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10 November 2021

The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has got the world talking about global warming, climate change and the need for every country in the world to reduce its carbon footprint.  

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Diversification has been a topic of popular debate for decades and nothing has changed this year with a large number of Welsh farms looking to add income to the business.

Young poultry farmers avoid falling ‘fowl’ of the rules thanks to guidance from Farming Connect!

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21 September 2021

When young farmers Dan and Cath Price hatched a plan for their own large-scale poultry enterprise at the family farm in Llaithddu, near Newtown, they turned to Farming Connect for the support and specialist knowledge they...

This dashboard outlines livestock key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between April 2021 – July 2021.

This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between April 2021 – July 2021.

This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between April 2021 – July 2021.

19 August 2021

The past two days, Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths, has met with representatives from Farming Connect’s demonstration and innovation project sites and service users in Mid and South West Wales.

Discussing projects undertaken, innovation and...

A focus on animal health improvements is driving performance and reducing costs at a Pembrokeshire dairy and livestock farm.