FC - Issue 18
Below is the 18th 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...
Preparing for a future post-Brexit? If not, you should be and Farming Connect can support you every step of the way!
17 July 2018
Farming Connect’s focus at this year’s Royal Welsh Show (23 – 26 July) will be to persuade farm and forestry businesses to tap into all the support, guidance and training that’s available in Wales through its...
Farming Connect is looking to expand its network of farmer mentors. Could this be your chance to share valuable life lessons and experience with others and ‘give back’ to the Welsh agri-industry?
21 March 2018
The Farming Connect mentoring programme has been running for two years and over 100 farmers and foresters have already used the service, totalling over 750 hours of peer to peer support. To address growing demand, the...
Diversification into ‘wild camping’ supported by Farming Connect
20 February 2018
A family-owned business in Pembrokeshire has expanded to provide a job opportunity for the next generation with ongoing advice and support part-funded by Farming Connect.
Nick and Gillian Chilton purchased a run-down garden centre on a...
Crymych sheep farmers credit Farming Connect with their new found success as artisan cheesemakers
26 January 2018
Some businesses start with a dream, others with a plan. For cheesemakers Nick and Wendy Holtham it was a combination of both.
For many years, the couple had been making ewe’s milk cheese for their...
Diversification opportunities created by the expansion plans of two existing Welsh beef and poultry businesses, have sparked a surge of interest
16 January 2018
More than 70 farmers attended an event hosted by Farming Connect at which Pembrokeshire-based Natural Wagyu and Capestone Organics revealed strategies for growing their markets.
Natural Wagyu partners Rob Cumine and Will Prichard want to...
Livestock diversification opportunities: a focus of Farming Connect event
Growing demand for grass-fed Wagyu beef could provide opportunities for farmers to produce these cattle on their own farms.
Farming Connect is hosting an event in Llandissilio in January at which the two men who created Pembrokeshire-based Natural Wagyu will...