Gelli Goll
Gelli Goll, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan
Focus Site Project: Detection of the fluke infection status of on farm snail habitats as a tool to manage liver fluke
Project aims:
- The mud snail Galba truncatula is the key intermediate host...
Our Farms Projects
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Tuhwntir Afon
Caryl Hughes
Tuhwntir Afon, Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog
Caryl Hughes farms in partnership with her family (J.E.Hughes & Son) at Tuhwntirafon, Llanarmon D.C. They farm approximately 900 acres of land, with 60% rented across four distinct blocks. The main...
Moelogan Fawr
Llion and Sian Jones
Moelogan Fawr, Llanrwst, Conwy
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
Performance recording of sheep: to increase the efficiency of our business by using technology to determine which animals perform the best in...
Pengelli
Ffordd Bethel, Caernarfon
Focus Site Project: Converting a set stocking beef and sheep unit to a rotational grazing system
Project aims:
- To demonstrate the process of converting a set stocking beef and sheep farm to a rotational grazing system and...
Cefnllan
Neil Davies
Cefnllan, Llangammarch Wells, Powys
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
To investigate ways of improving on our rotational grazing system to maximise the value of grass reseeds and to reduce feed costs...
Can you predict grass yield in Wales using remote-sensed satellite data?
Multi Site Project
Grass is an essential crop for livestock production systems, but around half of the grass grown in Wales is not used efficiently. Farm business efficiency, and therefore income, could be greatly improved through more tailored inputs...
Fferm Rhiwaedog
Emyr, Aled and Dylan Jones
Fferm Rhiwaedog, Bala, Gwynedd
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
To compare different techniques for fattening lambs such as fattening on reseeds or stubble turnips
To investigate how we...
Bronllwyd Fawr
Bronllwyd Fawr, Botwnnog, Pwllheli, Gwynedd
Focus Site Project: Sustainable options for managing lameness and reducing antibiotic usage in an intensive lowland sheep flock
Project Aims and Objectives:
The main aim of this project is to diagnose the causes of lameness...
Newton Farm
Richard and Helen Roderick
Newton Farm, Scethrog, Brecon
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...
Ty Draw
Ty Draw, Llanasa, Holywell, Flintshire
Focus Site Project: Quantifying the impact of technical advice: a review of the business performance following year-on-year management changes
Project objectives:
The aim of this project will be to review the changes made by quantifying...