In this short episode, Farming Connect's Horticulture officer Hannah Norman is joined by Alex Cook, Bremenda Isaf, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire who will discuss their up an coming trial of legume-cereal intercropping techniques for production of food for human consumption.
08 March 2024
From spawning new ideas for her own flower and floristry business to establishing a valuable network of contacts, young farmer Ellen Firth has given Farming Connect’s Junior Academy a five-star review, an experience which...
Below is the 4th issue of the Farming Connect Technical Publication since the launch of the new programme in April 2023.
It includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters for farmers in Wales, allowing...
01 March 2024
A pioneering food system development initiative in Carmarthenshire is teaming up with Farming Connect to learn how different varieties of legumes and grains can be grown in the county and processed for local consumption.
Under the...
All employed agricultural, horticultural and forestry workers in Wales, including workers employed by gang masters and employment agencies, are entitled to at least the Agricultural Minimum Wage. This podcast is intended to help employers of agricultural workers understand and comply...
16 February 2024
A plant nursery that specialises in cultivating new and unusual species is applying the ethos of nurturing to its workforce too by utilising Farming Connect training courses and knowledge transfer events to fill skills gaps and...
06 February 2024
Grazing fodder beet as a winter crop for beef and dairy cattle is reducing wintering costs at a Pembrokeshire farm.
The James family currently grow 10 hectares (ha) for wintering dairy beef stores produced by their...
Rhian Price is joined by Rhodri Jones, Director at Rural Advisor. Rhodri is a qualified solicitor that specialises in rural legal matters. Along side his work commitments he also farms a spring calving herd at Llanerfyl, Montgomeryshire with his wife...
29 January 2024
On a smallholding near the Welsh coast, organic vegetables grown on two acres of land are feeding dozens of local families, one of a new wave of small-scale horticulture businesses emerging across Wales.
The vegetables are...
