News and Events
Tree grown on Farming Connect Christmas Trees Network farm destined for No.10
19 November 2024
A Powys-based business which belongs to a Farming Connect network of Christmas tree growers has an important assignment at 10 Downing Street next month.
Evergreen Christmas Trees, run by the Reynolds family at Black House Farm, Knighton...
Reaching out to the younger generation – Wales Farm Safety Partnership targets early adopters in bid to make Welsh farms safer
18 November 2024
Telling a farmer what to do is not always easy, but, if your child or teen comes home from school with a free booklet on farm safety and asks what you’re doing to keep them safe at...
Episode 109 - Successful control of liver fluke is important for sustainable sheep production
In this short episode we will again be visiting Lower House farm, Llandrindod. This time we hear from Dr Rhys Jones, Lecturer from the Department of Life Sciences at Aberystwyth University. Rhys is originally from North Wales, and was raised...
Increasing farm resilience to climate change through Farming Connect courses
13 November 2024
New skills and training can help farmers and their employees address some of the challenges to their businesses from climate change.
As part of Wales Climate Week, which runs from 11-15 November, Farming Connect is urging...
Small Growers Standard helps Pembrokeshire market garden win new business
08 November 2024
A new generation of Welsh growers is breathing new life into the idea of small-scale, low-impact market gardening.
Farmland on the outskirts of Lamphey, Pembrokeshire, has been in Kate Roberts’ family for four generations and it...
Body Condition Scoring: Boosting Flock Performance and Profitability in Challenging Times
05 November 2024
Despite strong lamb prices, rising production costs threaten farm margins. Farming Connect is stepping up to help Welsh sheep farmers with a series of interactive events in November focussing on Ewe Body Condition Scoring (BCS) and its...
