New slurry store aids business growth at Welsh dairy farm
28 July 2021
Upgrading slurry storage facilities is facilitating herd expansion at a Welsh dairy farm.
Russell Morgan wants to increase his herd size by 50 cows plus heifer replacements.
To achieve this he is scaling up slurry storage...
FCTV - Infrastructure - 26/07/2021
In this episode we will visit 4 of our demonstration farms, Graig Olway, Cefngwilgy, Hendre Ifan Goch and Bodwi who has invested in infrastructure to improve their farming systems. We’ll also catch up with one of our Pasture Project farms...
FCTV – the new half-hour farming programme that you won’t want to miss!
22 July 2021
Efficiency, best practice, compliance and saving time and money are the driving forces behind Farming Connect’s latest venture, a dedicated half-hour, monthly tv programme for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Tune into YouTube from Monday, July...
Share your safety advice this #FarmSafetyWeek
21 July 2021
This #FarmSafetyWeek farmers are being asked to share their tips on how to keep themselves, their families, their workers and visitors to their land safe.
The Farm Safety Partnerships (FSP) across Great Britain are supporting the...
Growers see weed control technique in action at market garden
21 July 2021
Mechanising weed control is improving labour efficiency at a Ceredigion market garden.
Adam and Lesley York and their team at Glebelands Market Garden, Cardigan, are trialling an innovative wheelhoe as a Farming Connect focus site...
UK wide study visits resume for farmers in Wales since the beginning of the pandemic
19 July 2021
As COVID-19 restrictions came into force early last year, Farming Connect’s Study Visits, like many other activities across the country, came to a stop. This July, the application process resumes.
Since 2015, Farming Connect has given...
Farming Connect restarts its on-site events programme
14 July 2021
Farming Connect live events have resumed with the first of these held at a market garden in Cardigan in July.
It has been nearly 18 months since the pandemic forced Farming Connect to take its knowledge...