Our Farms Projects
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Dolygarn
Dolygarn, Llanbadarn Fynydd, Llandrindod Wells, Powys
Focus Site Project: Implementing rotational grazing for an all grass wintering system
Project Aims:
The main aim of this project is to demonstrate the process of converting a traditional set stocking beef and sheep...
Graianfryn
Gerallt Jones
Graianfryn, Llanfachraeth, Anglesey
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...
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...