Our Farms Projects
Project Information from some farms are missing due to website development at present but will be available shortly.
Llyn Rhys
Llyn Rhys, Llandegla, Wrexham
Focus Site Project: Exploring the potential of digestate as an agricultural fertiliser / The Potential for Balansa Clover in Wales
Exploring the potential of digestate as an agricultural fertiliser
Project aims:
Given the pressure to increase...
Pencwm
Berwyn, Hedydd & Gruff Lloyd
Pencwm, North Pembrokeshire
Investigating the potential of a diverse forage mix for winter feeding
Pencwm is farmed by Berwyn and Hedydd Lloyd along with their son Gruff where they run a closed herd of...
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...
Penrhyn Farm
Penrhyn Farm, Llanfwrog, Holyhead, Anglesey
Focus Site Project: Exploring the potential benefits of identifying Myostatin variants in commercial beef herds
Project aims
The main aim of this project is to DNA sample animals within a commercial beef herd containing around...
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...
Lower Llatho
Lower Llatho, Cregrina, Builth Wells, Powys
Focus Site Project: Improving the profitability and efficiency of a hill sheep enterprise
Project Objectives:
The main aim of this project is to identify key areas that will improve performance, efficiency and profitability on a...
Great Tre-rhew Farm
Jim and Kate Beavan
Great Tre-rhew Farm, Llanvetherine, Abergavenny
Main Objectives
- To make the farms viable, producing quality food.
- To manage wildlife and be sustainable for the next generation.
Great Tre Rhew Farm Facts
Demonstration Site Project
“In the...
Cilthrew
Marc, Wynn & Bethan Griffiths
Cilthrew, Llansantffraid, North Montgomeryshire
Carwed Fynydd
Carwed Fynydd, Denbigh, Conwy
Focus Site Project: Fodder Beet and Kale production – seed to feed guide and benefit to a suckler beef system
- Carwed Fynydd is an upland suckler beef and sheep farm. The farm rises to approximately...