Our Farms Projects

Project aims:

• Evaluate the suitability of rye as a combinable cereal in Welsh growing conditions, how rye fits into a cereal rotation, and its suitability as...

Project aims:

The aim of this project is to introduce new grass varieties, legume and...

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...

Main Objectives

• Reduce the costs of bought in feed by maximising utilisation of home-grown feed stuff.
• Improve the flock rearing percentage through cost effective measures.
• Improve pasture quality during the growing season, to...

Winter monitoring of water quality in the Trothy river catchment in Monmouthshire has revealed spikes in river phosphate levels following a high rainfall incidence. This...

Project objectives:

The overarching aim of the project will be to determine the micronutrient status of the farm’s soils in the context of...

Understanding the benefits of growing a cereal and legume mix as a complete feed

Gelli Goll is a Beef, Sheep and Arable farm on the outskirts of Cowbridge which is...

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...

Main Objectives

• To develop the efficiency of the business through best practice, and to high ethical standards.
• To engage more effectively with the end market.

Llysun Farm Facts

Demonstration Site Project

"I would welcome the...

Project objectives:

• Maximise dry matter output from productive areas of the hill farm through looking at grass and forage crop options, primarily...