19 August 2021

Long-lost wheat varieties can offer a good alternative to modern wheat on low input farms, but lodging can be a challenge, crop trials in Pembrokeshire have shown.

Only 9% of farmland in Wales is currently used...

A focus on animal health improvements is driving performance and reducing costs at a Pembrokeshire dairy and livestock farm.

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...

14 July 2021

Farming Connect live events have resumed with the first of these held at a market garden in Cardigan in July.

It has been nearly 18 months since the pandemic forced Farming Connect to take its knowledge...

Below is the 34th 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 our...

This dashboard outlines Venture key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between December 2020 - May 2021.

In this episode, we meet Huw Jones who farms with his wife Meinir at Bryn Farm near Cardigan. Together they run a suckler beef enterprise, grow barley, oats and wheat alongside their diversification projects which includes an animal bedding business...

17 June 2021

A farm-based community bakery in Pembrokeshire is experimenting with producing bread from a range of ancient grains and heritage wheat varieties.

These species of wheat can be tricky to grow but a European Innovation Partnership (EIP)...