Land: December 2021 – March 2022
This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2021 - March 2022.
Business: December 2021 – March 2022
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2021 - March 2022.
Understanding Welsh farmers’ mental health concerns as farming policy changes
1 July 2022
Farming in Wales is Changing. Shifts in government policies, the impacts of COVID-19 and a changing climate mean many farms will have to adapt their farming systems. Health can have a big impact on the capacity...
Off to pastures new…14 focused, ambitious farmers selected for Farming Connect Management Exchange 2022
21 June 2022
From carbon sequestration to growing heritage wheat varieties and from investigating the potential of a Welsh tea plantation to animal health – these are just a few of the diverse topics to be researched by the...
Sustainability and performance-enhancing ideas on show at upcoming event for farmers
8 June 2022
Innovations that help farm businesses increase production whilst reducing agriculture’s negative impact on the environment will be showcased at a Farming Connect event at the Royal Welsh Showground in June.
New developments and fresh ways of...
FC - Issue 39 - May/June 2022
Below is the 39th 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...
Farm Business Diversification – A Research Perspective
19 May 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Agricultural diversification is a complex situation to assess with different effects regionally and globally
- Diversification can play significant roles in the financial stability of farm businesses with larger farms...
Episode 62 - A young Pembrokeshire potato grower making his mark
With the potato planting season well underway in Pembrokeshire, we caught up with Euros Davies - a relative newcomer to the business of growing potatoes. On his family’s block of land near Milford Haven, he’s been busy planting potatoes ready...
Farming Connect Demonstration Network - 14/04/2022
Demonstration Sites, located throughout Wales, share examples of best practice, innovation and new technologies.
Focus Sites demonstrate ‘one-off’ projects on a wide range of topics these are to help address opportunities or problems facing the industry.
For more information click...
Business: August 2021 – November 2021
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2021 - November 2021.