Nutrient managing planning helps livestock farm cut artificial fertiliser use
14 August 2023
Nutrient management planning part-funded by Farming Connect is allowing a Welsh livestock farm to maintain grass and arable yields and reduce reliance on synthetic fertiliser.
Harri Parri and his family farm 293 hectares across three holdings near...
First things first…Farming Connect’s new mandatory e-learning courses will give you a great head-start before practical training
09 August 2023
From September 2023 onwards, all Farming Connect learners will be required to complete fully funded mandatory e-learning courses ahead of applying for more than half of the programme’s subsidised accredited training courses.
With almost 80 accredited...
New GHG study points to encouraging results for Welsh beef and sheep farms
19 July 2023
A Farming Connect study of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced by red meat enterprises has shown that Welsh farms are below the benchmark for similar farms across the UK.
185 Welsh farms had a detailed carbon...
Farming Connect reveals 2023 Agri Academy intake
17 July 2023
Twenty-four of the most promising individuals in rural Wales have secured much sought after places on Farming Connect’s 2023 Agri Academy programme after a highly competitive selection process.
The candidates selected for the Business & Innovation...
Massive Montgomeryshire barn conversion a spectacular success thanks to business support from Farming Connect
12/07/2023
“Their resilience shone through and their courage paid off!” These are the words of Mid Wales farmer Keri Davies, a well-known Farming Connect mentor and diversification expert, who supported a Montgomeryshire farming family ‘every step of the way’...
Episode 81 - Dairy's ethical future
Angharad Menna, another new presenter on this podcast interviews her first guest, Anna Bowen a Nuffield Scholar (sponsored by Elizabeth Creake Charitable Trust) which has travelled the World to study the future of ethical dairy farming. Within this hour long...
Reduce on farm emissions and maximise carbon sequestration July – September 2023
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between July – September 2023
Resilient and Productive July – September 2023
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between July – September 2023