Our Farms Projects
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Parasite Management Project
Multi Site Project
Project Aims and Objectives:
Implement on farm changes
- To work with network of farmers throughout Wales to :-
- Implement the latest advice and recommendations from SCOPS and COWS
- Implement regular monitoring of worm burdens through faecal...
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...
Llyn Rhys
Llyn Rhys, Llandegla, Wrexham
Focus Site Project: Exploring the potential of digestate as an agricultural fertiliser / The Potential for Balansa Clover in Wales
Exploring the potential of digestate as an agricultural fertiliser
Project aims:
Given the pressure to increase...
Cefngwilgy Fawr
Gareth, Edward and Kate Jones
Cefngwilgy Fawr, Llanidloes
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
Gaining a better understanding of our soils and silage: we are not heavy users of purchased feeds but want to...
Tirlan
Brechfa, Carmarthenshire
Focus Site Project: Roundworm Contamination Mapping and Control
Project Aims:
- To investigate the practicalities and benefits of contamination mapping on a commercial farm in a bid to tackle anthelmintic failure issues.
- Farmers need to find ways to reduce...
Pantyderi
Wyn and Eurig Jones
Pantyderi, Boncath, Pembrokeshire
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
Using EID to record cattle and sheep performance: liveweight gain information is already captured on a weigh cell but the next...
Talerddig Farm
Talerddig, Llanbrynmair, Powys
Focus Site Project: Straw bedding options for the lambing shed
Project objectives:
The main aim of the project is to evaluate the difference between cereal straw and rape straw on flock health (particularly lameness incidence), cost of...
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...
Esgair Gawr
Esgair Gawr, Rhydymain, Dolgellau, Gwynedd
Focus Site Project: Quantifying the carbon footprint of an upland beef and sheep system: Identifying opportunities to reduce on-farm greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Project Objectives:
The main aim of this project is to quantify the carbon...