News and Events

13 July 2020

Sadly, the restrictions of Covid-19 have scuppered attending this year’s Royal Welsh Show for the thousands of visitors from across the globe, hundreds of exhibitors and world-class livestock that all contribute to making this annual event...

29 June 2020

Farming Connect has announced the names of those selected to take part in the Agri Academy Class of 2020.  

The successful candidates’ ‘academic year’ of intensive mentoring, study visits and activities has had to be...

This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2019 – March 2020.

15 April 2020

Farming Connect has seen a surge in listeners to their podcast named Ear to the Ground (Clust i’r Ddaear). Launched in September 2019, this is the first farming podcast of its kind to be available...

11 March 2020

Young farmer Rhys Griffith is developing the family upland beef and sheep farm at Penisarwaun near Caernarfon as efficiently and sustainably as he can with help from his family. Inspired by the entrepreneurial flair of a...

Below is the 25th 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 our...

This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2019 - November 2019.

27 January 2020

Cerys Fairclough might be only 16, but she’s got a wise head on young shoulders.  Agriculture student Cerys says that being selected for last year’s Farming Connect Agri Academy Junior Programme has given her a very...

Cerys Fairclough shares her stories and the values of the Agri Academy to her. Remember that the application window is open until 31st March 2020!