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Lantra Cymru Awards 2022 – Welsh Government Rural Affairs Minister congratulates this year’s award winners
20 January 2023
Every nominee for this year’s Lantra Cymru Awards scheme has demonstrated their commitment to lifelong learning and maintaining the highest standards across all areas of working, Welsh Government Minister Lesley Griffiths has said.
The Minister has...
Collaboration through Venture brings mutual benefits to farm owner and new entrant
17 January 2023
The knowledge and experience of an established sheep farmer and the ambition and energy of a new entrant have combined in a new joint venture farming partnership facilitated by Farming Connect’s Venture service.
Second generation farmer...
Farming Connect project work interventions help sheep farm halve prolapse rate
12 January 2023
A Denbighshire sheep farm has halved its incidence of prolapse at lambing by tackling known risk factors in pregnant ewes.
Prolapse had been one of the biggest challenges in the closed flock of 350 pedigree Lleyns...
Poultry: October 2021 – September 2022
This dashboard outlines poultry key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2021 - September 2022.
Organic: October 2021 – September 2022
This dashboard outlines organic key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2021 - September 2022.
Forestry: October 2021 – September 2022
This dashboard outlines forestry key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2021 - September 2022.
Arable: October 2021 – September 2022
This dashboard outlines arable key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2021 - September 2022.
Episode 75 - Grass Breeding: Planting the seeds of the future
Pasture will be the focus of this podcast in the company of Cennydd Jones, lecturer in grassland management at Aberystwyth University and also a part-time farmer. Cennydd will be joined by Alan Lovatt a grass breeder throughout his career and...