Farming Connect’s face-to-face outdoor training underway again
18 August 2020
Due to the restrictions of Covid 19, although it’s not ‘training as usual’ as yet for Farming Connect, face-to-face training courses held exclusively outdoors can now resume immediately. This means that provided the Welsh Government’s current...
Ear to the Ground Podcast - 07/08/2020
The Farming Connect Ear to the Ground podcast has now recorded a year's worth of content, attracting 10,000 downloads during the period. Remember that you can listen to any of these at your convenience.
Episode 23 - The advantages of planting trees on your land - 24/07/2020
Have you considered planting trees on your farm? Are you aware of the multiple benefits and income potential? In this episode, Geraint Jones, Forestry Technical Officer for Farming Connect, explains the options and talks through the all important principle of...
WEBINAR: Ask the Alumni/Academy - 22/07/2020
A panel of Agri Academy members share their experiences and aspirations within the agriculture industry.
Managing changing freshwater availability and water scarcity on-farm
16 July 2020
Dr William Stiles: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
Take home messages:
- As a consequence of climate change future rainfall patterns may become increasingly variable
- This may impact the potential for future farm production
- Altering on-farm management or...
‘Unprecedented’ - Farming Connect’s first online Women in Agriculture campaign attracts nearly 30,000 views
15 July 2020
Farming Connect received nearly 30,000 interactions on its social media platforms and website when the programme’s annual Women in Agriculture (WIA) campaign went online for the first time last month.
Billed this year as ‘Leading...
WEBINAR: The Resilient Farmer - Bounce forward from a crisis - 30/06/2020
Doug Avery is a New Zealand farmer who 20 years ago was hit by an eight year drought. Doug recovered 10 years later from his depression to win South Island Farmer of the Year. In 2014 Doug and his wife...