Ear to the Ground / Clust i'r Ddaear

Katherine and Dave Langton, Langtons Farm, Llangoedmor, Cardigan are focusing on extending the season of tomato production for a wholesale distribution supply chain

Mae Katherine a Dave Langton, Fferm Langtons, Llangoedmor, Aberteifi yn canolbwyntio ar ymestyn tymor cynhyrchu tomatos ar gyfer cadwyn gyflenwi dosbarthu cyfanwerthu.  

Laura Pollock, Lower House Farm has explored the best methods for the establishment of a Pick your Own pumpkin horticulture venture.

Mae Laura Pollock, Lower House Farm wedi archwilio'r dulliau gorau ar gyfer sefydlu menter garddwriaeth dewis pwmpen eich hun.

In this short episode, Farming Connect's Horticulture officer Hannah Norman is joined by Alex Cook, Bremenda Isaf, Llanarthne, Carmarthenshire who will discuss their up an coming trial of legume-cereal intercropping techniques for production of food for human consumption.

Yn y bennod fer hon, bydd swyddog Garddwriaeth Cyswllt Ffermio, Hannah Norman, yn cael cwmni Alex Cook, Bremenda Isaf, Llanarthne, Sir Gaerfyrddin a fydd yn trafod eu  prosiect  l  archwilio   t echnegau rhyng-gnydio codlysiau-grawn ar gyfer cynhyrchu bwyd i'w fwyta gan bobl.

Mae gan bob gweithiwr amaethyddol, garddwriaethol a choedwigaeth cyflogedig yng Nghymru, gan gynnwys gweithwyr a gyflogir gan feistri gangiau ac asiantaethau cyflogaeth, hawl i'r Isafswm Cyflog Amaethyddol. Bwriad y podlediad hwn yw helpu cyflogwyr gweithwyr amaethyddol i ddeall a chydymffurfio â'r gofynion Isafswm Cyflog Amaethyddol a thelerau ac amodau eraill sy'n berthnasol i weithwyr amaethydd...

All employed agricultural, horticultural and forestry workers in Wales, including workers employed by gang masters and employment agencies, are entitled to at least the Agricultural Minimum Wage. This podcast is intended to help employers of agricultural workers understand and comply with the Agricultural Minimum Wage requirements and other terms and conditions applicable to agricultural workers i...

Rhian Price is joined by Rhodri Jones, Director at Rural Advisor. Rhodri is a qualified solicitor that specialises in rural legal matters. Along side his work commitments he also farms a spring calving herd at Llanerfyl, Montgomeryshire with his wife Siwan.    This episode will focus on the legalities of employment and why It's important to have a robust recorded staff contract in place. If your a...

Yn ymuno â Rhian Price mae Rhodri Jones, un o gyfarwyddwyr cwmni Rural Advisor. Mae Rhodri yn gyfreithiwr cymwysedig sy'n arbenigo mewn materion cyfreithiol gwledig. Ochr yn ochr â'i ymrwymiadau gwaith mae hefyd yn ffermio buches sy'n lloia yn y gwanwyn yn Llanerfyl, Sir Drefaldwyn gyda'i wraig Siwan. Bydd y bennod hon yn canolbwyntio ar gyfreithlondeb cyflogaeth a pham mae'n bwysig cael contract...

Cennydd Jones is joined by Non Williams, Carbon Specialist Officer at Farming Connect. This episode is based on the findings of carbon footprint audits completed on 185 beef and sheep farms through the Farming Connect Advisory Service. The purpose of this short study was to summarize the results of these inspections completed in 2022 in order to extract useful figures that will give insight into t...

Mae Cennydd Jones yn cael cwmni Non Williams, Swyddog Arbenigol Carbon, Cyswllt Ffermio. Mae'r rhifyn hwn yn seiliedig ar ganfyddiadau archwiliadau ôl-troed carbon a gwblhawyd ar 185 o ffermydd bîff a defaid drwy Wasanaeth Cynghori Cyswllt Ffermio. Pwrpas yr astudiaeth fer hon oedd crynhoi canlyniadau'r archwiliadau hyn a gwblhawyd yn 2022 er mwyn echdynnu ffigyrau defnyddiol a fydd yn rhoi mewnwe...

This episode will expose the potential opportunity within the commercial ornamental industry. As part of the horticulture sector, according to a recent report from Tyfu Cymru It employees 19,800 people here in Wales and generates 40 million pounds worth of production at farm gate prices. Geraint Hughes is joined by Neville Stein MBE and Sarah Gould. Neville has spent 46 years within the horticultu...

Bydd y bennod hon yn amlygu'r cyfleoedd posibl o fewn y diwydiant addurniadol masnachol. Fel rhan o'r sector garddwriaeth, yn ôl adroddiad diweddar gan Tyfu Cymru mae'n cyflogi 19,800 o bobl yma yng Nghymru ac yn cynhyrchu gwerth 40 miliwn o bunnoedd o gynhyrchiant am brisiau gât y fferm. Yn ymuno â Geraint Hughes mae Neville Stein MBE a Sarah Gould. Mae Neville wedi treulio 46 mlynedd yn y diwydi...

A recent report suggests that we produce 3.5% of the fruit and veg we consume as a population here in Wales. If you're a farmer looking to diversify or add another enterprise on farm this podcast could incentives you to look at the options.    Join our three panellists- John Morris and his family from Crickhowell have 8 enterprises on the farm, he describes himself as a 'land use operator' being a...

Mae adroddiad diweddar yn awgrymu ein bod ni'n cynhyrchu 3.5% o'r ffrwythau a'r llysiau rydyn ni'n eu bwyta fel poblogaeth yma yng Nghymru. Os ydych yn ffermwr sydd am arallgyfeirio neu ychwanegu menter arall ar y fferm, gallai'r podlediad hwn eich cymell i edrych ar yr opsiynau. Ymunwch gyda'r tri sydd ar y panel - Mae gan John Morris a'i deulu o Grucywel 8 menter ar y fferm, mae'n disgrifio ei h...

Panel discussion between Agri Academy members that have   formed their own joint venture agreements, Anna Bowen,   Andersons Centre and Ei ry Williams of Farming Connect

Trafodaeth banel rhwng aelodau'r Academi Amaeth sydd wedi llunio eu cytundebau menter ar y cyd ei hunain, Anna Bowen, Andersons Centre ac Eiry Williams o Cyswllt Ffermio

Our Forestry & Farm Woodland Specialist, Geraint Jones is joined by David Brown and Ruth Pybus prior to welcoming other farmers to their event at Fron Haul on the 17th of November. Fron Haul is a mixed farm that has integrated tree's with livestock to form a fundamental part of the business. For a preview of what to expect on their farm walk and to discover sustainable woodland management working...

Bydd David Brown a Ruth Pybus yn ymuno â'n harbenigwr Coedwigaeth a Choetiroedd Fferm, Geraint Jones, cyn croesawu ffermwyr eraill i'w digwyddiad yn Fron Haul ar yr 17eg o Dachwedd. Fferm gymysg yw Fron Haul sydd wedi integreiddio coed gyda da byw i ffurfio rhan sylfaenol o'r busnes. I gael rhagflas o'r hyn i'w ddisgwyl ar eu taith fferm ac i ddarganfod sut i reoli coetir yn gynaliadwy, gwrandewch...

In this episode Rhian Price is joined by Dilwyn Evans, farm vet and star of Clarkson's Farm.   Dilwyn was bought up on a dairy farm near Tregaron and has been a farm vet for more than 30 years, having graduated from Edinburgh Vet School in 1986.   He has spent most of his career working as a mixed vet at Bridge Vets in Gloucestershire   after a brief stint in North Wales.   Most recently, Dilwyn m...

Yn y bennod hon bydd Dilwyn Evans, milfeddyg fferm a seren Clarkson's Farm yn ymuno â Rhian Price. Cafodd Dilwyn ei fagu ar fferm laeth ger Tregaron ac mae wedi bod yn filfeddyg fferm ers dros 30 mlynedd ar ôl graddio o Ysgol Filfeddygaeth Caeredin yn 1986 . Mae wedi treulio'r rhan fwyaf o'i yrfa yn gweithio fel milfeddyg cymysg yn Bridge Vets yn Swydd Gaerloyw ar ôl cyfnod byr yng Ngogledd Cymru....

David Selwyn- Landsker is joined by two individuals who have set up novel businesses on farm. Rhys Jones is the founder of a thriving fitness business, Cattle Strength, which delivers a personalised and premium approach to personal training which is served in a private gym facility on a farm in West Wales. Laura Lewis has established Squirrels Nest, one of the UK's most popular treehouse retreats...

Mae dau unigolyn sydd wedi sefydlu busnesau newydd ar y fferm yn ymuno â David Selwyn- Landsker. Rhys Jones yw sylfaenydd busnes ffitrwydd llewyrchus, Cattle Strength sydd yn darparu ymagwedd bersonol a phremiwm at hyfforddiant personol mewn campfa breifat ar y fferm yng Ngorllewin Cymru. Mae Laura Lewis wedi sefydlu busnes Squirrels Nest, un o enciliadau gwyliau mwyaf poblogaidd Prydain ar y ffer...

It's a pleasure to welcome Claire Jones to the podcast, this episode is recorded at this years Innovation and Diversification event at Builth Wells. If you're active on social media many would have come across Claire as '_farmers_wife_' on instagram, she does an excellent job of promoting and informing her audience of the busy farming life at Pant Farm Llanddewi which we will delve deeper into dur...