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...
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...
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...
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...
Lamb, mutton and wool, those are the products we are familiar with when farming sheep in Wales. Now, we should add sheep's milk to the list, as we see 14 farmers this year milking sheep. Two of these innovative individuals...
12/07/2023
“Their resilience shone through and their courage paid off!” These are the words of Mid Wales farmer Keri Davies, a well-known Farming Connect mentor and diversification expert, who supported a Montgomeryshire farming family ‘every step of the way’...
05 July 2023
A recruitment process is underway to enlist 10 farmers to help shape the delivery and services of Wales’ flagship agricultural support programme.
In a period of significant change for Welsh agriculture, the Farming Connect programme is...
Angharad Menna, another new presenter on this podcast interviews her first guest, Anna Bowen a Nuffield Scholar (sponsored by Elizabeth Creake Charitable Trust) which has travelled the World to study the future of ethical dairy farming. Within this hour long...
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between July – September 2023
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between July – September 2023
