Episode 94 - Staff Management series- Episode 3: What legislation affects you as a farming employer, employee or worker?
All employed agricultural, horticultural and forestry workers in Wales, including workers employed by gang masters and employment agencies, are entitled to at least the Agricultural Minimum Wage. This podcast is intended to help employers of agricultural workers understand and comply...
Future-proofing her family’s Welsh upland farm is a priority for fourth generation farmer Anna Jones who, armed with the knowledge and confidence gained through Farming Connect, is forging ahead with that goal.
19 February 2024
Anna was working in the equine sector in 2016 when she decided she wanted her future to be in agriculture, farming 150-hectares near Welshpool with her parents, John and Sally.
As her brother, Matthew...
Farm teams up with Farming Connect to accelerate genetic potential of dairy herd
08 February 2024
A Conwy dairy farm is harnessing the power of genomics in a bid to accelerate genetic progress in its split block calving herd.
Rhydeden Farm, a 100-hectare holding, produces milk from 175 spring calving cows and...
Young entrant helps pig farmers solve succession dilemma
07 February 2024
A new share farming agreement on a Carmarthenshire heritage pig farm has provided an exciting business opportunity for a first-generation farmer and a succession strategy for the owners.
Hugh and Katharine Brookes had spent six years...
Dairy farm switches to grazing fodder beet as high-quality winter feed
06 February 2024
Grazing fodder beet as a winter crop for beef and dairy cattle is reducing wintering costs at a Pembrokeshire farm.
The James family currently grow 10 hectares (ha) for wintering dairy beef stores produced by their...
Strategies to Control Docks on Farm
Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
December 2023
- Docks are perennial weeds that compete with forages of nutritional importance for livestock production. A heavy presence of docks within pastures and grasslands can be problematic where they can reduce forage productivity...
Episode 93 - Staff Management series- Episode 2: Staff contracts
Rhian Price is joined by Rhodri Jones, Director at Rural Advisor. Rhodri is a qualified solicitor that specialises in rural legal matters. Along side his work commitments he also farms a spring calving herd at Llanerfyl, Montgomeryshire with his wife...