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...
Internal parasite control and goats: Implications for a growing industry
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...
UK wide study visits resume for farmers in Wales since the beginning of the pandemic
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...
EIP WALES – bringing practical and scientific backgrounds together to benefit the wider industry
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...
Calling all pig keepers, beekeepers and other niche smallholders – visit Farming Connect at this year’s RWAS Countryside & Smallholder Festival
13 May 2019
If you are a pig keeper, beekeeper, horticulturalist or run any other niche smallholding enterprise, you should visit Farming Connect at this year’s RWAS Countryside & Smallholder Festival (Llanelwedd, May 18&19).
Whether you...
Living off 10 acres - making a successful living from a small parcel of land
2 May 2019
Farming Connect is holding a series of workshops under the title "Living off 10 acres" aimed at providing information and inspiration for those who are interested in making a successful living off a small...