Farming Connect Information Booklet
Farming Connect provides farm and forestry businesses in Wales with support, advice, guidance and training on both a one-to-one and group basis.
Many services are fully funded, others are subsidised by up to 80% for eligible businesses.
FC - Issue 2
Below is the second 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 1
Below is the first issue of Farming Connect’s new technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it will include easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and...
Introduction to Agricultural Business Planning
This is a 1 day course with a certificate of attendance upon completion.
This course deals with gross margins of enterprises and essentially budgeting. It looks at the factors that impact upon gross margins, and how to mitigate them. It...
Woodchippers
This is an integrated training and assessment course.
You'll receive a certificate of training once it is completed.
Intended for a person employed in arboriculture, forestry, horticulture, landscaping and grounds maintenance who is or will be required to operate woodchippers...
Sustainable Farming – Integrated Pest Management
Chemical (pesticides or herbicides) control of pests and weeds has been an integral part of agriculture, food security and land use efficiency facilitating the production of safe and high-quality food and feed with improved yields. However, after application chemicals may...
Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Pesticides (PA1) & Safe Application of Pesticides / Granular Applicators (PA4)
Typically a 2 day training course with an assessment on a different day. A certificate will be issued upon successful completion.
PA1 = This qualification meets the legal requirements of the Control of Pesticides Regulations and lets you work unsupervised...
Dry Stone Walling
Introduction:
This 1 day training course is an introduction to the maintenance and construction of drystone walls to enable learners to undertake basic dry stone wall maintenance and construction.
Overview in brief:
Over the duration of the course Learners will...