Reaching out to the younger generation – Wales Farm Safety Partnership targets early adopters in bid to make Welsh farms safer
18 November 2024
Telling a farmer what to do is not always easy, but, if your child or teen comes home from school with a free booklet on farm safety and asks what you’re doing to keep them safe at...
Episode 109 - Successful control of liver fluke is important for sustainable sheep production
In this short episode we will again be visiting Lower House farm, Llandrindod. This time we hear from Dr Rhys Jones, Lecturer from the Department of Life Sciences at Aberystwyth University. Rhys is originally from North Wales, and was raised...
Increasing farm resilience to climate change through Farming Connect courses
13 November 2024
New skills and training can help farmers and their employees address some of the challenges to their businesses from climate change.
As part of Wales Climate Week, which runs from 11-15 November, Farming Connect is urging...
Body Condition Scoring: Boosting Flock Performance and Profitability in Challenging Times
05 November 2024
Despite strong lamb prices, rising production costs threaten farm margins. Farming Connect is stepping up to help Welsh sheep farmers with a series of interactive events in November focussing on Ewe Body Condition Scoring (BCS) and its...
Episode 108 - Working towards self-sufficiency in protein
This episode has been recorded at one of Farming Connect’s 15 demonstration farm events held throughout September 2024. We're at Lower House Farm near Llandrindod Wells with Robert and Jessica Lyon. They farm 146 hectares and run a mixed enterprise...
Have you ever wondered how to improve your flock’s performance? How could that extra 2kg weight per lamb impact your bottom line? Think genetics.
16 October 2024
Farming Connect is excited to re-open the application window for more flocks in Wales to join the Welsh Sheep Genetics Programme. The Welsh Sheep Genetics Programme (WSGP) is currently supporting Welsh sheep farmers to record and improve...
Farming Connect Our Farms- Farm Walks: A Showcase of Agricultural Excellence
14 October 2024
Farming Connect has concluded a successful series of 15 farm walks throughout September, showcasing sustainable land management (SLM) practices through on-farm trials and demonstrations.
These events, held across Wales, attracted over 1,030 attendees and featured insights from...
