18 May 2022
A fruit and vegetable grower who generated pick-your-own (PYO) pumpkin sales of £7,500 from 0.5 acres of land says admission fees, catering and other sales and attractions could take the income potential for farmers as high...
17 May 2022
A Welsh study has refocused attention on strategies for reducing ammonia emissions in the poultry sector, with farmers urged to adopt measures including good ventilation and litter and manure management protocols to lower levels.
A three-year...
16 May 2022
“Farming is a fast-moving, progressive industry so there is always new science we need to be aware of and innovative, more efficient ways of doing things,” says Kim Brickell, a farm manager at one of Wales’...
Folly Farm manager Kim Brickell always turns to Farming Connect when she wants to learn a new skill!
13 May 2022
Welsh farmers have been assured that measures that protect and increase biodiversity on their farms can be easily integrated and have benefits for their livestock.
Farms already have valuable assets in their hedges and trees. By...
12 May 2022
The emergence of milking sheep as one of Wales’ newest and most promising farming enterprises is no accident.
A new sector driven forward by pioneering farmers from all parts of Wales eager to respond to market...
Dream big and aim high….a philosophy that’s taken one of Wales’ newest diversification ventures to new levels
“Farming Connect gave me and my family the confidence, skills and new networks to help us create our ambitious new tourism enterprise, taking...
9 May 2022
“Farming Connect gave me and my family the confidence, skills and new networks to help us create our ambitious new tourism enterprise, taking us from zero to a staggering £150,000 of turnover in our first year...
6 May 2022
A Welsh market garden cut weeding time in some of its vegetable beds by nearly half, by switching from hand-hoeing to a wheel hoe with weeding discs.
A Farming Connect study at Glebelands Market Garden showed...
6 May 2022
Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
