Join Farming Connect for a unique series of 15 farm walks across the Our Farms Network this September (9th - 27th) - Our Farms Farm Walks - September 2024. These walks offer a chance to see the...
Dr Natalie Meades: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
March 2024
Recycled manure solids (RMS) otherwise known as separated manure solids, dairy waste solids or green bedding is an alternative form of bedding for dairy cows.
In the UK and Wales, the use...
30 May 2024
Reducing soil disturbance, growing cover crops and increasing plant diversity will help Welsh farms better cope with future climate challenges.
As the industry moves towards utilising more sustainable food production techniques, the goal of every farm...
29 May 2024
Women working in agriculture throughout Wales are being invited to join Farming Connect on 4 road trips of discovery. They will be given an insider’s view of some of Wales’ most successful rural businesses, hearing at...
23 May 2024
Farmers will be under more pressure than ever during cultivation and harvesting this season, after challenging weather delayed operations, but the Wales Farm Safety Partnership (WFSP) warns that health and safety must not be compromised.
From...
13 May 2024
The Smallholding and Countryside Festival at the Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, is back on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th May 2024, where Farming Connect will be present to provide you with support and advice. Whether you...
Below is the 5th 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...
30 April 2024
Farming Connect has launched a new set of online modules based around practices that maintain the productivity and health of farmland and livestock in a sustainable way, to help Welsh farmers as they make the transition...
29 April 2024
An eagerness to learn new skills and knowledge is helping mother and son Dianna and Iestyn Spary to continually improve their livestock farming enterprise and build a financially sustainable business fit for the future.
Technical expertise and...
18 April 2024
Deryl and Frances Jones of Rhyd Y Gofaint, Ceredigion, are leading the way in sustainable agriculture with a research project exploring the potential of white clover to improve nitrogen use efficiency and boost milk and meat...
