News and Events
WEBINAR: Demo farm live: Mountjoy - 22/07/2020
Live from Mountjoy, Haverfordwest one of our dairy demonstration farms.
Two exiting projects were discussed from Mountjoy, including:
- Embracing genomic technology to breed replacement cows
- Reducing N input through the use of clover
During the live event, a range of experts discussed:
- Developing...
WEBINAR: Welsh agriculture and the environment - 21/07/2020
Welsh agriculture has a good environmental story to tell, but there's more to be done.
Recognising how genetic advances, grassland management, animal health improvement, tree planting, better fertiliser application, and a host of other measures can lead to more profitable...
WEBINAR: Maintaining grass quality from mid summer - 14/07/2020
Liz Genever, an independent consultant discussing factors that will affect the grass quality from mid-summer.
During this webinar the following points are covered:
- The importance of grass quality for stock performance
- Using different grazing strategies to prioritise stock
- How to set up pasture...
WEBINAR: The economics and practicalities of rearing Holstein / Friesian dairy heifers on an upland sheep farm - 09/07/2020
Dafydd Jones, Llys Dinmael has been successfully rotationally grazing sheep for a few years now, and has now developed the system to rear dairy heifers alongside the sheep enterprise.
Dafydd and Andy Dodd from AHDB discuss key points on how to make...
Chicory could hold key to higher lamb DLWG at Denbighshire sheep farm
26 June 2020
A Welsh lamb producer is aiming to capture an average daily liveweight gain (DLWG) of 300g/day by including chicory in his grazing rotation.
Hugh Jones runs a closed flock of 350 ewes at Pentre Farm...