First things first…Farming Connect’s new mandatory e-learning courses will give you a great head-start before practical training
09 August 2023
From September 2023 onwards, all Farming Connect learners will be required to complete fully funded mandatory e-learning courses ahead of applying for more than half of the programme’s subsidised accredited training courses.
With almost 80 accredited...
Episode 83 - A conversation with Dr Iwan Owen - Forty years of lecturing grassland management at Aberystwyth University
Cennydd Jones, a lecturer at Aberystwyth University and a part-time farmer will be joined by Dr Iwan Owen. Iwan is a well-known name to many former Aberystwyth University Agriculture students, where he was a grassland management lecturer for forty years...
Welsh fruit tree grower uses power of nature to control pests
03 August 2023
Coppicing smaller diameter younger trees to produce a woodchip mulch rich in minerals and enzymes is providing a sustainable source of fertility and organic matter for young fruit trees at a Welsh nursery.
Tom Adams grows fruit...
Benefit People, Animals and Place August – October 2023
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between August – October 2023
Farming Connect unveils new ‘Our Farms’ network of 15 Welsh farms
31 July 2023
A new network, Farming Connect Our Farms, is taking a lead on helping Welsh agriculture transition to a net zero future with the farms involved trialling novel innovations and technologies in their own systems.
Farming Connect officially...
Pest Alert : Colorado Potato Beetle
We have been informed of a current Pest Alert : Colorado Potato Beetle that we want to make you all aware of.
An outbreak of Colorado Beetle has been confirmed in Kent. Colorado beetle is not endemic to the UK...
New GHG study points to encouraging results for Welsh beef and sheep farms
19 July 2023
A Farming Connect study of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced by red meat enterprises has shown that Welsh farms are below the benchmark for similar farms across the UK.
185 Welsh farms had a detailed carbon...
Farming Connect reveals 2023 Agri Academy intake
17 July 2023
Twenty-four of the most promising individuals in rural Wales have secured much sought after places on Farming Connect’s 2023 Agri Academy programme after a highly competitive selection process.
The candidates selected for the Business & Innovation...