A Welsh farming family who created a £2 million timber processing operation receive guidance and support from Farming Connect
A Welsh farming family who created a £2 million timber processing operation with guidance and support from Farming Connect say exciting opportunities exist in this sector for farmers seeking to generate a sustainable income for their businesses.
Huw and...
FC - Issue 8
Below is the 8th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...
Farming Connect’s next skills application window opens on 6 March – and one young farmer from Flintshire will definitely be applying!
Heidi Curtis has set her sights on being a successful farmer. Whether this ambitious young woman achieves that by helping develop her parent’s 200 acre dairy enterprise at Higher Kinnerton in Flintshire or by looking for work further afield remains to...
FC - Issue 7
Below is the 7th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...
FC - Issue 6
Below is the 6th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...
Current factors affecting UK woodlands and forestry industry: Pathogens
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
The global trade of plants and trees has facilitated the movement of numerous harmful pests and diseases, some of which are now established in the UK and are likely to be difficult to eradicate...
Current factors affecting UK woodlands and forestry industry: Pest species
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
By virtue of geography, UK trees and woodlands have traditionally been protected from many continental pests and pathogens, however as the movement of humans and the global trade of plants and trees has increased...