News and Events
Virtual Innovation and Diversification week – 19/10/2020
14 October 2020
Farming Connect invites you to add value to your business, invest in your future, be part of the success story through a series of webinars:
20/10/2020, 11:00- Treehouses: Our diversification journey
Laura Lewis will be...
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...
A new entrant to dairying, who is farming in his own right thanks to a forward-thinking farm owner, says the opportunity could be a stepping stone to one day buying his own holding
23 September 2020
Arfon James is milking 100 British Friesian cows after securing a Farm Business Tenancy (FBT) with David Brooke in an agreement that benefitted from fully funded business planning through Farming Connect’s Venture programme.
The pair came together...
“Family farms are a significant part of Welsh society and culture - they need to be protected.” Farming Connect’s Iaith y Pridd/Language of the Land report published
22 September 2020
The recommendations in the Iaith y Pridd (Language of the Land) report, published this week by Farming Connect, will be shared with Welsh Government and considered as part of proposals for the Welsh Government’s new Sustainable...
Farming Connect’s Venture programme notches up a new success story
21 September 2020
A better work life balance, more stock but less pressure and the prospect of exciting new opportunities in the years ahead! Thanks to a new joint venture supported by Farming Connect’s Venture programme, the future looks...
Ear to the Ground Podcast - 07/08/2020
The Farming Connect Ear to the Ground podcast has now recorded a year's worth of content, attracting 10,000 downloads during the period. Remember that you can listen to any of these at your convenience.
WEBINAR: Ask the Alumni/Academy - 22/07/2020
A panel of Agri Academy members share their experiences and aspirations within the agriculture industry.
‘Unprecedented’ - Farming Connect’s first online Women in Agriculture campaign attracts nearly 30,000 views
15 July 2020
Farming Connect received nearly 30,000 interactions on its social media platforms and website when the programme’s annual Women in Agriculture (WIA) campaign went online for the first time last month.
Billed this year as ‘Leading...