Welcome to the third episode in our special series on profitable and productive farming in Wales! Host Ifan Jones Evans is joined by leading independent plant and soil health educator, Joel Williams, to dive into the most vital resource on...
10 October 2025
Farming Connect has concluded another successful series of farm visits throughout September but this time increasing the number from 15 to 22 events. These showcased sustainable land management (SLM) practices through on-farm trials and demonstrations.
These events, held...
08 October 2025
The Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) is set to help Welsh farmers and growers with three primary objectives: producing high-quality food, improving productivity, and successfully adapting to climate change. To assist the agricultural community with the transition, Farming...
07 October 2025
Charlie Cooper Harding is a dynamic and highly motivated individual from Powys. At just 26 years old, Charlie's passion for the agricultural industry is undeniable, even without a farming background. Charlie recently benefited from working with a...
01 October 2025
Improve your farm's efficiency and animal welfare and prepare for the Sustainable Farming Scheme with five new e-learning modules from Farming Connect.
Completing Farming Connect's new online learning modules on Animal Welfare from Summer 2025 will fulfil...
30 September 2025
Including freshly-cut Westerwolds ryegrass in the ration during housing increases daily milk yield by two litres/cow in a Ceredigion dairy herd and captures significant cost savings on protein feed.
The fast-growing cover crop is established directly after...
11 September 2025
“We both set realistic goals from the start, knowing this would be a work in progress, not a ‘get-rich-quick’ situation,” says 34-year-old young entrant Martyn Owen, who describes Anglesey farmer Wil Griffiths (63) as “one in a...
08 September 2025
A Welsh livestock farmer has captured a winter feed cost saving of £2,572 by growing his own protein crop, but results from that trial have shown how important weather conditions are to yield and quality in a...
