Our Farms Projects
Project Information from some farms are missing due to website development at present but will be available shortly.
New Dairy Farm
New Dairy Farm, Newport, Gwent
Focus Site Project: Multi Cut silage – Improving the digestibility and milk from forage
Project aims:
- The dairy industry is moving forward to more sustainable and efficient production while still increasing yields and components. However...
Rhiwlas
Bala, Gwynedd
Focus Site Project(s): Lean Management in the Dairy Business and Welsh Pasture Project
Lean Management in the Dairy Business
Project aims:
- Lean Management is a management model that has been devised to support and assist with continuous...
Fro Farm
Fro Farm, Abergavenny
Focus Site Project: Genomics – the benefits of testing to help breeding decisions
Project aims:
- To compare the benefits of genomic testing against parental average data when selecting which bulls to use on which cows for the best...
Marian Mawr
Aled Morris
Marian Mawr, Dyserth, Rhyl
Main Objectives
- Improve efficiencies and increase profitability.
- Demonstrate how important people skills and management are for a profitable business.
- Gain new ideas to help the industry move forward and become more competitive.
Marian...
Gwern Hefin
Gwern Hefin, Llanycil, Bala
Focus site project: The cost benefit of rearing your own dairy heifers
Project aims
- The potential cost benefit of heifer synchronisation to achieve a tight spring calving block whilst moving from an AYR (all-year-round) herd which...
Cothi Vale
Crugybar, Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire
Focus Site project: Can wholecrop silage improve the quality of winter feed rations and reduce feed costs?
Project aims:
- Improve feed self-sufficiency for the farm’s suckler herd.
- Reduce feed costs by buying in less concentrates.
- Compare the...
Moor Farm
David, Heulwen and Rhys Davies
Moor Farm, Holywell, Flint
Hardwick Farm
Hardwick Farm, Abergavenny
Focus Site Project: The use of technology in predicting periparturient diseases from dry cow behaviour
Project aims:
- Early identification of any transition health problems
- Optimise treatment for any health issues.
- Assess benefits of the new technology.
- Increase...
Moreton Farm
Lewis Jones
Moreton Farm, Wrexham & Flint
EDPET (Early Detection and Prompt Effective Treatment): Assessing the impact of improved lameness detection on lameness prevalence and lesion incidence.
Just under a third of dairy cows may be experiencing some degree of...