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...
25 November 2019
Morris Gwyn Parry, Orsedd Fawr
Gwyn runs a 235-ha organic beef and sheep farm on the Llŷn Peninsula. The farm is split into a number of blocks with approximately half the area as...
22 November 2019
A Welsh Christmas tree grower is planning to grow some species specifically for the foliage market after discovering opportunities in this sector.
Arable and sheep farmer David Phillips diversified into growing trees at Clearwell Farm at...
Below is the 24th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from our...
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
Farmer, Dr Matt Swarbrick, a former television producer, has visited Sweden, France, England and Austria through Farming Connect Management Exchange programme to gain more information and develop his knowledge about regenerative farming, as he advocates and...
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...
19 November 2019
Dr Richard Kipling: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
The delivery of public goods from agriculture is currently a major topic in relation to future farm payments in Wales and the UK in general. It is therefore important for...
