Wern
Osian Williams
Wern, Y Foel, Welshpool, Powys
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
To build on the success we have had in controlling poultry red mites: we have trialled products to control infestations during...
Clawdd y Mynach
Clawdd y Mynach Farm, Monkash, Cowbridge
Focus Site Project: Comparing different methods of cobalt/vitamin B12 supplementation for lamb growth
Other farms involved in data collection:
Bryn Tail Farm, Rhydyfelin, Pontypridd
Garth Farm House, Pentyrch, Cardiff
Project aims:
- Assess the...
Nant Goch
Pen y Bont, Oswestry
Focus Site Project: Implementing a Mastitis Management Plan on farm
Project aims:
- By following the AHDB mastitis control plan for the past three years, clinical mastitis cases at Nant Goch have been reduced by 50% and...
Llwyn yr Arth
Llwyn yr Arth, Llanbabo, Rhosgoch, Anglesey
Focus Site Project: Reducing vices in a pig unit
Introduction to project:
Llwyn yr Arth is an indoor farrow-to-finish 210-sow breeding unit that sell around 5,200 reared pigs annually. The pigs are sold...
Hendre Ifan Goch
Rhys Edwards
Hendre Ifan Goch, Bridgend
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
Sheep health: to investigate what environmental or genetic factors are influential in the incidence of lameness in lambs.
Carbon footprint: we...
Fedw Arian Uchaf
Fedw Arian Uchaf, Rhyd Uchaf, Y Bala, Gwynedd
Focus Site Project: Maximising output on an organic hill farm
Project objectives:
- Maximise dry matter output from productive areas of the hill farm through looking at grass and forage crop options, primarily...
Pengelli
Ffordd Bethel, Caernarfon
Focus Site Project: Converting a set stocking beef and sheep unit to a rotational grazing system
Project aims:
- To demonstrate the process of converting a set stocking beef and sheep farm to a rotational grazing system and...
Talerddig Farm
Talerddig, Llanbrynmair, Powys
Focus Site Project: Straw bedding options for the lambing shed
Project objectives:
The main aim of the project is to evaluate the difference between cereal straw and rape straw on flock health (particularly lameness incidence), cost of...
Bryn
Huw and Meinir Jones
Bryn, Ferwig, Cardigan
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
Maximising liveweight gain off grass: We sell our beef cattle as stores but following changes to the business we plan to finish cattle next...
Ffosyficer
Abercych, Boncath
Focus Site Project: Improving Pre-milking Routines
Project aims:
- Using standardised pre-milking routines, this project aims to improve milk quality and reduce milking time, teat damage and mastitis cases. Increased yields and opportunities to qualify for somatic cell count/bactoscan...