If you’re not registered with Farming Connect and taking up all that’s available to you, you could be missing out!
8 November 2018
Farming Connect will be urging Welsh farmers to take full advantage of all the support and services on offer to help them prepare for the trading conditions of the future at this year’s Winter Fair...
Fodder beet drives output on Powys farmer's forage-based system
7 November 2018
A Welsh beef producer is maximising output per hectare (ha) by grazing cattle on fodder beet.
Marc Jones, who farms 500 acres at Trefnant Hall on the Powis Estate with his parents, David and Jane...
Vet teams up with Farming Connect to help farmers tackle lameness
7 November 2018
A vet with expert knowledge in cattle lameness is to lead a series of Farming Connect events designed to help Welsh farmers address foot health in their own herds.
An industry focus on lameness has led...
Best in show! Congratulations to the Farming Connect experts who scooped up a trio of top awards at this year’s Farmers Weekly Awards.
Sheep farmers John and Sarah Yeomans who farm at Llwyn y Brain Farm near Newtown are the Farmers Weekly Awards 2018 Sheep Farmers of the Year; vet Oliver Hodgkinson, a partner with Trefaldwyn Vets in Montgomery was awarded...
Against all odds – young farmer Rhidian Glyn who farms a Farming Connect demonstration site at Rhiwgriafol in Powys, wins gold at this year’s British Farming awards
22 October 2018
He came from a non-farming background but set his heart on being a farmer at an early age. Now, the determination to succeed combined with dedication, the willingness to learn from others and sheer hard...
Weighing lambs every two weeks is allowing a sheep enterprise to closely monitor growth rates in a system that relies entirely on grass.
12 October 2018
Innovis embarked on a frequent weighing programme at Mynydd Gorddu near Aberystwyth as part of its work as a Farming Connect Innovation Site but the strategy has been so successful it will now become part of...