Our Farms Projects
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Pied House farm
Pied House Farm, Montgomery, Powys
Focus Site Project: The benefits of a multicut silage system
Project aim:
As the dairy industry looks to increase its yields and milk solid production through improved use of home grown forages the concept of...
Can you predict grass yield in Wales using remote-sensed satellite data?
Multi Site Project
Grass is an essential crop for livestock production systems, but around half of the grass grown in Wales is not used efficiently. Farm business efficiency, and therefore income, could be greatly improved through more tailored inputs...
Mountjoy
William Hannah
Mountjoy, Treffgarne, Pembrokeshire
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
Utilising satellite technology to measure grass covers: “This technology could help us to streamline grassland management with a high degree of accuracy, and...
Gate Farm
Gate Farm, Llandyssil, Montgomery
Focus Site Project: Different overseeding establishing techniques using multi-species mixtures and min-till establishment method for a brassica break-crop in a grass ley
Project aims:
The aim of this project is to introduce new grass varieties, legume and...
Clawdd Offa Farm
Clawdd Offa Farm, Northop, Flintshire
Focus Site Project: Influence of Kappa Casein variations on total cheese production
Project Aim:
Investigate the potential in increasing total cheese yield through selecting for the Kappa Casein BB gene.
Introduction:
Past laboratory studies have...
Rhyd y Gofaint
Deryl and Francis Jones
Rhyd y Gofaint, Aberaeron, North Ceredigion
Hafod
Hafod, Bancyffordd, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire
Focus Site Project: Detection of the fluke infection status of on farm snail habitats as a tool to manage liver fluke
Project aims:
- The mud snail Galba truncatula is the key intermediate host for liver and...
Nant Y Fran
Gareth Jones
Nant Y Fran, Amlwch
Assessing soil health & rectifying soil compaction
Since converting to dairy in 2018, Nant y Fran has made significant investment in infrastructure and has focused on producing high quality grass, multi-cut grass silage...
Longlands Farm
Longlands Farm, North Row, Redwick, Magor
Focus Site Project: Mastitis Control Plan
Project aims:
- Mastitis continues to be an important health problem on dairy farms and has a negative impact on cow health and production. There is a need to...