News and Events
Episode 14 - Safe Use and Application of Slurry - 03/04/2020
A new course has been launched to help learners develop their knowledge and skills in the safe use and application of slurry and farmyard manure. Aled went along to one of their pilot courses earlier this year where he met...
Episode 10 - Genus' "Feed Face" technology being trialled on a robotic dairy farm - 07/02/2020
In this episode, we visit Hardwick Farm near Abergavenny to meet dairy farmer, David Jones, and Genus’ Technical Services Consultant, Patrick Spencer. David and Patrick explain the benefits of using the Genus feed face technology to monitor cow feeding and...
Episode 8 - Erw Fawr, Farming Connect's Demonstration Farm, Holyhead, Anglesey - 10/01/2020
In this episode we visit Erw Fawr on Anglesey, which is one of Farming Connect’s new demonstration farms. We have the farmer Ceredig Evans and Farming Connect's Dairy technical officer Rhys Davies as company.
Episode 5 - Rick de Vor - 17/11/2019
This episode focusses on the new environmental expectations of farmers in Wales particularly around the management of nutrients. From the 1st January 2020, new rules will be introduced to control when nitrogen and organic fertilisers are spread on the land...
Propser from Pasture - 14/11/2019
Huw Jones Wholehouse farm, Talgarth, Brecon has attended our Master Grass residential two-day programme and has proceeded to become a Prosper from Pasture advanced level Group member.
The application window for the next ‘Propser from Pasture’ programme is now open...
Episode 2 - Innovation & Diversification - 14/10/2019
In this episode, Aled and Jim will be sharing some highlights from Farming Connect’s new event called Innovation and Diversification Wales. The podcast includes discussions with Daniel Sumner of Microsoft, Geraint Hughes of Madryn Foods, Wilfred-Emmanuel Jones (The Black Farmer)...