News and Events
FC - Issue 12
Below is the 12th 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...
Venture
An insight into a successful joint venture between 3 farmers (Farming Connect Venture Programme)
Farming Connect Venture Programme – new and young entrants targeted as the number of ‘matches’ between providers and seekers increases
Finding a way into farming should no longer be an insurmountable problem for some of the new or young entrants to farming who sign up for Farming Connect’s pioneering Venture programme.
Since it was launched in 2015, 285 individuals have...
FC - Issue 11
Below is the 11th 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...
Nearly a year into a partnership agreement, and 28-year-old Rhys Richards is proving how collaboration between farmers can be beneficial to all involved
Rhys was employed as an agricultural contractor after periods of working on farms but his ambition was to get a foothold on the farming ladder.
With assistance from Farming Connect’s ‘Venture’ initiative, he has achieved that goal, farming in...
Could you be a ‘provider’ or a ‘seeker’? Farming Connect’s ‘Venture’ programme matches landowners and farmers with those seeking a new route into the industry
Is your farm business reaching its potential? Have you got the time, energy and resources to ensure that it’s resilient, sustainable and profitable as the industry heads into uncertain economic times? If not, you may want to sign up to...
Bright future for two young sheep farmers in North Wales thanks to a new joint trading venture with well known local landowner
Two ambitious young farmers in North Wales are confident they face a bright future thanks to the foresight of a local landowner and a new share farming arrangement facilitated by Farming Connect’s Venture programme.
Venture provides a ‘matchmaking’ service and/or...