FC - Issue 26 - March/April 2020
Below is the 26th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...
Farmers advised to look beyond neighbouring farm diversifications for new business ideas
5 March 2020
Farmers considering diversification opportunities in the Welsh countryside as an additional income stream are being urged to seek inspiration from gaps in the market, not from existing ventures where demand is at saturation point.
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Tap into tourism, turn your dreams into reality, some of Wales’ top farm diversification experts share their tips for success
17 February 2020
Are you a farmer or forester who wants to add value to your business and turn your dreams for a new tourism venture into reality?
Some of Wales’ most successful farm business owners, who are...
Business: August 2019 – November 2019
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2019 - November 2019.
‘Develop your skills, develop your business!’ Farming Connect announces first skills application window for 2020
6 January 2020
Farming Connect’s first skills application window of 2020 will open at 09:00 on Monday, 6 January and close at 17:00, Friday, 28 February.
With a number of new face to face and online training options recently...
Farming Connect Mentor supporting growth in the care farming sector
11 December 2019
A pioneer of care farming in Wales is mentoring other farmers contemplating diversifying into a sector that provides therapy, education and rehabilitation to some of society’s most vulnerable people.
Jim Bowen and his parents, Gil and...
Farming Connect’s Venture programme has helped facilitate a hugely successful joint venture arrangement for two Carmarthenshire farming families
Farming Connect’s Venture programme has helped facilitate a hugely successful joint venture arrangement for two Carmarthenshire farming families
Carmarthenshire farmer Bryan Thomas has dedicated his working life to being a dairy man. Originally tenants at Berllan Dywyll in Llangathen, which...
It’s time to get technical - Farming Connect puts IT in the spotlight at the Winter Fair 2019
13 November 2019
We live in a digital age which is why most progressive farm and forestry businesses in Wales are already tapping into the benefits of information technology, or ‘IT’ as it’s more commonly known, to aid maximum...
Make sure you prosper from pasture – application window for this interesting and innovative programme is now open
7 November 2019
The application window for the Prosper from Pasture Programme is now open, and will be open until 12pm, 9 December.
It is recognised that farm area is the first physical limiting factor on potential business output...