Food Business Investment Scheme

Expression of Interest Window closes 19 September 2017

Support for investments in processing/marketing and/or development of agricultural products. 

Rural Community Development Fund

Further Expressin of Interest Window open until 12 October 2017

The Rural Community Development Fund (RCDF) offers grants which are primarily aimed at community-based organisations.

Micro Small Business Fund (MSBF)

The Micro Small Business Fund (MSBF) is available for micro to small size businesses with fewer than 50 FTE employees.

Glastir Advanced

The Expression of Interest window for Glastir Advanced 2019 will open on 18 September and will close at midnight on 20 October 2017.

Job Vacancies, High Salaries….in Gwynedd and Anglesey?

How often do we hear about young people leaving to pursue their career ambitions? Does it have to be that way?

A group of young people have taken on the challenge to convince their peers that they can have it all without swapping Snowdonia for the big smoke. 

Pub Pun Picks up Top Prize at the Vale Show

Creative Rural Communities, the Vale Council’s rural regeneration team, were delighted to receive first prize at the Vale Show for the ‘Best Non-Agricultural Trade Stand’ with their inflatable pub, affectionately named ‘The Ale of Glamorgan’.

Funding Boost Moves Tywi Valley Path up a Gear

Proposals to create a 16-mile walking and cycling path between Carmarthen and Llandeilo have moved up a gear thanks to a funding boost.

Click here to watch the video.

Ogmore-by-Sea Gets New Village Hall

Villagers in Ogmore-by-Sea are celebrating the news that they will be getting, after many years of trying, a new village hall.  

Looking Back at a Time When Coal was King for Thousands

This summer sees the 25th anniversary of the closure of the Lewis Merthyr Colliery and a special event has been planned in commemoration.

Taking the Guesswork Out of Farming – Young Powys Farmer Eifion Pughe Turned to Farming Connect to Improve On-Farm Efficiency

Eifion Pughe was just 24 years old when he had the opportunity to farm in his own right, making it his mission to create an economically viable business fit to survive the challenges that lie ahead for Welsh family farms. 

£14,999 of Funding For – Pembrokeshire Pod Project

Pembrokeshire Pod Project is the brain child of Jenny Sims and the FRAME team; foreseeing the development of an empty building on site as a “Space for start ups to grow, a place for community to go”.

£32,063 of Funding For – LEAF Project

Arwain Sir Benfro supports £32,063 of funding for LEAF Project. Arwain Sir Benfro, the Local Action Group (LAG) for Pembrokeshire, administered by PLANED, have recently provided funding to Tir Coed.

£75,631 of Funding For – Slipper Limpet Haemocyanin Feasibility Study

Arwain Sir Benfro, the Local Action Group (LAG) for Pembrokeshire, administered by PLANED, have recently provided funding to Mikota, through the LEADER programme.

Wales Committee Recruitment

The Big Lottery Fund, the largest distributor of National Lottery good cause funding, is looking for new members to join our Wales Committee.

Farming Connect Diversification Events – Welsh Farmers Encouraged to Think Outside the Box and Investigate New Streams of Income

Farming Connect, which is funded by the Welsh Government and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, has arranged a series of diversification events this autumn where the focus will be on encouraging farmers to venture into new areas of working which could boost farm profits.

Women In Agriculture

Farming Connect’s highly anticipated Women in Agriculture Forum has returned with a packed and varied programme designed to inspire, motivate and support you in your role as a woman working in agriculture.