15 May 2023

Are you an established horticulturalist, or one of Wales’ many small-scale niche commercial growers? Or maybe you are a land-owner looking for a sustainable new diversification opportunity? Farming Connect is this year reaching out to not...

15 May 2023

Are you an established horticulturalist, or one of Wales’ many small-scale niche commercial growers? Or maybe you are a land-owner looking for a sustainable new diversification opportunity?  If you can answer yes to any of these...

In this episode Alison Harvey, Agri Supply Chain Advisor at Rural Advisor talks to Nerys Llewelyn Jones, Agri Advisor's founder director. Most farmers subconsciously who'd have a operational risk assessment plan, but should all businesses have a solid one in...

19 April 2023

Celebrating the role of on-farm research carried out across Wales to embrace new ideas and opportunities will be in the spotlight at a key industry event in May. 

Farmers and industry experts will meet at Gregynog...

3 April 2023

Dr David Cutress: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Circularising energy on farms could reduce costs and greenhouse gasses and even generate revenue, or valuable by-products
• Technologies for producing energy for circular use on farms include those which...

3 April 2023

Dr Saba Amir, IBERS, Aberystwyth University.

• Establishment of trees in hen ranges as part of a silvopoultry system is considered to improve poultry welfare, provide wider environmental benefits and increase local biodiversity.
• Because the...

3 April 2023

Farmers are being given the chance to trial new innovations and technologies in farming ahead of Wales’ transition to the Sustainable Farming Scheme as Farming Connect is recruiting farms to trial on-farm projects.

The new Farming...

This dashboard outlines business key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between April – June 2023