Our Farms Projects
Project Information from some farms are missing due to website development at present but will be available shortly.
Llysun
Llysun, Llanerfyl, Welshpool
Main Objectives
- To develop the efficiency of the business through best practice, and to high ethical standards.
- To engage more effectively with the end market.
Llysun Farm Facts
Demonstration Site Project
"I would welcome the...
Cothi Vale
Crugybar, Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire
Focus Site project: Can wholecrop silage improve the quality of winter feed rations and reduce feed costs?
Project aims:
- Improve feed self-sufficiency for the farm’s suckler herd.
- Reduce feed costs by buying in less concentrates.
- Compare the...
Crickie Farm
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...
Hafod Y Foel
Edward Evans
Hafod Y Foel, South Montgomeryshire
With at least two of his daughters keen to come home to farm in the near future, Edward made the decision in 2023 to disperse the suckler herd at Hafod y Foel...
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...
Pencwm
Berwyn, Hedydd & Gruff Lloyd
Pencwm, North Pembrokeshire
Investigating the potential of a diverse forage mix for winter feeding
Pencwm is farmed by Berwyn and Hedydd Lloyd along with their son Gruff where they run a closed herd of...
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...