Our Farms Projects

Carregcynffyrdd, is farmed by Carys Jones and family where they run a flock of 400 Llanymddyfri Welsh ewes and 100 Romney cross ewes alongside a herd of 50 suckler cows. 

Over recent years, Carys...

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...

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...

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...

Project Objectives:

The project will consider using existing resources, developing the land adjacent to the shop, and fitting new enterprises in with the labour demands...

Assessing soil health & rectifying soil compaction

Since converting to dairy in 2018, Nant y Fran has made significant investment in infrastructure and has focused on producing high quality grass, multi-cut grass silage...

Project aims:

To routinely monitor lamb growth rate to gather information about flock management including:

• The impact of grazing decisions on lamb growth
• Whether subclinical worm infections...

Project aims:

• To improve daily liveweight gains and profitability of the intensive indoor calf rearing enterprise by determining the true extent of Pneumonia cases in young...

Improving energy efficiency in intensive poultry units

Project aims:

The main aim of this project is to...