academy have been revealed.
The 24 successful candidates will have their first meeting at a reception at the Royal Welsh Show on Tuesday 22 July.
The Agri Academy has now...
11 July 2025
A fodder beet crop established at a Welsh livestock farm with primed seed and a late season application of nitrogen (N) fertiliser yielded 40% more forage.
Roger and Dyddanwy Pugh winter graze progeny from their 60-cow Limousin...
09 July 2025
Technology can be a game-changer for improving efficiency across all farming systems. But a study undertaken on multiple dairy farms shows that by making improvements to existing practices, some Welsh farmers could make comparable labour-saving results without...
02 July 2025
Soaring energy prices and how they impact on the cost of production on Welsh dairy farms has reinforced the value of investing in an energy audit.
An audit identifies where savings can be made - in some...
30 June 2025
Sixteen Welsh farm businesses are set to trial new ideas, thanks to funding from Farming Connect. From harnessing drone technology to measuring pasture quality to equipping sheep with state-of-the-art tracking devices to deter theft, these projects promise...
Join Ifan Jones Evans for the second episode in our special series on profitable and productive farming in Wales. This time, we're diving deep into the world of grass-based farming systems.
Ifan travels to Moelogan, Llanrwst, to meet Llion and...
24 June 2025
Running a small business doesn't need to be a solo project as a group of Welsh growers discovered when they utilised a Farming Connect initiative to explore the potential of growing elder as a new income stream...
The Welsh Government (WG) has reinforced its commitment to protecting Welsh livestock from Bluetongue, a serious viral disease, with new disease control measures coming into effect in time for 1 July. To date, Wales has successfully kept Bluetongue serotype 3...
