Graianfryn
Gerallt Jones
Graianfryn, Llanfachraeth, Anglesey
Our Farms Projects
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Hendre Ifan Goch
Blackmill, Bridgend
Focus Site Project: Implementing Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) and getting to grips with Faecal Egg Counting (FEC)
Project aims:
- Ensure that anthelmintics used in the flock are effective, avoiding/minimising any resistance issues.
- Be pro-active in...
Fferm Penllyn
Alyn Wyn Evans
Fferm Penllyn, Tywyn
Measuring biodiversity & wildlife at Fferm Penllyn: Identifying positive farming practices and areas for further improvement
Fferm Penllyn is a 75-hectare tenant farm nestled on the edge of the town of Tywyn, Meirionnydd...
Pentre Farm
Hugh Jones
Pentre Farm, Pentrecelyn, Ruthin, Denbighshire
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
To improve grass quality through rotational grazing: we are growing more grass as a result of grazing sheep and cattle on a...
Penwern
Penwern, Cilcennin, Lampeter, Ceredigion
Focus Site Project: Moving to an outdoor lambing system
Project aims:
- To move from an high cost (money and time) indoor lambing system, to a robust, income generating outdoor lambing
- Establish a healthy flock, as a...
Hendre Ifan Goch
Rhys Edwards
Hendre Ifan Goch, Bridgend
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
Sheep health: to investigate what environmental or genetic factors are influential in the incidence of lameness in lambs.
Carbon footprint: we...
Pentre Farm
Pentre Farm, Llansoy, Usk, Monmouthsire
Focus Site Project: Comparing different methods of trace elements supplementation for improved lamb growth
Project Objectives:
The main aim of this project is to compare the daily liveweight gain (DLWG) of lambs supplemented with different...
Bodwi
Edward, Jackie and Ellis Griffith
Bodwi, Mynytho, Pwllheli, Gwynedd
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
To compare the profitability of different beef finishing systems: we are currently producing bull beef from our male calves...
Court Farm
Court Farm, Llanthony, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Focus Site Project: How to identify, control and eradicate iceberg diseases in sheep.
Project Objectives:
The main objective of the project is to establish the true incidence of the OPA within the flock by using thoracic...
Orsedd Fawr
Morris Gwyn Parry
Orsedd Fawr, Pencaenewydd, Pwllheli
Main Objectives
- Improve grass utilisation.
- Maintain farm profitability while reducing reliance on subsidies.
- Secure a viable farming business for the next generation.
Orsedd Fawr Farm Facts
Demonstration Site Project
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