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...
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...
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...
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!
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...
6 January 2020
Farming Connect’s first skills application window of 2020 will open at 09:00 on Monday, 6 January and close at 17:00, Friday, 28 February.
With a number of new face to face and online training options recently...
11 December 2019
A pioneer of care farming in Wales is mentoring other farmers contemplating diversifying into a sector that provides therapy, education and rehabilitation to some of society’s most vulnerable people.
Jim Bowen and his parents, Gil and...
Farming Connect’s Venture programme has helped facilitate a hugely successful joint venture arrangement for two Carmarthenshire farming families
Carmarthenshire farmer Bryan Thomas has dedicated his working life to being a dairy man. Originally tenants at Berllan Dywyll in Llangathen, which...
