Planting and establishing Woodlands
This course is a 1 day training course. A certificate of training will be issued following completion.
This course is aimed at anyone employed in planting and establishing woodlands
The Lantra Planting and Establishing Woodlands course overs all aspects of...
Ty Draw
Ty Draw, Llanasa, Holywell, Flintshire
Focus Site Project: Quantifying the impact of technical advice: a review of the business performance following year-on-year management changes
Project objectives:
The aim of this project will be to review the changes made by quantifying...
Hendre Ifan Goch
Rhys Edwards
Hendre Ifan Goch, Bridgend
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
Sheep health: to investigate what environmental or genetic factors are influential in the incidence of lameness in lambs.
Carbon footprint: we...
Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Pesticides (PA1)
Typically a 1 day training course and computerised assessment. A certificate will be issued upon successful completion.
PA1 = This qualification meets the legal requirements of the Control of Pesticides Regulations and lets you work unsupervised in the industry. To...
Garthmyn Isaf
Huw Owen, Garthmyn Isaf, Maenan, Llanrwst
Focus Site Project: Biomass - sourcing a supply of timber for biomass from a sustainable natural
resource.
Project aims:
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The project will investigate and identify the sourcing of timber supply for such ventures and...
Can you predict grass yield in Wales using remote-sensed satellite data?
Multi Site Project
Grass is an essential crop for livestock production systems, but around half of the grass grown in Wales is not used efficiently. Farm business efficiency, and therefore income, could be greatly improved through more tailored inputs...
Fferm Cilywinllan
Eifion Pughe
Fferm Cilywinllan, North Montgomeryshire
With drier summers and fluctuating input costs on the rise, Eifion and Menna are keen to see if they can grow herbs and clover with their grass leys to increase drought tolerance alongside...
Langtons Farm
Katherine & David Langton
Langtons Farm, South Ceredigion
Extending the season of tomato production for wholesale distribution
Katherine and David Langton operate an established market garden business growing agro-ecologically produced vegetables for a veg box scheme, and also selling...
Benefits People, Animals and Place - November 2023 - January 2024
This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between November 2023 - January 2024