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29 November 2024

Welsh sheep farmers are being urged to work closely with their vets to test for infectious diseases and to invest in post-mortems on animals that die from no obvious cause.

Maedi visna (MV), Border disease and other...

28 November 2024

It has been a remarkable trajectory for farmer Cheryl Reeves in the six years since she utilised Farming Connect’s Agrisgôp programme to first explore the seed of her farm business diversification idea.

That business, the community interest...

Below is the 7th issue of the Farming Connect Technical Publication since the launch of the new programme in April 2023. 

It includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters for farmers in Wales, allowing...

25 November 2024

Members of the 2024 Farming Connect Agri Academy cohort have been praised for their technical expertise and vision with a set of ideas for real life business challenges and the winner was presented with an award at...

21 November 2024

Trialling different pumpkin-growing techniques in the first season of a pick-your-own (PYO) farm diversification has helped a new entrant farming business manage risk in that all important foundation year, and informed decision making for the 2025 season...

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...

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...