Welsh farmers warned over risks from deadly gases in slurry
28 January 2025
With a little-known deadly gas emitted by slurry responsible for fatalities in farming every year, the Wales Farmer Safety Partnership (WFSP) is raising awareness of the risks that exist, even in open spaces.
Hydrogen sulphide can be...
Funding window to re-open for on-farm trials in Wales
20 Jannuary 2025
With Farming Connect-funded trials ranging from growing lucerne in Brecon to establishing sunflowers as a companion crop with maize, farmers are being invited to apply for the next round of funding from the initiative that brought...
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Climate Change, Huw Irranca-Davies, congratulates ‘the best of the best’ for the Lantra Cymru Awards 2024
17 January 2025
Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs & Climate Change, Huw Irranca-Davies, has congratulated each of the winners and nominees for the Lantra Cymru Awards 2024. Attending this year’s awards celebration event (16...
Farming Connect sampling highlights opportunities to improve soil health on Welsh farms
11 December 2024
Many Welsh farms are missing out on grass yield potential because they fall short on pH and key macronutrients (P, K, Mg), a Farming Connect report of agricultural soils has shown.
More than 3,000 soil samples were...
Why ignoring infectious diseases can lead to big issues in Welsh flocks
29 November 2024
Welsh sheep farmers are being urged to work closely with their vets to test for infectious diseases and to invest in post-mortems on animals that die from no obvious cause.
Maedi visna (MV), Border disease and other...
Agrisgôp’s role in germinating successful farm diversification business
28 November 2024
It has been a remarkable trajectory for farmer Cheryl Reeves in the six years since she utilised Farming Connect’s Agrisgôp programme to first explore the seed of her farm business diversification idea.
That business, the community interest...
Farming Connect ISSUE 7 - October - December 2024
Below is the 7th issue of the Farming Connect Technical Publication since the launch of the new programme in April 2023.
It includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters for farmers in Wales, allowing...
Innovative idea wins top Farming Connect Agri Academy Challenge award
25 November 2024
Members of the 2024 Farming Connect Agri Academy cohort have been praised for their technical expertise and vision with a set of ideas for real life business challenges and the winner was presented with an award at...