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Could you be a ‘provider’ or a ‘seeker’? Farming Connect’s ‘Venture’ programme matches landowners and farmers with those seeking a new route into the industry
Is your farm business reaching its potential? Have you got the time, energy and resources to ensure that it’s resilient, sustainable and profitable as the industry heads into uncertain economic times? If not, you may want to sign up to...
Farming Connect diversification events – Welsh farmers encouraged to think outside the box and investigate new streams of income
Farming Connect, which is funded by the Welsh Government and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, has arranged a series of diversification events this autumn where the focus will be on encouraging farmers to venture into new areas of working which could...
Summary of Parasitology project work at Tyn Y Pant to date
The three main areas to address at Tyn Y Pant were;
- Roundworm burden in lambs and first grazing season ewe lambs and yearlings.
- Fluke control.
- Thin ewes at lambing.
1. Roundworm burden
Faecal Worm Egg counts (FECs) have been used...
Bright future for two young sheep farmers in North Wales thanks to a new joint trading venture with well known local landowner
Two ambitious young farmers in North Wales are confident they face a bright future thanks to the foresight of a local landowner and a new share farming arrangement facilitated by Farming Connect’s Venture programme.
Venture provides a ‘matchmaking’ service and/or...
Agri Lab Innovation Steward Marie Powell discovers a wealth of innovation at this year’s Royal Welsh
Richie Beef Monitor
The Beef Monitor Unit is a cattle handling apparatus that incorporates a water trough, weighing scales and EID reader.
It won the 2017 Royal Welsh Show Dr Alban Davies Trophy that recognizes the most innovative implement, machine...