News and Events

27 August 2024

Biodiversity is at the heart of Peter and Cathryn Richards’ approach to farming, enriching the environment for insects and farmland birds with an abundance of wildflowers and grass species on their land.

The brother and sister...

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...

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...

Below is the 6th issue of the Farming Connect Technical Publication since the launch of the new programme in April 2023. 

It includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters for farmers in Wales, allowing...

Listen back at this recording from our recent farm event at Pentrefelin, we discuss how to better understand and promote a healthy soil.

Huw Foulkes will be sharing his journey taking over the family farm that involves a regenerative approach...

Calling all farmers!

Join Farming Connect for a unique series of 15 farm walks across the Our Farms Network this September (9th - 27th) - Our Farms Farm Walks - September 2024. These walks offer a chance to see the...

29 May 2024

Women working in agriculture throughout Wales are being invited to join Farming Connect on 4 road trips of discovery. They will be given an insider’s view of some of Wales’ most successful rural businesses, hearing at...

13 May 2024

The Smallholding and Countryside Festival at the Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, is back on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May 2024, where Farming Connect will be present to provide you with support and advice. Whether you...