Zoom Around The World - How is farming similar in the Basque to Wales? - 17/03/2023
Bryn Perry, a first generation tenant and sheep dairy farmer in Pembrokeshire shares the insights gathered by the Agri Academy on a study visit to the Basque region of Spain. Get a glimpse of a Basque dairy farm and their...
Menter a Busnes to appoint 100 mentors for new Farming Connect programme
17 March 2023
Food processing and butchery, sheep dog handling, viticulture and regenerative farming – in the current Farming Connect programme - approved mentors offer fully funded one-to-one support on an increasingly wide range of topics.
“Receiving confidential one-to-one...
Three luxury holiday pods overlooking the spectacular Clwydian Range prove a sound diversification investment
25 January 2023
“The investment in terms of cash and commitment for a new tourism venture is not for the faint-hearted, but when you read your glowing reviews and the bookings keep coming, you know it’s all going to...
Instagram farming favourites pair up with Farming Connect to discuss women driving diversification
24 January 2023
“When I came back from Dubai, I knew we needed to do something different on the farm to not just survive, but thrive”. These are the words of Angharad Williams, a fourth-generation farmer and driving force...
Mentoring can save you time and money!
9 December 2022
“However confident you are in your own ability, there are sometimes better or different ways of doing things.”
These are the words of William Williams, who keeps around 500 easy-care ewes at the 200-acre farm near...
Flintshire farmer's new farm destination project proves a great success
30 November 2022
A young farmer’s resolve to make his family farm self-sufficient and remove its reliance on direct subsidy payments has been the catalyst to a highly successful horticulture diversification.
Ed Swan joined his parents, Clive and Gail...