Ty Coch
Nigel Bowyer and family
Ty Coch, Usk, Monmouthshire
Our Farms Projects
Project Information from some farms are missing due to website development at present but will be available shortly.
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...
Glangwden
Trefeglwys, Caersws
Focus Site Project: Understanding the practical application of novel Genomic Breeding Values for carcase traits
Project aims:
- The aim of this project is to raise awareness of the first genomic breeding values (GEBV’s) available for the beef industry...
Rhosgoch
Rhosgoch, Llanilar, Aberystwyth
Focus Site Project: Implementing SCOPS and tackling Cocci
Project aims:
- The growing evidence of anthelmintic failure within the Welsh sheep industry is of great concern (HCC’s WAARD project 2015) and threatens the sustainable production of lamb in...
Forest Coalpit Farm
Forest Coalpit Farm, Abergavenny
Focus Site Project: What effect do different diets have on pork quality?
Aim of the project:
The key objective is to identify the impact of diet on the quality of the pork produced.
As consumer attitudes are...
Wallog
David Evershed
Wallog, North Ceredigion
Drinking-water availability has always been a concern for the sheep farm, Wallog, located on the Cardigan coast, near Clarach, Ceredigion. In a low rain-fall area of Wales, the farm relies on an ageing network...
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
“There is...
Hendre Arddwyfaen
Ty Nant, Corwen, Conwy
Focus Site Project: Efficient Dry Cow Nutrition and Land Use
Housing and predominantly feeding suckler cows over the winter has a dramatic effect on the enterprise’s profitability.
Project aims:
- The aim of this project will...
The Fruit Farm
Llanfihangel Crucornau, Abergavenny
Focus Site Project: Vermicomposting
Project Aims:
- To build a viable wormery
- To assess the suitability of fruit and vegetable waste as a food source for the wormery
- To analyse the nutrient value of the resulting vermicompost
- To...
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...