FC - Issue 38 - March/April 2022
Below is the 38th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...
Have you got an up-to-date business plan? Don’t miss out – apply now!
31 January 2022
Business looks bright for almost 4,500 Welsh farm and forestry businesses that have received support through the Farming Connect Advisory Service, with almost 7,000 claims for support already completed by the service. These are the industry...
Cryptosporidium and livestock as zoonotic risks
25 January 2022
Dr David Cutress and Dr Gwen Rees: IBERS, Aberystwyth University.
- Cryptosporidium species pose a significant risk to both human and animal health and welfare
- These protozoan parasites can pass from animal to animal and animal...
FC - Issue 37 - January/February 2022
Below is the 37th issue of Farming Connect’s technical publication for farmers and foresters in Wales.
Published bi-monthly, it includes easy to digest facts and figures about a range of technical matters, along with the latest information and research from...
A new Learn Welsh course for the agricultural sector
19 January 2022
This week, the National Centre for Learning Welsh and Menter a Busnes have launched a new online Learn Welsh course for the agricultural sector.
The 10-hour short course, part of the Centre’s ‘Work Welsh’ scheme, is...
What effect do different diets have on pork quality?
11 November 2021
Today since the Covid 19 pandemic began there is an increase in farmers selling produce direct to the consumer, it is important that the quality of the product sold is of the highest standard, with this...
Farming Connect – supporting farm and forestry businesses in Wales ‘get greener’, by making the changes that will help the world halt a climate catastrophe
10 November 2021
The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow has got the world talking about global warming, climate change and the need for every country in the world to reduce its carbon footprint.
Every day this week...
Red Meat: May 2021 – August 2021
This dashboard outlines red meat key activity undertaken across the Farming Connect programme between May 2021 - August 2021.
FCTV - Diversification - 21/10/2021
Diversification has been a topic of popular debate for decades and nothing has changed this year with a large number of Welsh farms looking to add income to the business.