Free e-learning modules build knowledge and skills on family farm
27 August 2024
Biodiversity is at the heart of Peter and Cathryn Richards’ approach to farming, enriching the environment for insects and farmland birds with an abundance of wildflowers and grass species on their land.
The brother and sister...
Episode 107 - Lameness in Dairy Cattle: Episode 2
Sara Pedersen visits Maenhir Farm, Whitland where father and son Richard and Iwan Twose host a Agrisgôp Group meeting. We join Sara and the Pembrokeshire based group farms to hear on how they draw on other group members and share...
Agrisgôp farmers take new approach to grassland utilisation
31 July 2024
A group of women farmers from north Wales have been inspired to put systems in place to reduce their livestock feed costs, including adopting rotational grazing principles.
An opportunity to join a Farming Connect Agrisgôp group led...
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies will hear how Farming Connect’s ‘Start to Farm’ scheme is safeguarding the future prosperity of family farms in Wales at this year’s Royal Welsh Show
18 July 2024
“Matching landowners wanting or needing to step back from the industry with younger farmers or new entrants keen to gain a foothold in farming is not only invigorating and modernising Welsh agriculture but also safeguarding the future...
Farming Connect announces Agri Academy Class of 2024
15 July 2024
The names of this year’s intake selected to take part in the Agri Academy 2024 have been announced.
The successful candidates will meet for the first time at a reception at the Royal Welsh Show on Tuesday...
An upland farmer is growing his income from lamb sales by performance recording his closed flock of Welsh Mountain ewes.
10 July 2024
In five years, the average weight of lamb produced per ewe in Elfyn Owen’s flock has increased by 9.3kg, to 47.6kg.
Mr Owen, who farms with his wife, Ruth, recognised the value of achieving genetic gains driven...
Farming Connect ISSUE 6 - July-September 2024
Below is the 6th issue of the Farming Connect Technical Publication since the launch of the new programme in April 2023.
It includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters for farmers in Wales, allowing...
West Wales Farm Boosting Sustainability and Reducing Feed Costs through Farming Connect Try Out Fund
09 July 2024
Llyr Griffiths, from Tafarn y Bugail in Llangoedmor, Ceredigion aims to improve the farm’s sustainability and reduce reliance on purchased feed for his 500-cow dairy herd by companion cropping maize with sunflowers.
With the increasing cost of...