13 August 2024
Farming Connect’s Welsh Sheep Genetics Project (WSGP) is helping to facilitate major change in a large-scale sheep flock.
The Rhug Estate near Corwen had been running a flying flock of 3,750 North of England-type...
12 August 2024
Yellow clusters of Kidney Vetch and the tiny daisy-like flowers of the Chamomile jostle for position among the summer’s colourful arrivals at a specialist nursery dedicated to aiding nature recovery in the Welsh countryside.
Barry and Sandra...
Listen to a special episode of the Ear to the Ground podcast which focuses on Health and Safety on the farm. It's an interesting conversation between Ifan Jones Evans and Mari Lovgreen. Mari and Ifan have young and enthusiastic families...
31 July 2024
A farm-based tree management and planting scheme in Denbighshire is demonstrating how landlords and tenants with shared environmental aspirations can work together for mutual gain.
Tudor and Julia Hughes farm sheep on two holdings at Llangwyfan, near...
31 July 2024
A group of women farmers from north Wales have been inspired to put systems in place to reduce their livestock feed costs, including adopting rotational grazing principles.
An opportunity to join a Farming Connect Agrisgôp group led...
23 July 2024
Farming Connect launch a recruitment campaign for a new Agrisgôp group that will get ‘ahead of the game’ by developing the concept of using games to facilitate farm succession.
In the last twelve months, Farming...
22 July 2024
A fifth generation Welsh sheep and beef farm has resolved a succession conundrum by bringing a young farmer into the business as a partner.
Ben Ryder’s family have farmed Maesmachreth, an upland farm near Machynlleth, for...
Wales Farm Safety Partnership, alongside Lantra Cymru has created a new e-learning course. ‘Children on Farms’ will give you guidance on keeping children safe on your farm during the upcoming summer holidays.
This course, taking roughly 45 minutes to complete...
