Farming Connect

What is Farming Connect?

Farming Connect is a new innovative service designed to help farming families improve their farming business. Farming Connect will be a provider of dynamic service that will be tailored specifically to the needs of the farming community.

What will Farming Connect provide?

Farming Connect will provide farming families with a choice of services, including

Farm Business Development Plans

The service will review business performance and recommend the best option for the future. Ways to optimise profitability and alternative income sources both on and off farm will be considered along with environmental issues and any training needs.

The Farm Business Development Plans will be carried out by your choice of business consultants.

Each farm holding in Wales will be entitled to a Farm Business Development Plan free of charge providing eligibility criteria are met.

Training Opportunities

Farming Connect will help to identify and provide access to training opportunities for farming families.

Capital Grants

Following completion of a Farm Business Development Plan, you will be able to access a range pf capital grants to assist with investments on farm.

A Network of Local Demonstration Farms

For dairy, beef, sheep, grassland and organic. These farms will demonstrate methods of best practice in farming techniques and help to transfer new technologies and information to farmers.

Technical Advisory Service

Through Farming Connect, farmers will be able to access speciality advisory service for agriculture, diversification and forestry.

Transfer of New Technologies / Information

Farming Connect will ensure that farming families can access and use new technologies on their own farm holdings.

Environment / Pollution Control and Advice

Will also be available to you free of charge within Farming Connect

Will the service be quality assured?

This is your service, you will have the opportunity to give feedback either through a free telephone helpline or your facilitator. Regular meetings will be held with farming unions and the Young Farmers Club.

What is the long term plan for Farming Connect?

Farming Connect will adapt and change over time to meet farmers needs. Results from the quality assurance mechanism will be used to improve the service.

How can You access the services of Farming Connect?

There will be a network of Farming Connect facilitators who will be dedicated to delivering the best possible service to you.

The facilitator will act as the link between Farming Connect and the farming community in Wales. They will provide you with local access to services and will assist you with everyday enquiries.

How can I contact a Farming Connect Facilitator?

You can contact Mr David Williams (Facilitator for Denbighshire) or Mr Gerwyn Davies (Facilitator for Flintshire) on 01824 705802 or e-mail david.willaims@cadwynclwyd.co.uk / gerwyn.davies@cadwynclwyd.co.uk