Venture: June 2022 – December 2022
This dashboard outlines Venture key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between June 2022 - December 2022.
Land: August 2022 – December 2022
This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2022 - December 2022.
“It’s never too late to learn about farming” - 22/02/2023
Nadine Evans has got no farming background whatsoever – but where there’s a will there’s often a way and ‘farming is all I ever wanted to do!’ Now in her early 50s, Liverpool-born Nadine is finally living the rural dream...
“It’s never too late to learn about farming” – Nadine Evans is loving her new life as a farm worker
22 February 2023
Nadine Evans has got no farming background whatsoever – but where there’s a will there’s often a way and ‘farming is all I ever wanted to do!’ Now in her early 50s, Liverpool-born Nadine is finally...
Episode 76 - Why agriculture was the career of choice for our new entrants panel
The average age of a Welsh farmer is 60, and only 3% of farmers are under 35 - what more can be done to encourage new entrants into agriculture? In our two part series we've asked our first four new...
Land: April 2022 – July 2022
This dashboard outlines land key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between April 2022 - July 2022.
Mentoring can save you time and money!
9 December 2022
“However confident you are in your own ability, there are sometimes better or different ways of doing things.”
These are the words of William Williams, who keeps around 500 easy-care ewes at the 200-acre farm near...
No dig gardening benefits soil, but beware of pitfalls expert warns
6 December 2022
A minimum cultivation approach to growing vegetables is enriching the soil and controlling weeds at a Welsh market garden, but a horticulture expert warns of some potential pitfalls to consider when embarking on no dig gardening...