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...
Treathro
David Best
Treathro, North Pembrokeshire
Treathro is a 170-acre coastal moorland farm, rearing a herd of Red Ruby Devon cattle along with a small flock of Lleyn sheep. It is a forage-based system whereby all cattle are certified under the...
Llindir
Eglwysbach, Colwyn Bay
Focus Site Project: Reducing Bovine Respiratory Disease in housed young calves
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...
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...
Penrhiw
Penrhiw, Capel Dewi, Llandysul
Focus Site Project: Converting a set stocking organic beef and sheep unit to a rotational grazing system
Project Aims:
- Demonstrating the process of converting from a set stocking beef and sheep farm to a rotational grazing...
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...
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...
Cae Haidd Ucha
Paul and Dwynwen Williams
Cae Haidd Ucha, Nebo, Llanrwst
Main Objectives
- Further improve the output of the suckler cow enterprise through the use of superior genetics and technology.
- Evaluate and develop the sheep enterprise as it currently does not...