Farming Connect has announced a new network of 18 demonstration sites to drive improvements and increase productivity across a variety of farming systems, and two of them are in Gwynedd.

The sites are diverse and include beef, sheep, dairy and poultry enterprises, but two features that unite all 18 are a desire to improve output and performance and a willingness to share their learnings and experience with the broader industry.

The network is key to helping all farmers in Wales to drive improvements through open days and technical events to communicate progress achieved in projects and trials.

During the next three years, the farms will take part in activities to advance on-farm productivity, using new techniques and monitoring performance.

Speaking during the launch at the Royal Welsh Show, Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, said every demonstration farmer had been selected for their progressive approach and ambition to increase efficiency and productivity across all levels of working.

“Working alongside many of Europe’s leading sector specialists, the new network farms will trial new systems, seeing what works well and learning from those which do not, implementing new or different approaches to achieve their respective goals, and informing others as they learn," she said.

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