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Agri Academy

Farming Connect’s Agri Academy – igniting that spark for a new generation of farming entrepreneurs and trailblazers

26 February 2024


This spring, the Farming Connect Agri Academy Alumni totals exactly 300 people, each proud to reflect on the time spent on the Farming Connect flagship personal development residential programme as an invaluable experience. Some even call it...

Type: News Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Bees/Honey, Dairy, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep
Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Business Management and Planning, Diversification, Innovation
Episode 94

Episode 94 - Staff Management series- Episode 3: What legislation affects you as a farming employer, employee or worker?

All employed agricultural, horticultural and forestry workers in Wales, including workers employed by gang masters and employment agencies, are entitled to at least the Agricultural Minimum Wage. This podcast is intended to help employers of agricultural workers understand and comply...

Type: Podcasts Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Forestry, Horticulture, Mixed, Poultry, Sheep
Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Benchmarking, Business Management and Planning, Innovation
Anna Jones and Grisial Pugh Jones

Future-proofing her family’s Welsh upland farm is a priority for fourth generation farmer Anna Jones who, armed with the knowledge and confidence gained through Farming Connect, is forging ahead with that goal.

19 February 2024

Anna was working in the equine sector in 2016 when she decided she wanted her future to be in agriculture, farming 150-hectares near Welshpool with her parents, John and Sally.

As her...

Type: News Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Other, Sheep
Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Business Management and Planning, Diversification, Innovation
Episode 93
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Episode 93 - Staff Management series- Episode 2: Staff contracts

Rhian Price is joined by Rhodri Jones, Director at Rural Advisor. Rhodri is a qualified solicitor that specialises in rural legal matters. Along side his work commitments he also farms a spring calving herd at Llanerfyl, Montgomeryshire with his wife...

Type: Podcasts Key Sector: Beef, Dairy, Horticulture, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep
Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Business Management and Planning, Innovation
Current situation in terms of the carbon footprint

Episode 92 - An insight into the current situation in terms of the carbon footprint of beef and sheep farms in Wales

Cennydd Jones is joined by Non Williams, Carbon Specialist Officer at Farming Connect.

This episode is based on the findings of carbon footprint audits completed on 185 beef and sheep farms through the Farming Connect Advisory Service. The purpose of...

Type: Podcasts Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep
Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Innovation
Welsh Pasture Project data shows 2023

Welsh Pasture Project data shows 2023 was a good year for grass growth

25 January 2024

 

Data from the Farming Connect Welsh Pasture Project has shown that grass production in Wales in 2023 exceeded previous years, but managing it was challenging. 

High levels of rainfall had caused very difficult grazing conditions for...

Type: News Key Sector: Arable, Beef, Pigs, Poultry, Sheep
Theme: Business, Land, Livestock Key Specialism: Grassland Management, Innovation, Rotational Grazing