Farming Connect Information Booklet
Farming Connect provides farm and forestry businesses in Wales with support, advice, guidance and training on both a one-to-one and group basis.
Many services are fully funded, others are subsidised by up to 80% for eligible businesses.
FC - Issue 2
Below is the second 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...
FC - Issue 1
Below is the first issue of Farming Connect’s new technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it will include easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and...
Sustainable options for producing home-grown organic poultry feed
Organic principles place a strong emphasis on maximising home-grown or local feed from the farm, but this can be difficult for poultry producers when creating rations for their stock.
Poultry rations are heavily dependent on imported ingredients, but fluctuations in global...
Level 2 Award in Health & Safety in the Workplace
This is a 1 day course with an assessment and a certificate issued on successful completion.
This course will provide you with the basic knowledge for keeping themselves and those around them safe in a work environment, covering such important...
BASIS Foundation in Agronomy (Agriculture)
This is a 5 day course held throughout the growing season followed by a ½ day BASIS exam.
This course is a sound introduction to the agronomy, integrated crop protection and crop nutrition of the main UK combinable and root...
Sustainable Farming - Protecting and Enhancing Farm Ecosystems
Working alongside ecosystems by boosting biodiversity and the health of ecosystem like soils, can help farms become more sustainable long-term.
This course looks at key aspects of ecosystems and relates this to management areas that should be considered towards...
Building Soil Carbon
Soils, if managed appropriately, can be a major carbon sink (removing greenhouse gas emissions from the atmosphere). While Welsh soils have rich and stable carbon stocks at present, there are a number of factors and challenges that may lead to...
Sit- in ATV Conventional Steered
Typically a 1 day training course and assessment dependent upon experience. A certificate will be issued following successful completion.
Sit-in all-terrain vehicles (ATVs, also known as Quad Bikes or Quadbikes) are incredibly versatile machines, making them popular, and vital tools...