Agri Academy alumni brave the snowy conditions to pause review and plan for the future!
25 March 2019
Soon after Farming Connect launched its flagship personal development programme, the Agri Academy in 2012, it took Rural Leadership Programme (RLP) candidates to meet agricultural policy leaders at the EU Parliament in Brussels.
Seven years...
FC - Issue 20
Below is the 20th 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 our...
Farming Connect seeks new Demonstration Site farms throughout Wales
20 March 2019
Farming Connect is currently recruiting new Demonstration Sites throughout Wales. Expressions of interest from farmers and foresters are invited no later than Monday 15 April 2019.
Demonstration Sites are a key part of the Farming...
FC - Issue 19
Below is the 19th 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 our...
Setting reasonable goals can help Welsh farm businesses improve.
8 February 2019
At the annual Wales Farming Conference in Builth Wells, Wisconsin dairy farmer Lloyd Holterman insisted that every farm needed key performance indicators (KPIs) to progress.
“Farmers have to constantly improve their businesses to move forward...
Keeping children safe on farms is a priority for the Wales Farm Safety Partnership
30 January 2019
In May 2017, a nine year old boy was seriously injured at a Devon farm. Travelling as a passenger, he had toppled off an ATV being driven by a 13 year old. The younger boy...