FC - Issue 16
Below is the 16th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...
Preparing for a future post-Brexit? If not, you should be and Farming Connect can support you every step of the way!
17 July 2018
Farming Connect’s focus at this year’s Royal Welsh Show (23 – 26 July) will be to persuade farm and forestry businesses to tap into all the support, guidance and training that’s available in Wales through its...
Challenging and changing the attitudes of farmers in Wales – new campaign to reduce the risks of life-ending or life-changing farm accidents
14 July 2018
The shocking headline ‘You are looking at the person responsible for your own health and safety’ next to a mirror which reflects your own image… a new farm safety ‘top tips’ booklet that contains a powerful...
“Start the conversation, it’s good to talk” – Farming Connect campaign helps farm businesses navigate their way through succession planning
10 July 2018
In an ideal world, the older generation would discuss their plans for the future of the farm business openly with other members of the family. They would “start the conversation” long before the time when such...
Selected for their drive and commitment to agriculture and rural Wales - Farming Connect announces this year’s Agri Academy candidates
10 July 2018
Farming Connect has announced the names of this year’s intake of 36 successful applicants selected to take part in its flagship personal development programme, the Agri Academy.
After a rigorous selection process, the panel of judges...
Young farmer who utilised Farming Connect services secures farm tenancy
3 July 2018
A young farmer is farming in his own right after gaining support and confidence through Farming Connect initiatives to apply for the tenancy.
Aled Harper, a qualified carpenter, grew up on a smallholding in Pembrokeshire...
Farming Connect’s mentoring programme set for expansion with the appointment of additional ‘niche’ mentors…
28 June 2018
A number of progressive farmers who have successfully diversified into ‘niche’ areas of agriculture such as milking ewes for artisan sheep milk cheeses and yoghurts, rearing turkeys or pigs, producing goat meat products, bee keeping...
How to keep everyone safe on your farm
26 June 2018
30 people were killed within the agricultural, forestry or fishery sectors in the UK during 2016 to 2017.
Those were the startling facts shared with Welsh farmers during a Farming Connect event at Coleg Amaethyddol...
Be empowered to start the conversation and instigate change at Farming Connect’s Women in Agriculture Forum 2018
14 June 2018
Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths will address this year’s first Farming Connect Women in Agriculture forum, to be held at Bangor on Dee Racecourse on Thursday 21 June. The Cabinet Secretary...