News and Events

This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2021 - March 2022.

5 July 2022

When Pembrokeshire-born Thomas Phillips was a 14 year-old schoolboy trying to plan his future work prospects, he didn’t think his lifelong dream of working with livestock stood a chance because he is from a non-farming background. ...

Speaker: Richard Evans, Welsh Government

Small Grants – Yard Coverings and Nutrient Management Investment schemes supports farmers in Wales to improve on-farm nutrient management, by investing in existing on-farm infrastructure and equipment.

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1 July 2022

Farming in Wales is Changing. Shifts in government policies, the impacts of COVID-19 and a changing climate mean many farms will have to adapt their farming systems. Health can have a big impact on the capacity...

Have you ever seen a cow use a toilet? Continue watching and you'll see exactly that...

On this episode of Zoom Around the World, we visit the Netherlands to see how dairy farmer Jan Willem Tijken uses this innovative technology...

Over the winter, silage is the backbone of the feed system on most farms here in Wales, so it is vital that we get that management right. During this programme, we will visit farms that have changed their silage systems...

21 June 2022

From carbon sequestration to growing heritage wheat varieties and from investigating the potential of a Welsh tea plantation to animal health – these are just a few of the diverse topics to be researched by the...

8 June 2022

Innovations that help farm businesses increase production whilst reducing agriculture’s negative impact on the environment will be showcased at a Farming Connect event at the Royal Welsh Showground in June.

New developments and fresh ways of...

In this episode we will hear more about how a mixed farm has built resilience into its business, and we will join an event at Cefn Llan farm, discussing the important of grass in a livestock system. Later, we will...

Below is the 39th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.

Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...