News and Events
Organic: October 2019 – September 2020
This dashboard outlines organic key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between October 2019 - September 2020.
Farmers who invest in training and developing their staff are more likely to retain them and develop a reputation as a place where others will want to work.
19 November 2020
Speaking at a Farming Connect webinar on staff recruitment and retention, people consultant Paul Harris advised farmers not to adopt the mentality that training staff will make those employees sought after by other employers.
“People often...
Capacity audience seek guidance from Farming Connect’s FBG Yard Coverings webinar
12 November 2020
A capacity audience of 1,000 farmers registered for an online Farming Connect webinar when two invited presenters, one a leading Wales-based environmental specialist and the second a policy official from Welsh Government, explained how the Welsh...
Calling Wales’ dairy processors - Farming Connect launches milk quality project to increase returns for suppliers – express your interest by 19 November 2020
11 November 2020
A project which led to a significant improvement in milk quality on dairy farms supplying a Welsh creamery is being rolled out.
Farming Connect, in conjunction with Kite Consulting, is offering an opportunity for a processor...
WEBINAR: The Farm Business Grant – Yard Coverings - 04/11/2020
Speakers: Keith Owen, KeBek, Environmental Consultant and Richard Evans, Welsh Government
This webinar includes further information on the new capital grant scheme available to farmers in Wales.
The importance and benefits of infrastructure improvements is covered in the webinar.
The...
Farming Connect webinar will explain all you need to know about the Welsh Government’s new FBG Yard Coverings scheme
27 October 2020
Farmers throughout Wales are invited to attend a Farming Connect webinar where invited experts will set out some of the detail about the Welsh Government’s recently announced Farm Business Grant Yard Coverings scheme.
The webinar, expected...
Seek advice now in preparation for applying for funding through Welsh Government schemes
23 October 2020
Farming Connect is this week embarking on a new autumn campaign urging farm and forestry businesses in Wales to seek the advice they need now, in readiness to tap into more than £11.5 million of Welsh...
Farming Connect’s Innovation and Diversification week
9 October 2020
With the combined uncertainty of Brexit and impacts of COVID-19, the need to encourage and release the dynamism of rural areas is now greater than ever.
Farming Connect is now seeking to nurture innovative ideas at...