Conwy farmer yields cash saving from new crop at Farming Connect Focus Site
An innovative Conwy farmer is yielding a cash saving of nearly £6,000 a year thanks to support from leading agricultural experts.
Arthur and Menna Williams from Llannefydd, Conwy have gained knowledge, advice and subsequently success from identifying a higher...
Award for Agri-Academy student’s ‘exceptional’ farm action plan
One sheep farmer’s vision for shaping the future of a traditional family farm has earned him a Farming Connect Agri-Academy award at the 2017 Royal Welsh Winter Fair.
Huw Jones and his fellow 2017 Farming Connect Agri-Academy Business & Innovation Programme...
Farming Connect Venture Programme – new and young entrants targeted as the number of ‘matches’ between providers and seekers increases
Finding a way into farming should no longer be an insurmountable problem for some of the new or young entrants to farming who sign up for Farming Connect’s pioneering Venture programme.
Since it was launched in 2015, 285 individuals have...
New research taps into potential income streams for Welsh farming
Farmers in Wales could in future produce ethanol and bioplastics from their grass instead of livestock as Welsh scientists investigate alternative income streams to make farming pay outside the European Union.
During a Farming Connect open day at Aberystwyth...
Getting to grips with farm business management and finances pays dividends!
‘Plan for the future and never stop learning’ are the watchwords of two busy female farmers from North Wales who are committed to their own personal development. It has proved an award-winning doctrine which both are putting to good use...
The value of high quality grass in lamb finishing systems
AD plants offer manure management solutions for Welsh poultry units
An anaerobic digestion (AD) plant, matched in size to a farm’s needs, can allow Welsh poultry units to take control of their energy costs and benefit manure management.
Wales has seen a big expansion in poultry production in recent...