News and Events
Farmers take action to address agricultural pollution in Wales
28 March 2018
Over 1000 farmers have applied for funding for a Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) prepared through Farming Connect’s Advisory Service. The majority of these have been completed during the winter of 2017 – 18. These plans provide...
‘Saving lives and livelihoods’ - Welsh farmers urged to attend farm safety awareness workshops to reduce the risks to life and limb
27 March 2018
In the last ten years, 388 farmers, their family members or farm workers have been killed on British farms and of these, 38 were in Wales. Thousands more have suffered serious injuries which still impact daily...
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...
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...
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...
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...