Trapps Farm
Trapps Farm, Simpsons Cross, Haverfordwest
Focus Site Project: Tackling lameness in beef cattle
Dolygarn
James Powell
Dolygarn, Llanbadarn Fynydd, Llandrindod Wells, Powys
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
Soil health: our aim is to fatten everything from grass but heavy soils are our limiting factor. Understanding the symbiosis...
Cothi Vale
Crugybar, Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire
Focus Site project: Can wholecrop silage improve the quality of winter feed rations and reduce feed costs?
Project aims:
- Improve feed self-sufficiency for the farm’s suckler herd.
- Reduce feed costs by buying in less concentrates.
- Compare the...
Noyadd Farm
Noyadd Farm, Rhayader
Focus Site Event: Control of ticks, scab and lice
One of the biggest challenges Welsh sheep farmers are facing is the control of ectoparasites as their resistance to chemical treatments is increasing and available effective chemical...
Gyfylchau
Gyfylchau, Llanerfyl, Welshpool
Focus Site Project: Improving flock health for better returns
Project Introduction:
Monitoring animal health and developing an effective health plan will ensure timely interventions are undertaken, reduce management costs, prevent and control disease and, therefore, improve the health...
Nantglas
Iwan Francis
Nantglas, Talog, Carmarthenshire
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
Cow fertility: fertility can be a challenge as we have two calving blocks. My aim is to reduce our calving period from 12...
Fferm Carreg Plas
Fferm Carreg Plas, Aberdaron, Pwllheli, Gwynedd
Focus Site Project: Transitioning from set stocking to a techno grazing system
Project aims
The main aim of the project is to demonstrate the transition from a set stocking system to a rotational grazing...
Penrallt
Llantood, Cardigan, Pembrokeshire
Focus Site Project: Future proofing a beef unit- Embracing technology to improve target specification success
Project aims:
- This project will embrace the principles of ‘Measure to Manage’, to enable the farmer to make decisions based on daily...
Cae Derw
Cae Derw, Rhyd y Cilgwyn Lodge, Rhewl, Ruthin
Focus Site Project: Diversifying into horticulture and establishing a pick your own enterprise using the no dig method
Project Objectives:
The aim is to use the no dig method to set up an...
Fferm Rhiwaedog
Emyr, Aled and Dylan Jones
Fferm Rhiwaedog, Bala, Gwynedd
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
To compare different techniques for fattening lambs such as fattening on reseeds or stubble turnips
To investigate how we...