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...
Putting snails on the menu! North Wales farmer hopes his latest entrepreneurial idea could prove a winner
2 October 2018
Apart from a very occasional heatwave such as the one this summer, Welsh weather can usually be counted upon to provide the perfect damp, rainy conditions loved by snails. That’s a fact most gardeners know...
Potential sources of protein for animal feed: Insects
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University
- There is a need to develop alternative sources of protein for livestock feed as reliance on existing imported sources may expose the UK to future economic and supply chain insecurities.
- Farming insects could limit...
Living off ten acres events
To find out more about how horticulture can help people create sustainable businesses from small areas of land, join Farming Connect at their ‘Living off ten acres’ roadshows.
From small scale hydroponics systems producing crops such as niche herbs, early...