Our Farms Projects

Trialling the establishment of perennial horticulture crops for business diversification

Parc y Dderwen is a 12 acre off-grid farm and food business in Llangolman in North Pembrokeshire. They specialise in a range of...

Main Objectives

• To reduce production costs through improved grassland management.
• There is much potential for learning and improvement with the Stabiliser herd, which is still in its infancy.
• Focus on reducing...

Project aims:

• Early identification of any transition health problems 
• Optimise treatment for any health issues.
• Assess benefits of the new technology.
• Increase...

To be a true block calving system the fertility and condition of your cows is paramount.  It is important to know your figures and percentages. Kate Burnby...

What will be done:

A 5 hectare (ha) field situated on a slope and sown with Augustus maize has been chosen as being likely to suffer...

Foel Fawr farm runs a pedigree herd of 70 Hereford Cattle. It is a spring calving system where careful selection of replacement bulls is deemed essential for ease of calving and producing strong replacement...

Main Objectives

• Improve business resilience by reducing cost of production.
• Utilise innovative technology to improve herd and farm performance.
• Develop a greater understanding of drivers of profitability on farm.
• Explore best practice through...

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• To evaluate changes in cow mature weight and cow efficiency in terms of weight of calf weaned as a percentage of cow...

Project aims:

• Evaluate the suitability of rye as a combinable cereal in Welsh growing conditions, how rye fits into a cereal rotation, and its suitability as...

Project objectives:

The aim of this project will be to review the changes made by quantifying...