News and Events
Subsidised animal health sampling clinics available for Welsh Farmers
22 March 2018
Farming Connect, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government is working with vets across Wales to provide an opportunity for farmers to carry out animal health sampling and testing...
High-flying Nuffield scholar to lead Farming Connect Agri Academy Junior Programme
21 March 2018
He’s a chartered surveyor and rural valuer, a Nuffield scholar, a local radio presenter and in agricultural circles,
he’s in demand at home and internationally as a public speaker too! Now, Carmarthenshire farmer’s son Aled Rhys...
Farming Connect is looking to expand its network of farmer mentors. Could this be your chance to share valuable life lessons and experience with others and ‘give back’ to the Welsh agri-industry?
21 March 2018
The Farming Connect mentoring programme has been running for two years and over 100 farmers and foresters have already used the service, totalling over 750 hours of peer to peer support. To address growing demand, the...
Slatted floor v straw bedding under spotlight at Farming Connect Discussion group event
28 March 2018
As soaring straw prices add to production costs on Welsh sheep farms, slatted housing can offer a solution but its advantages must be balanced against the initial outlay.
During a Farming Connect event at Nant...
Soil mapping techniques under spotlight at Pembrokeshire farm
14 March 2018
A Pembrokeshire arable grower is hoping to boost yields and produce more even crops after mapping soils to allow seed rate application to be matched to land type.
Soil type in a single field can vary...
A feeding system that prevents dairy cows sorting concentrates from forage in a Total Mixed Ration (TMR) has been shown to increase average daily milk yield by 1.6 litres/cow during a Farming Connect trial
13 March 2018
Compact TMR, which involves soaking concentrates in a TMR in water and pre-mixing, was trialed in the dairy herd at Llysfasi College, a Farming Connect Innovation Site.
The unit manages its herd of all-the-year-round calving Holstein...
