16 April 2018
An organic livestock demonstration site has increased suckler cow numbers by 50% by splitting fields into paddocks and rotationally grazing the herd.
Gwyn and Delyth Parry converted their system to organic in 2008 and, in...
6 April 2018
A new service has been launched to support groups of farmers to apply for the Sustainable Management Scheme (SMS). The SMS offers grants of up to £700,000 for collaborative groups looking to improve the management of...
Below is the 14th 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...
28 March 2018
Over 1000 farmers have applied for funding for a Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) prepared through Farming Connect’s Advisory Service. The majority of these have been completed during the winter of 2017 – 18. These plans provide...
27 March 2018
In the last ten years, 388 farmers, their family members or farm workers have been killed on British farms and of these, 38 were in Wales. Thousands more have suffered serious injuries which still impact daily...
22 March 2018
Farming Connect, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government is working with vets across Wales to provide an opportunity for farmers to carry out animal health sampling and testing...
21 March 2018
He’s a chartered surveyor and rural valuer, a Nuffield scholar, a local radio presenter and in agricultural circles,
he’s in demand at home and internationally as a public speaker too! Now, Carmarthenshire farmer’s son Aled Rhys...
21 March 2018
The Farming Connect mentoring programme has been running for two years and over 100 farmers and foresters have already used the service, totalling over 750 hours of peer to peer support. To address growing demand, the...
