Food Business Investment Scheme

Expression of Interest Window now open until 29 November 2018

Food Business Investment Scheme Window now open to support small / mediums sized slaughterhouses.

Farm Business Grant

Expression of Interest Window 5 – extended until 26 October 

The grant provides farmers with a financial contribution towards capital investments in equipment and machinery. You must have attended a Farming Connect Farming for the Future event before making an application. Please apply through RPW Online.

Sustainable Production Grant (SPG) - 4th Window

Expression of Interest Window closes 26 October 

The Sustainable Production Grant (SPG) scheme is a capital grant support package aimed at farmers in Wales of between £12,000 to £50,000.  You must have attended a Farming Connect Sustainable Farming Event before making an application. Please apply through RPW Online.

Micro Small Business Fund (MSBF)

The Micro Small Business Fund (MSBF) is an investment fund for projects in the tourism sector in Wales. It can be used either to upgrade existing or create new high quality product.

Enabling Natural Resources and Well-Being in Wales 2019-2023 - Call for Grant Proposals

Expression of Interest window now open until 3rd December 2018

The scheme will be managed by the Environment and Communities Division. It will focus on supporting cross-sector collaborative projects. These projects will bring a broad range of environmental, economic, social and cultural benefits.

LEADER Cooperation Projects Wales, UK and Transnational

Want to share knowledge, experience and ideas? Interested in working together? Cooperation is more than just networking; it helps to improve the potential for local areas. 

Use the CLLD Partner Search tool for ideas.

Written Statement - Launch of Brexit Our Land

Welsh land matters to us all Welsh land matters to us all. It supports livelihoods, anchors communities and generates vital natural resources we all rely on. The people who manage it contribute a huge amount to our country. 

The consultation will close on 30 October 2018.

Replacing EU funding streams: The case for future funding for Wales

On 24 September the Assembly’s Finance Committee published its report into the replacement of EU funding streams after Brexit.

Benchmarking project to help red meat sector prepare for Brexit gets underway

The Red Meat Benchmarking project, supported through the Welsh Government’s EU Transition Fund, will support 2,000 farmers to better understand the technical and financial performance of their business and ensure their competitiveness in a changing market.

Want to know why ‘pleachers and liggers’ are important?

Application window for Farming Connect’s new subsidised hedge laying training course open now.

Livestock Feasibility Study

Vale of Glamorgan.

A report to look at the needs of local farmers and determine whether a viable livestock market is needed in the region has been published.

Community Spirit

Rural communities to flourish in the Vale of Glamorgan Communities across the rural Vale have had the funding from the Council’s Creative Rural Communities (CRC) team to trial new ways building community spirit in their area.

PLANED celebrates 30 years

PLANED recently celebrated 30 years of action for rural communities at its AGM held in the building where it all began, Bloomfield in Narbeth.

Clarbeston Road unveil ground improvements

Rural Development Funding supports a programme of work carried out at Clarbeston Road AFC to improve their facilities.

Putting snails on the menu - North Wales farmer hopes his latest entrepreneurial idea could prove a winner

Apart from a very occasional heatwave such as the one this summer, Welsh weather can usually be counted upon to provide the perfect damp, rainy conditions loved by snails.

Ceredigion’s first ‘Welsh in the Workplace’ Fair to be held

Ceredigion’s first ‘Welsh in the Workplace’ Fair will be held to encourage and support businesses who want to increase their bilingual provision in their daily work.

The achievements of two of Ceredigion’s Academi Bro students were recently celebrated as they completed their final projects.

Over the past year, Cennydd Jones from Pontsian and Llywelyn Jones from Felinfach have been taking part in the Academi Bro project established two years ago by Cered (Menter Iaith Ceredigion/Ceredigion’s Welsh Language Enterprise) and Theatr Felinfach supported by Cynnal y Cardi.

£100k funding package sees the creation of a new floodlit rugby pitch at Nant Conwy RFC!

Clwb Rygbi Nant Conwy has secured an impressive funding package of more than £100,000 to pay for its newly created floodlight rugby pitch at Pant Carw, Trefriw. This exciting project will provide the local community with a brand new facility in the heart of the Conwy Valley.

First Drone Academy to Launch in Gwynedd

A Drone Academy is being established at the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre in Llanbedr, giving young people aged between 14 and 19 years old the opportunity to learn how to operate drones and much more.

Young farmer issues appeal for winter accommodation for his cattle

Farming Connect’s Venture team are helping a young dairy and beef farmer who is desperately seeking winter accommodation for his herd after being forced to leave his current holding.

Grants Online

Rural Development Grants across the UK.

National Lottery Awards for All - How to Get a Grant for up to £10,000

National Lottery Funding can help you to make a difference in your community. National Lottery Awards for All offers funding from £300 to £10,000 to support what matters to people and communities.

Boost for superfast broadband to connect rural areas

Connecting rural areas with superfast broadband should be easier thanks to the CLA and NFU working with Openreach to help close the digital divide and speed up rollout.

Agriculture and Food Summit

Date: 27/11/2018; Location: Paris,France

The event will discuss the most pressing issues ranging from farm economics to food trade, and Europe’s agri-food systems.

ENRD Workshop on Project Examples and Good Practices

Save the date - 8 November 2018 Brussels, Belgium 

The aim of the workshop is to exchange on how to collect and disseminate project examples and good practices effectively.

Breitbandausbau Nordhessen – bridging the digital divide in rural areas

Learn how an EAFRD project is helping to overcome the digital divide in the north of Hesse, Germany, by supporting five districts that are working jointly to provide fast internet to around 1 million inhabitants in the area.

Rural Connections Magazine, Spring/Summer 2018 Edition

This edition focuses on the topic of ‘Generational Renewal’ in rural development, exploring what is being done to welcome and support a new generation of farmers, including through the European Commission’s legislative proposals for the post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

EIP-AGRI Brochure on Funding opportunities under Horizon 2020 - 2019 calls

This brochure is based on the version of the Work Programme published on 27 October 2017. An updated version of the Work Programme has been published in summer 2018.