Nantglas Farm Facts

Nantglas Demonstration Farm is a 55-hectare (ha) holding operating as a dairy farm and run by Iwan Francis. He rents a further 75ha of off-lying land.

The grazing platform is 58ha and three 40ha crops of silage are cut annually; 300 big bales of silage are also made.

The herd is split block calving - 100 cows calve in the spring and 100 in the autumn.

There are 120 heifer followers.

Cows produce an annual milk yield average of 6,500 litres at 4.5% butterfat and 3.5% protein.

Milk is supplied to the Dairy Partners creamery at Newcastle Emlyn.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• To grow in excess of 12 tonnes/dry matter/ha (t/DM)
• To maintain a low cow empty rate, currently under 10%; reducing the calving period must not be to the detriment of empty rates