FC - Issue 40 - July/August 2022
Below is the 40th 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...
Episode 66 - Business & Innovation in the Basque Region of Spain
Something a little bit different within this episode as we're guided by leader of the Agri Academy, Llyr Derwydd and members of the Business and Innovation programme as they visit Bilboa and the Basque region. It's a whistle-stop tour of...
Turning ideas into reality – Farming Connect’s Innovation & Diversification Wales event attracts a new generation of rural entrepreneurs and innovators
22 June 2022
Social media sensation, Tom Pemberton, had a rapt audience during his presentation at Farming Connect’s Innovation & Diversification event in Llanelwedd, when he told them that revenue resulting from his online presence had contributed towards the...
Farming Connect Innovation & Diversification Wales 2022 – regenerate the mind, body and business…a day out with a difference for all rural business people
8 June 2022
Lancashire-born young farmer Tom Pemberton is a social media sensation! You might have already seen him in action as a presenter on BBC Three’s hit show ‘The Fast and Farmerish’, or maybe you’ve read his recently...
Sustainability and performance-enhancing ideas on show at upcoming event for farmers
8 June 2022
Innovations that help farm businesses increase production whilst reducing agriculture’s negative impact on the environment will be showcased at a Farming Connect event at the Royal Welsh Showground in June.
New developments and fresh ways of...
FCTV - Business - 01/06/2022
In this episode we will hear more about how a mixed farm has built resilience into its business, and we will join an event at Cefn Llan farm, discussing the important of grass in a livestock system. Later, we will...
FC - Issue 39 - May/June 2022
Below is the 39th 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...
Farm Business Diversification – A Research Perspective
19 May 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Agricultural diversification is a complex situation to assess with different effects regionally and globally
- Diversification can play significant roles in the financial stability of farm businesses with larger farms...
Folly Farm manager Kim Brickell always turns to Farming Connect when she wants to learn a new skill!
16 May 2022
“Farming is a fast-moving, progressive industry so there is always new science we need to be aware of and innovative, more efficient ways of doing things,” says Kim Brickell, a farm manager at one of Wales’...