Our Farms Projects

Exploring the potential of digestate as an agricultural fertiliser

Project aims:

Given the pressure to increase...

Introduction to project: 

Cows at Pensarnau farm are housed for most of...

Project aim:

The main purpose of the project is to investigate the effects and...

Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?

Using technology to measure and monitor pasture: Erw Fawr grows grass well but we need to make better use of that...

Key Performance Indicators: 

• Target liveweight gain (kg LWG)
• Daily liveweight gain (kg DLWG)
• Heifer rearing cost (£)

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Main Objectives

• Improve profitability and business resilience under current market conditions.
• Build a business fit for the future and continue to develop infrastructure, technology and innovation where appropriate returns justify the investment...

The Parc y Morfa calf project will look to develop a calf ‘decision tree’ which will guide farmers through a step-by-step process...

Project Aims and Objectives:

Implement on farm changes

• To work with network of farmers throughout Wales to :-
  • Implement the latest advice and recommendations from SCOPS and COWS
  • Implement regular monitoring of worm burdens through faecal...

 Projects:

Project aims:

• investigate the effects of implementing a selective dry cow therapy on an AYR calving high yielding dairy herd. ...