News and Events
Episode 108 - Working towards self-sufficiency in protein
This episode has been recorded at one of Farming Connect’s 15 demonstration farm events held throughout September 2024. We're at Lower House Farm near Llandrindod Wells with Robert and Jessica Lyon. They farm 146 hectares and run a mixed enterprise...
Have you ever wondered how to improve your flock’s performance? How could that extra 2kg weight per lamb impact your bottom line? Think genetics.
16 October 2024
Farming Connect is excited to re-open the application window for more flocks in Wales to join the Welsh Sheep Genetics Programme. The Welsh Sheep Genetics Programme (WSGP) is currently supporting Welsh sheep farmers to record and improve...
Farming Connect Our Farms- Farm Walks: A Showcase of Agricultural Excellence
14 October 2024
Farming Connect has concluded a successful series of 15 farm walks throughout September, showcasing sustainable land management (SLM) practices through on-farm trials and demonstrations.
These events, held across Wales, attracted over 1,030 attendees and featured insights from...
A Welsh dairy farm is companion cropping maize with sunflowers to reduce its purchased protein costs.
25 September 2024
Dyfrig and Elin Griffiths and their son, Llyr, produce milk from 500 pedigree Holsteins at Tafarn y Bugail, near Cardigan, growing most of the feed that goes into the Total Mixed Ration (TMR).
They grow 165 acres...
Sheep farmer Richard Wilding embracing lifelong learning for a more efficient and sustainable future
23 September 2024
Richard Wilding, an upland sheep farmer from Presteigne was the winner of the Farming Connect Learner of the Year Award in the 40-year-old and under category at the Lantra Cymru Awards which was held back in January...
