Our Farms Projects
Project Information from some farms are missing due to website development at present but will be available shortly.
Tynyberth
Jack Lydiate
Tynyberth, Abbey-Cwm-Hir, Llandrindod Wells
Main Objectives
- Improve animal husbandry and grassland management.
- Establish a strong and viable business and reduce production costs.
- Become as self-sufficient as possible, particularly in home grown proteins.
Tynyberth Farm Facts
Demonstration Site...
Brynllech Uchaf
Rhodri and Claire Jones
Brynllech Uchaf, Llanuwchllyn, Meirionnydd
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...
Ty Coch
Nigel Bowyer and family
Ty Coch, Usk, Monmouthshire
Hendy
Hendy, Hundred House, Llandrindod Wells
Focus site project: The story of soya
Project aim:
To monitor the feeding of a TMR system incorporating soya based protein and using best practice guidelines for feeding ewes prior to lambing including:
- the cost...
Cwmrisca Farm
Peter & Jacob Anthony
Cwmrisca Farm, Tondu, Bridgened
Getting started with regenerative farming - A How to Guide
Cwmrisca farm is a 283ha upland farm located in Tonddu, near Bridgend. Jacob Anthony, a fifth-generation farmer, works alongside his parents...
Halghton Hall
David Lewis
Halghton Hall, Bangor-on-Dee, Wrexham
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
Sheep genetics: to improve the specification and marketability of lambs by developing flock genetics.
Cost of production: to explore opportunities for reducing...
Rhosgoch
Rhosgoch, Llanilar, Aberystwyth
Focus Site Project: Implementing SCOPS and tackling Cocci
Project aims:
- The growing evidence of anthelmintic failure within the Welsh sheep industry is of great concern (HCC’s WAARD project 2015) and threatens the sustainable production of lamb in...
Glanmynys
Carine Kidd and Peredur Owen
Glanmynys, Llandovery
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
To optimise liveweight gain from forage
To consider which approaches are most effective for rectifying trace element shortfalls in our soils...