Pendre Farm Facts

Tom started farming with his parents on the family farm at Brynperffaith, Devil’s Bridge, in 2005

The family acquired Pendre in 2000 and Tom took it over in 2010.

The upland farm is 24 hectares (ha) and a further 61ha are rented

Tom works off-farm for Welsh Lamb and Beef Producers for three days a week

The 480-ewe closed flock is a mixture of Mule crossbreds, improved Welsh Tregaron-type and Welsh Hill Speckled Face ewes

Beltex x Charollais tups are used on the crossbred ewes and Welsh and Bluefaced Leicester tups on the rest of the flock

100 crossbred ewe lambs are tupped annually

The crossbreds scan at an average of 180% and the Welsh Tregaron-type and Welsh Hill Speckled Face at 160%

All ewes lamb indoors, between February 20th and March 20th.

Lambs from the crossbred flock are sold into the liveweight market in May and the later born lambs to Dunbia.

Forty breeding rams are sold annually