Surgeries - Understanding your Rural Payment Wales Online Account (RPW) - 19/05/2022
One to One sessions with Farm Liaison Service officer to help you understand and provide guidance on accessing your Rural Payment Wales online account.
News and Events
Farm Business Diversification – A Research Perspective
19 May 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Agricultural diversification is a complex situation to assess with different effects regionally and globally
- Diversification can play significant roles in the financial stability of farm businesses with larger farms...
New Farming Connect workshop will focus on parasite control in cattle – is it time to change your management practices?
19 May 2022
Do you want to enhance herd health and improve the performance and productivity of your beef or dairy herd? Are you aware of the clinical signs that indicate parasites are an issue, and how to prevent...
Pick-your-own pumpkins project shows major income potential for growers
18 May 2022
A fruit and vegetable grower who generated pick-your-own (PYO) pumpkin sales of £7,500 from 0.5 acres of land says admission fees, catering and other sales and attractions could take the income potential for farmers as high...
Spotlight on ammonia reduction strategies for Welsh poultry producers
17 May 2022
A Welsh study has refocused attention on strategies for reducing ammonia emissions in the poultry sector, with farmers urged to adopt measures including good ventilation and litter and manure management protocols to lower levels.
A three-year...
Folly Farm manager Kim Brickell always turns to Farming Connect when she wants to learn a new skill!
16 May 2022
“Farming is a fast-moving, progressive industry so there is always new science we need to be aware of and innovative, more efficient ways of doing things,” says Kim Brickell, a farm manager at one of Wales’...
Folly Farm manager, Kim Brickell - 16/05/2022
Folly Farm manager Kim Brickell always turns to Farming Connect when she wants to learn a new skill!
Farmers urged to rethink hedge trimming policies to benefit nature and livestock
13 May 2022
Welsh farmers have been assured that measures that protect and increase biodiversity on their farms can be easily integrated and have benefits for their livestock.
Farms already have valuable assets in their hedges and trees. By...
Welsh dairy sheep farmers make the most of Farming Connect support
12 May 2022
The emergence of milking sheep as one of Wales’ newest and most promising farming enterprises is no accident.
A new sector driven forward by pioneering farmers from all parts of Wales eager to respond to market...
By the Wye - family-run farm diversification project - 09/05/2022
Dream big and aim high….a philosophy that’s taken one of Wales’ newest diversification ventures to new levels
“Farming Connect gave me and my family the confidence, skills and new networks to help us create our ambitious new tourism enterprise, taking...