We have been informed of a current Pest Alert : Colorado Potato Beetle that we want to make you all aware of.

An outbreak of Colorado Beetle has been confirmed in Kent. Colorado beetle is not endemic to the UK...

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...

Wanted! Keen, capable and competent farmer, committed to sustainable farming, for a share-farming opportunity in West Wales

Do you want to venture into running a farm business? A business where your skills, knowledge and efforts will be recognised and rewarded...

For more information on Mentoring, click here.

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...

6 April 2022

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University & Kate Hovers (MRCVS)

• The goat industry appears to be growing both in the UK and globally        
• Optimising production and welfare relating to differing goat biology compared to...

19 July 2021

As COVID-19 restrictions came into force early last year, Farming Connect’s Study Visits, like many other activities across the country, came to a stop. This July, the application process resumes.

Since 2015, Farming Connect has given...

29 October 2020

Since it was first launched in 2016, EIP (European Innovation Partnership) Wales has enabled more than 200 individuals working at the grass roots level of the agricultural industry to benefit from the latest technologies and scientific...