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On-farm Health & Safety April 2024 – September 2024
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August 2024 – January 2025
Reduce on farm emissions and maximise carbon sequestration April – June 2024
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between April – June 2024
Start to Farm provides young entrant with route to becoming farm business partner
22 July 2024
A fifth generation Welsh sheep and beef farm has resolved a succession conundrum by bringing a young farmer into the business as a partner.
Ben Ryder’s family have farmed Maesmachreth, an upland farm near Machynlleth, for...
The Importance of Keeping Children Safe on Farms
Wales Farm Safety Partnership, alongside Lantra Cymru has created a new e-learning course. ‘Children on Farms’ will give you guidance on keeping children safe on your farm during the upcoming summer holidays.
This course, taking roughly 45 minutes to complete...
Episode 105 - Fferm Glascoed - Improving Efficiency
Another opportunity to hear a discussion during this event at Glascoed farm. The sheep expert, Kate Phillips will lead the discussion between Alwyn and Dylan Nutting and talk about the findings of the review carried...
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies will hear how Farming Connect’s ‘Start to Farm’ scheme is safeguarding the future prosperity of family farms in Wales at this year’s Royal Welsh Show
18 July 2024
“Matching landowners wanting or needing to step back from the industry with younger farmers or new entrants keen to gain a foothold in farming is not only invigorating and modernising Welsh agriculture but also safeguarding the future...
Farming Connect announces Agri Academy Class of 2024
15 July 2024
The names of this year’s intake selected to take part in the Agri Academy 2024 have been announced.
The successful candidates will meet for the first time at a reception at the Royal Welsh Show on Tuesday...
An upland farmer is growing his income from lamb sales by performance recording his closed flock of Welsh Mountain ewes.
10 July 2024
In five years, the average weight of lamb produced per ewe in Elfyn Owen’s flock has increased by 9.3kg, to 47.6kg.
Mr Owen, who farms with his wife, Ruth, recognised the value of achieving genetic gains driven...
Farming Connect ISSUE 6 - July-September 2024
Below is the 6th 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...
Episode 104 - What is healthy soil?
Listen back at this recording from our recent farm event at Pentrefelin, we discuss how to better understand and promote a healthy soil.
Huw Foulkes will be sharing his journey taking over the family farm that involves a regenerative approach...