Webinars & Videos
Ben Hartman Webinar
Ben Hartman - Using the Lean System to Earn a Comfortable Living on a Farm For: Any size and type of farm Further to our…
Plant Health Webinar: Diagnosis in Ornamental Plants
Plant Health Webinar: Diagnosis in Ornamental Plants - an overview. Delivered by Dr David Skydmore
Video Guide: Setting Up New Potted Raspberry Canes
We demonstrate how to set up new potted raspberry canes, along with a discussion of the indicators of healthy roots you shoul…
Video Guide: Potting Up New Raspberry Canes
We demonstrate how to plant up long cane raspberry plants into new coir pots, and how to check the health of the root ball to…
Video Guide: Planting of New Strawberry Plants
We demonstrate how to plant new strawberry plants in coir bags for table top production. Commentary by Janet Allen and Chris…
Video Guide: Inspection of new strawberry plants
New strawberry plants should be inspected on receipt from the propagator to identify any problems with crop health that shoul…
Struggling with getting digital during these times?
Here is a short guide to the different tools, apps and software available which will enable you to meet with others online.
Ben Hartman Webinar: Small Farm Composting and No-till Soil Building
In this webinar, Ben Hartman, author of The Lean Farm, will explain his efficient, low-cost approach to making and using nutr…
Webinar: How to quickly start selling online
In this webinar, Eddy Webb from InSynch talks us through some quick tips on how you can quickly start selling online.
Niels Corfield Webinar: Soil Health for Commercial Growers
In this webinar you will learn what the soil health principles are, where they are gleaned from and how their application imp…
Tyfu Cymru and Charles Dowding Webinar Part 1: No Dig Methods and Advantages for Intensive Cropping
In the first part of this webinar Charles presents the benefits of no dig and intensive cropping with an online walk through…
Tyfu Cymru and Charles Dowding Q&A - Part 2: No Dig Methods and Advantages for Intensive Cropping
Charles Dowding joins us for a Q&A session with Welsh commercial growers following his walk through of No Dig Methods and Int…
Tyfu Cymru Seed Training Programme - Webinar 1: Cultivation of simple crops for seed
This session introduces the key principles and looks at what we would consider the easiest crops to cultivate for seed – annu…
Ornamental Network - Integrated Pest Management
Webinar with David Talbot from ADAS on Integrated Pest Management for commercial ornamental growers in Wales.
Tyfu Cymru Bite-Size Webinar: Facebook Advertising
These bite-size 15 minute sessions will tackle a different topic each week, starting with some top tips on Facebook Advertisi…
Horticulture Professional Development Programme Taster: Doing more with less...
This session aims to build horticulture resilience to current and future challenges.
Tyfu Cymru BiteSize Digital Marketing Series: Setting up a shop on Facebook
In this 15-minute webinar find out how to set up an online shop via Facebook or perhaps see how you can make small changes to…
Seed Training Programme - Webinar 2: Cultivation of trickier crops for seed
The second cultivation session builds on the first session and look at trickier crops – annuals that will readily cross-polli…
Tyfu Cymru - Electric Daisy Virtual Study Tour
We have (safely) captured a Virtual Study Visit with Fiona at Electric Daisy Flower Farm to bring you a glimpse of her busine…
Seed Training Programme - Webinar 3 Selection of crop for seed
This third session will look at the principle involved at the selection stage through to harvest. The session covers: Importa…
Webinar: Plant Biosecurity
Plant Biosecurity in the Welsh Ornamental Plant Trade - An Overview from Dr David Skydmore. This webinar is one in a series o…
Tyfu Cymru Webinar: Plant Protection in Ornamentals; How, When and Why?
Focusing on pesticide application, how best to apply product to get the best results, how to decide when to start spraying –…
Tyfu Cymru: Horticulture Professional Development Programme: Managing Cashflow
Many businesses fail because of poor management of cash flow. If your business constantly spends more than it earns, you have…
Plant Health Webinar: Health of Trees and Shrubs
Health of Trees and Shrubs - An Overview of Pest and Disease Symptoms and Biosecurity for Ornamental Growers in Wales deliver…
BiteSize Digital Marketing Series: Google Analytics and getting found on Google
This webinar was hosted by Eddy Webb, who has 20 years experienced as a Digital Consultant, Company Director, SEO Expert and…
Webinar: Peat Free Horticulture - Why and How?
Political and commercial pressures are increasing to cease the use of peat for horticulture crop production. Defra is due to…
Understanding Ecommerce: how to make the most of your online offer
This webinar explores a no-nonsense approach to the practicalities of ecommerce including the cost implications, the key cons…
Webinar: The Flower Farmer's Year
The Flower Farmer’s Year session looks at how Georgie Newbery - the flower farmer and florist who began Common Farm Flowers t…
Webinar: Digital Marketing Strategy for Growers
This session gives an overview of digital marketing and how different activities such as social media, email marketing and se…
An introduction to the International Year of Plant Health and Plant Health in Horticulture Conference
Kevin Thomas - Director, Lantra Wales and Professor David Skydmore - Senior Plant Health Professional present an introduction…
The roles of trade associations in raising awareness and representing members
Pippa Greenwood is a very well-known broadcaster and author including being a regular panel member on Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Qu…
Virtual Tour of Crug Farm Plants
This film is an exciting opportunity to have a tour around the renowned Crûg Farm Plants in North Wales and hear an interview…
Maintaining a Biosecure Site at the National Botanic Garden of Wales
Will Ritchie - Curator, National Botanic Garden of Wales. Delivered by Curator of Horticulture, Will Ritchie, this presentati…
Biosecurity Policy and Legislation - panel discussion
Professor. Nicola Spence - UK Chief Plant Health Officer and Deputy Director for Plant and Bee Health at the Department for E…
An Introduction to the Plant Health Management Standard
Plant Healthy Alliance has been formed with the aim of helping businesses grow through supplying healthy plants. It has produ…
Pests and Disease: Threats, Diagnosis and Reporting
It is essential that pests and diseases are identified correctly before they can be controlled efficiently and their spread p…
Integrated Pest Management Case Study with Springfields Fresh Produce
Nick and Pat Bean have successfully grown vegetables and soft fruit in Pembrokeshire for many years, leading the way in busin…
Pest and Disease Identification and Control with Bransford Webbs
Bransford Webbs is one of the leading growers of ornamental plants in the UK. This is a filmed case study on Bransford Webb’s…
A Summary of the Key Messages from the Plant Health in Horticulture 2020 Conference
Professor David Skydmore - Senior Plant Health Professional summarises the key messages that have come out of the Plant Healt…
Webinar: Imports in Horticulture
As we approach 2021 and the end of the end of the Transition Period there will be changes to customs, trade and in some cases…
Webinar: Weed control in the production of ornamentals
Recent losses of contact herbicides and increased restrictions on the number of applications and rates of remaining residual…
Webinar: Exports in Horticulture
From the 1st January 2021 the way we sell goods to the European Union will change, this includes the Republic of Ireland and…
Sunflower Webinar
Tyfu Cymru hosted a webinar on sunflowers as there is currently a lot of interest in the crop both from farm tourism pick you…
Webinar: Effective use of Facebook and Instagram
This session will explain how Facebook and Instagram can be used more effectively. Subjects covered will include content idea…
Webinar - Daffodil Crop Protection
The webinar covers the latest updates and best practice for plant protection in field daffodil production, with particular fo…
Webinar: Cut Flower Production - Extending the season
One of the main barriers for people wishing to work with British Flowers is the limited availability of flowers between the m…
Webinar: Introduction to Agricultural Standards for Commercial Horticulture Production
This introductory webinar will be an overview of what an agricultural standard is, the main standards in the UK (Red Tractor,…
Webinar: Propagation methods and systems for Ornamentals
Traditionally ornamentals producers used to propagate much of their own stock, however in recent years some growers have beco…
Webinar: Take your email marketing to the next level using Mailchimp
This workshop will briefly explain some of the legal issues that you need to be aware of and then guide delegates through the…
Vegetable Seed Training Programme: Webinar 1 – Seed Sovereignty
Producing an open pollinated seed crop on your farm can improve the quality of your future crops, increase plant adaptation t…
Webinar: Assisting Growers to Navigate the Planning Process
Lucie Taylor, a chartered town planner of 20 years and working for Social Farms and Gardens for the last 7 sets out the curre…
Webinar: Planning for the 2021 Season – Soft Fruit
ADAS technical expert Chris Creed delivered an interactive session to assist soft fruit producers with planning for the 2021…
Webinar: An introduction to commercial lavender production
This session explored the basics of establishing a lavender operation as part of your current horticulture enterprise. ADAS t…
Webinar: Can your customers find you on Google? Analysing SEO for your business
This workshop explains the principles of search engine optimisation. using live examples and exploring your specific website…
Webinar: Tyfu Cymru: Flower Network - Soil Health and how to unlock nutrients for flowers
Elizabeth Stockdale currently leads the Soil Biology and Soil Health Partnership funded by AHDB and BBRO. In this seminar she…
Webinar: Integrating Farm Tourism into your Horticulture Business
Have you considered a farm shop, a pop up café, a seasonal events calendar? How about an ‘Insta field’? The demand for photo…
Webinar - Diversifying into Horticulture: Diversification business models and routes to market
The Diversifying into Horticulture Programme is designed to give non-horticulture based farmers the essential support needed…
Webinar: Diversifying into Horticulture: Navigating the Planning Process
In this session, Lucie Taylor, a chartered town planner of 20 years and working for Social Farms and Gardens for the last 7 s…
Webinar: Social Media Best Practise & Email Marketing - PYO Networks
In this one hour workshop, attendees will learn the ropes of Social Media best practise and how to use Facebook and Instagram…
Webinar: Soil Health for Field Vegetable Growers
This event aimed to help growers understand how they can measure soil health and what they can do to protect and improve soil…
Webinar: Ask the expert: GDPR
This webinar was aimed at those who have some understanding of the GDPR already but needed to brush up on what’s happened sin…
Vegetable Seed Training Programme - Session 3
Our 12-month seed production training is designed to give you the tools to grow open pollinated vegetable seed crops competen…
Webinar - Flower Network - Starting Dahlias from tubers and cuttings
In this webinar Robert Evans from Pheasant Acre plants an Award-winning Dahlia Expert shared his knowledge on these wonderful…
Webinar: Keep it Welsh! Maximising your business potential for growth
The Diversifying into Horticulture Programme is designed to offer support to Welsh farmers, landowners, growers and others wh…