Agricultural Students with a link to Pembrokeshire urged to apply for £1,000 student bursary award
Students who are currently studying, or have been accepted to start their studies, are invited to apply for £1,000 worth of financial support from the Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society to assist with their chosen college or career path. The Pembrokeshire Agricultural…
Seventy Ewe Lambs believed to be stolen from farmland near Rhydlewis, Ceredigion
A Farmer in Ceredigion has lost approximately seventy-five ewe lambs in the Rhydlewis area of Ceredigion, leading to speculation that they may have been stolen. A friend of the farmer has taken to social media in hopes that the ewe…
‘Wales isn’t a nation of millionaire farmers’ Plaid Cymru demands pause to farm tax
Plaid Cymru urged the UK Government to pause and review planned changes to inheritance tax for farmers, warning the impact could be destructive in rural Wales. Llŷr Gruffydd said the problem with the policy is it does not distinguish…
Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust announces Next-Gen dairy Scholars
The Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust has announced the appointment of three new Next-Gen dairy Scholars: Isabelle Deacon of Lancashire, Lewis Gibbin of Carmarthenshire and Joe Lyall of Lancashire. After a successful pilot scheme in 2024, Nuffield Farming has continued the…
Farming Connect Courses give Welsh dairy farmer confidence to launch farm office support business
Completing a series of courses largely funded by Farming Connect has given a Welsh dairy farmer the knowledge and confidence to launch a business that provides office administrative support to other farm enterprises. Anna Brown grew up on a…
Controversial Bio-fertiliser Lagoon set to be approved near Cardigan
Ceredigion planners are expected to approve a scheme for a milk whey bio-fertiliser lagoon near Cardigan which has attracted more than 100 objections. Last year, Daniel James of Stepside Agri submitted a partly-retrospective application for the excavation of a bio-fertilizer…
Funded Farming Connect services lightens financial burden for family farm
Investing in skills training and business advice can be expensive for a family farm, but securing subsided and fully-funded Farming Connect courses and services has lightened the financial burden for a third-generation Radnorshire poultry and livestock producer. George Wozencraft is…
New research from Swansea University shines a light on how solar power and farming can coexist
Scientists from Swansea University have developed a new tool to help identify optimal photovoltaic (PV) materials capable of maximising crop growth while generating solar power. In a recent study published in Solar RRL, academics from the University’s Department of Physics…
Farmers nationwide urged to prioritise safety following figures that revealed 27 industry related deaths since 2023
Farmers across the country are being urged to prioritise safety after new figures revealed 27 people were killed in Britain’s agricultural industry in 2023/24. According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), two of the deaths in the sector –…
Welsh Gov work in partnership with Blue Cross charity and Police to tackle dog attacks on livestock
The Welsh Government has worked in partnership with pet charity Blue Cross and the police in Wales to tackle dog attacks on livestock. Dog attacks on livestock are incredibly distressing and we want to make sure we do all we…