News and Events

28 July 2021

Upgrading slurry storage facilities is facilitating herd expansion at a Welsh dairy farm.

Russell Morgan wants to increase his herd size by 50 cows plus heifer replacements.

To achieve this he is scaling up slurry storage...

In this episode we will visit 4 of our demonstration farms, Graig Olway, Cefngwilgy, Hendre Ifan Goch and Bodwi who has invested in infrastructure to improve their farming systems. We’ll also catch up with one of our Pasture Project farms...

23 July 2021

A Farming Connect initiative is helping a young Welsh farmer inform decision making on upgrading milking facilities at his family’s dairy farm.

Ieuan Evans lives at Rhiwarthen Isaf, Capel Bangor, where he and his family farm...

22 July 2021

Efficiency, best practice, compliance and saving time and money are the driving forces behind Farming Connect’s latest venture, a dedicated half-hour, monthly tv programme for farmers and foresters in Wales.

Tune into YouTube from Monday, July...

21 July 2021

This #FarmSafetyWeek farmers are being asked to share their tips on how to keep themselves, their families, their workers and visitors to their land safe.

The Farm Safety Partnerships (FSP) across Great Britain are supporting the...

21 July 2021

Mechanising weed control is improving labour efficiency at a Ceredigion market garden.

Adam and Lesley York and their team at Glebelands Market Garden, Cardigan, are trialling an innovative wheelhoe as a Farming Connect focus site...

19 July 2021

As COVID-19 restrictions came into force early last year, Farming Connect’s Study Visits, like many other activities across the country, came to a stop. This July, the application process resumes.

Since 2015, Farming Connect has given...