Welsh Farming Information

Farming Connect
Main entry site for Farming Connect, the Assembly's new organisation to help farming businesses throughout Wales with advice, grants, training,etc. Use menu to left of this site to get best out of it and remember to scroll down, especially on main page.

£4.8 million training project for Welsh Farmers
In May 2002 the National Assembly launched an initiative designed to improve the computer, management and business skills of Welsh farmers. The Management & ICT for Farmers project will range from short ICT courses to management and business training, helping farmers boost performance, develop new ideas and find off-farm employment. For further information on the training programme contact:
The Management & ICT for Farmers Project Manager on
Tel: 01686 622494.

Agri Welsh News
Up to the minute Welsh agricultural news.

Farm Business Survey
The Farm Business Survey is a unit within the Welsh Institute of Rural Studies, involved in surveying over 600 farms in Wales. The on-line database gives summary information from the Survey in a variety of report formats, including outputs, inputs, and profit, balance sheets, gross margins etc.

Organic Centre Wales
Coordinates the provision of advice and information to farmers under the National Assembly's Welsh Agri-Food Partnership Organic Action Plan. The aim of this plan is to have 10% of Welsh agriculture organic by 2005.

www.digitalfarm.co.uk
'The Digital Farm' is a bilingual portal website designed specifically for farmers and rural people in Wales. Access to the Digital Farm website is on two levels: free information to the Welsh rural community as a public member; or payment of a subscription fee to get detailed specific information for farmers and other people involved in the agricultural industry within Wales.

You can also find information on "The Digital Farm" database from Cwmni Cefn Cwlad - a bilingual farm management database designed specifically for farmers in Wales.

Farmers Union of Wales
Access to FUW news, information, reports, etc.

CLA Wales
Country Land and Business Association website with useful information for all rural businesses.

Environment Agency Wales
Covers all information needs re environmental policy, best practice from the Agency.