Personal Development

15 July 2020

‘Unprecedented’ - Farming Connect’s first online Women in Agriculture campaign attracts nearly 30,000 views

15 July 2020 Farming Connect received nearly 30,000 interactions on its social media platforms and website when the programme’s annual Women in Agriculture (WIA) campaign went online for the first time last month. Billed this year as ‘Leading change’, a...

Type: News Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Succession

Theme: Business, Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Business Management and Planning, Diversification, Mental Health, Personal Development, Succession

29 June 2020

Announcing Farming Connect’s Agri Academy Class of 2020 – waiting to zoom into action!

29 June 2020 Farming Connect has announced the names of those selected to take part in the Agri Academy Class of 2020. The successful candidates’ ‘academic year’ of intensive mentoring, study visits and activities has had to be postponed due...

Type: News Theme: Business

Key Specialism: Innovation, Personal Development

16 June 2020

WEBINAR: Women in Agriculture - Lilwen Joynson: Personal Development - 16/06/2020

In this webinar Lilwen covers: What daily actions are you taking in your business? How will developing myself benefit the business? How to efficiently use your time and skills to be successful? Define what success means to you. What would...

Type: Webinars Theme: Business

Key Specialism: Personal Development

3 June 2020

‘Insta’ sensation Anna Truesdale is one of the star attractions of Farming Connect’s online Women in Agriculture week (June 15 – 21)

3 June 2020 When a visiting politician asked an impressionable 14 year old schoolgirl, Anna Truesdale from County Down in Northern Ireland, what she wanted to be when she grew up, his response to her reply was just the catalyst...

Type: News Theme: Business

Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Diversification, Personal Development, Succession

26 May 2020

Farming Connect is determined to reach out to women in farming - the driving force behind many successful rural businesses in Wales

26 May 2020 The number of females registered with Farming Connect is less than half the number of males registered. It’s a ratio that Eirwen Williams, director of rural programmes with Menter a Busnes, is determined to address. “With so...

Type: News Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Benchmarking, Business Management and Planning, Diversification, Innovation, Personal Development, Succession

24 April 2020

Plan ahead now…. apply for Farming Connect subsidised training during the next skills application window…

24 April 2020 “Coronavirus has changed the way we live and work, but that doesn’t mean we should not plan ahead now in order to keep learning and improving both our personal and business skills.” This is the message from...

Type: News Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Dairy, Forestry, Horticulture, Organic, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep

Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Business Management and Planning, Grassland Management, Health and Safety, Personal Development

27 January 2020

Wise beyond her years, a young agri-student from mid Wales is aiming high, with a helping hand from Farming Connect

27 January 2020 Cerys Fairclough might be only 16, but she’s got a wise head on young shoulders. Agriculture student Cerys says that being selected for last year’s Farming Connect Agri Academy Junior Programme has given her a very clear...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Sheep

Theme: Business, Livestock Key Specialism: Personal Development

27 January 2020

Cerys Fairclough - Agri Academy 2019

Cerys Fairclough shares her stories and the values of the Agri Academy to her. Remember that the application window is open until 31st March 2020!

Type: Videos Key Sector: Sheep

Theme: Business, Livestock Key Specialism: Personal Development

24 January 2020

Skills Store - 24/01/2020

Type: Videos Theme: Business, Land, Livestock

Key Specialism: Personal Development

20 January 2020

Living life in the fast lane – Pwllheli-born Malan Hughes is a vet, dairy farmer, public speaker and a runner!

20 January 2020 Malan Hughes credits Farming Connect’s Agri Academy with helping her plan her future and achieve her potential through professional development. The application window for the Agri Academy 2020 is open now, and she wants you to apply...

Type: Case Studies Key Sector: Dairy

Theme: Business Key Specialism: Animal Health and Welfare, Business Management, Innovation, Personal Development