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Crymych sheep farmers credit Farming Connect with their new found success as artisan cheesemakers
26 January 2018
Some businesses start with a dream, others with a plan. For cheesemakers Nick and Wendy Holtham it was a combination of both.
For many years, the couple had been making ewe’s milk cheese for their...
Better soil management: avoiding soil compaction
25 January 2018
Take home messages:
- Soil compaction is major issue for modern agriculture.
- This can influence soil physical and chemical characteristics and can affect soil-based processes.
- Compacted soil is economically damaging to farm business efficiency, as it results...
WELSH PASTURE PROJECT 2017 REPORT
25 January 2018
Fourteen farms from across Wales participated in the Welsh Pasture project during 2017 and indeed it proved to be an exceptional year for grass growth especially on farms with heavier soils. The dry period at the...
Young Powys farmer Aled Jones is sharpening both his business and practical skills with support from Farming Connect
24 January 2018
Agricultural engineering graduate Aled Jones (25) is the third generation to farm at Dolyfelin, an upland farm near Builth Wells, where he combines working full time alongside his parents with his seasonal work as a...
Farming Connect Agri Academy 2018. The search starts for Wales’ next generation of rural leaders and entrepreneurs
23 January 2018
Lesley Griffiths, Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, today (Tuesday, 23 January) officially launched Farming Connect’s prestigious personal development programme, the Agri Academy 2018, at the Farmers’ Union of Wales annual farmhouse...
Technical training aids fertility improvements in Welsh dairy herd
22 January 2018
The next generation at a Pembrokeshire dairy farm are improving their dairy herd’s fertility thanks to artificial insemination (AI) training part-funded by Farming Connect.
Brothers Alistair and William Lawrence and their sister, Hannah, have all...