Business: August 2021 – November 2021
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2021 - November 2021.
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Land: August 2021 – November 2021
This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2021 - November 2021.
Livestock: August 2021 – November 2021
This dashboard outlines livestock key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2021 - November 2021.
FC - Issue 38 - March/April 2022
Below is the 38th 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...
Faecal egg counting reduction testing is an essential part of good husbandry at the world-famous Rhug Estate organic farm
2 February 2022
Whether you keep 50 sheep or 5,000, all farmers want to ensure that every animal within their flock is performing at its best, in peak condition and giving them optimum returns. For many farmers, especially those...
Advisory Service funding FECRT in Wales - 02/02/2022
Faecal Egg Count Reduction Testing (FECRT) advice, available through the Farming Connect Advisory Service, is now providing farmers throughout Wales with the information they need to drench only those animals that need worming with the most effective wormer.
Gareth...
‘You are what you eat’ applies to sheep, too! Improving flock performance and increasing profitability with help from Farming Connect
1 February 2022
Ioan Jones is an experienced third-generation upland sheep farmer who farms with his wife Susan and son Aled at Dolyfelin near Builth Wells. The family realised that the flock of more than 800 Lleyn and Texel/Lleyn-cross...
Have you got an up-to-date business plan? Don’t miss out – apply now!
31 January 2022
Business looks bright for almost 4,500 Welsh farm and forestry businesses that have received support through the Farming Connect Advisory Service, with almost 7,000 claims for support already completed by the service. These are the industry...
Advisory Service - 03/12/2021
Looking for better performance from your sheep?
The Advisory Service provides confidential, bespoke advice on a wide range of topics that could improve your flock performance...
Farming Connect – supporting farm and forestry businesses in Wales ‘get greener’, by making the changes that will help the world halt a climate catastrophe
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.
Every day this week...