13 November 2025
Farming Connect is offering work placement opportunities for young individuals seeking paid work experience on commercial Welsh farms for periods of up to 12 weeks. This is an exciting opportunity open to anyone, as a farming background...
04 November 2025
The latest fully funded Animal Health and Welfare training workshop, delivered by local vet practices under the Farming Connect programme will concentrate on disease management through vaccination.
Proactive, science-based vaccination is important in effective cattle disease management...
16 October 2025
Technology can improve a dairy farm’s labour efficiency and reduce cost of production but a Farming Connect study has shown that savings and return on investment won’t always stack up in every business.
Rhodri and Siwan Jones...
10 October 2025
Farming Connect has concluded another successful series of farm visits throughout September but this time increasing the number from 15 to 22 events. These showcased sustainable land management (SLM) practices through on-farm trials and demonstrations.
These events, held...
08 October 2025
The Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) is set to help Welsh farmers and growers with three primary objectives: producing high-quality food, improving productivity, and successfully adapting to climate change. To assist the agricultural community with the transition, Farming...
01 October 2025
Improve your farm's efficiency and animal welfare and prepare for the Sustainable Farming Scheme with five new e-learning modules from Farming Connect.
Completing Farming Connect's new online learning modules on Animal Welfare from Summer 2025 will fulfil...
11 September 2025
“We both set realistic goals from the start, knowing this would be a work in progress, not a ‘get-rich-quick’ situation,” says 34-year-old young entrant Martyn Owen, who describes Anglesey farmer Wil Griffiths (63) as “one in a...
08 September 2025
A Welsh livestock farmer has captured a winter feed cost saving of £2,572 by growing his own protein crop, but results from that trial have shown how important weather conditions are to yield and quality in a...
