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19 August 2021

Minister on two-day summer tour visiting Farming Connect sites in Mid & South West Wales

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 development...

Type: News Key Sector: Bees/Honey, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Diversification, Grassland Management, Joint Ventures, Rotational Grazing

12 July 2021

Investment opportunity for farmers looking to change direction and collaborate

12 July 2021 Annyalla Chicks Ltd is a family run business in the poultry industry in the Republic of Ireland and the UK, specialising in producing day-old chicks. Through the Farming Connect Venture programme, this poultry business is hoping to...

Type: News Key Sector: Poultry

Theme: Business, Livestock Key Specialism: Business Management and Planning, Diversification, Joint Ventures

11 December 2020

Agrisgôp success story as a bilingual ‘farming’ diary 2021 reaches the shelves

11 December 2020 If coronavirus has scuppered your plans for Christmas shopping, don’t despair! An enterprising group of young women from North Wales may have the perfect solution. If your nearest and dearest are involved with farming or rural affairs...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Pigs, Sheep

Theme: Business

23 November 2020

Launch of ‘Damara Môn’ lamb promises distinct eating experience

23 November 2020 ‘Damara Môn’ will next week become the latest Anglesey based speciality brand to hit the food scene, offering a new and distinctive eating experience that has already got people across the UK showing interest. “In many countries...

Type: News Key Sector: Sheep

Theme: Business, Livestock

26 May 2020

Farming Connect is determined to reach out to women in farming - the driving force behind many successful rural businesses in Wales

26 May 2020 The number of females registered with Farming Connect is less than half the number of males registered. It’s a ratio that Eirwen Williams, director of rural programmes with Menter a Busnes, is determined to address. “With so...

Type: News Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Benchmarking, Business Management and Planning, Diversification, Innovation, Personal Development, Succession

5 March 2020

Farmers advised to look beyond neighbouring farm diversifications for new business ideas

5 March 2020 Farmers considering diversification opportunities in the Welsh countryside as an additional income stream are being urged to seek inspiration from gaps in the market, not from existing ventures where demand is at saturation point. Farming Connect has...

Type: News Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

Key Specialism: Business Planning, Diversification

29 November 2019

Beef farmers take control of supply chain with Agrisgôp support

29 November 2019 Collaboration is allowing three west Wales-based Beef Shorthorn breeders to add value to their cattle by selling meat directly to customers. Hywel and Emma Evans, who run the Derw herd at Wernynad, near Cardigan, have joined forces...

Type: News Key Sector: Beef

Theme: Business, Livestock

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24 June 2019

Water quality benefitting from Agrisgôp-facilitated initiative with farmers

25 June 2019 The quality of water sourced from an important drinking water borehole is being protected thanks to small-scale changes to farming practices resulting from a Farming Connect-facilitated collaboration between farmers and Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water. Welsh Water extracts...

Type: Case Studies Theme: Land

25 September 2017

From family farms to your plate – eight North Wales farmers are hoping to benefit from the growing ‘ready meals’ market thanks to saucy Welsh lamb meatballs

Exciting times lie ahead for eight North Wales sheep producers who are collaborating with multi-million pound food processing company, Roberts of Port Dinorwic, in a bid to take their top quality PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) Welsh lamb to the UK...

Type: News Key Sector: Sheep

Theme: Business, Livestock

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6 July 2017

‘Avoiding a ‘hard’ Brexit is our priority’ - Welsh women in agriculture set out what needs to be done as the industry prepares to leave Europe

Continued access to a single market, an integrated rural training and education policy and the risks of reduced financial support for farmers are just some of the critical issues facing Welsh farm businesses. These are some of the key findings...

Type: Case Studies Theme: Business

News and Events

Minister on two-day summer tour visiting Farming Connect sites in Mid & South West Wales

Investment opportunity for farmers looking to change direction and collaborate

Agrisgôp success story as a bilingual ‘farming’ diary 2021 reaches the shelves

Launch of ‘Damara Môn’ lamb promises distinct eating experience

Farming Connect is determined to reach out to women in farming - the driving force behind many successful rural businesses in Wales

Farmers advised to look beyond neighbouring farm diversifications for new business ideas

Beef farmers take control of supply chain with Agrisgôp support

Water quality benefitting from Agrisgôp-facilitated initiative with farmers

From family farms to your plate – eight North Wales farmers are hoping to benefit from the growing ‘ready meals’ market thanks to saucy Welsh lamb meatballs

‘Avoiding a ‘hard’ Brexit is our priority’ - Welsh women in agriculture set out what needs to be done as the industry prepares to leave Europe

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