15 July 2025

The Wales Farm Safety Partnership (WFSP) is launching a comprehensive and urgent campaign:

This vital initiative calls upon farmers across Wales to drastically improve their safety practices when operating All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). Emphasising that safety is not...

14 July 2025

The individuals selected for the 2025 Agri Academy have been revealed.

The 24 successful candidates will have their first meeting at a reception at the Royal Welsh Show on Tuesday 22 July. 

The Agri Academy has now...

09 July 2025

Technology can be a game-changer for improving efficiency across all farming systems. But a study undertaken on multiple dairy farms shows that by making improvements to existing practices, some Welsh farmers could make comparable labour-saving results without...

02 July 2025

Soaring energy prices and how they impact on the cost of production on Welsh dairy farms has reinforced the value of investing in an energy audit.

An audit identifies where savings can be made - in some...

30 June 2025

Sixteen Welsh farm businesses are set to trial new ideas, thanks to funding from Farming Connect. From harnessing drone technology to measuring pasture quality to equipping sheep with state-of-the-art tracking devices to deter theft, these projects promise...

Join Ifan Jones Evans for the second episode in our special series on profitable and productive farming in Wales. This time, we're diving deep into the world of grass-based farming systems.

Ifan travels to Moelogan, Llanrwst, to meet Llion and...

The Welsh Government (WG) has reinforced its commitment to protecting Welsh livestock from Bluetongue, a serious viral disease, with new disease control measures coming into effect in time for 1 July. To date, Wales has successfully kept Bluetongue serotype 3...

18 June 2025

Farming Connect is offering a fully funded, Lantra-accredited animal health and welfare training workshop -'Managing Breeding Bulls'. It will be delivered by approved local vet practices across Wales and is designed to support farmers to enhance their...

16 June 2025

A Welsh study has flagged up the value of scanning calves’ lungs for respiratory disease damage as two-thirds of the animals with lesions had never had any clinical symptoms.
Respiratory disease is a major cause of mortality...