Sustainable Farming: Hedgerow Management Cycle
In Wales 53% of all field boundaries are hedgerows adding to rural distinctiveness. There is great diversity in Welsh hedgerows, from gorse hedges on coastal stone-faced banks, to the skilled laid hedges of inland areas. There is a rich cultural...
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...
Carwed Fynydd
Carwed Fynydd, Denbigh, Conwy
Focus Site Project: Fodder Beet and Kale production – seed to feed guide and benefit to a suckler beef system
- Carwed Fynydd is an upland suckler beef and sheep farm. The farm rises to approximately...
Hendre Arddwyfaen
Ty Nant, Corwen, Conwy
Focus Site Project: Efficient Dry Cow Nutrition and Land Use
Housing and predominantly feeding suckler cows over the winter has a dramatic effect on the enterprise’s profitability.
Project aims:
- The aim of this project will...
Bryn
Huw and Meinir Jones
Bryn, Ferwig, Cardigan
Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?
Maximising liveweight gain off grass: We sell our beef cattle as stores but following changes to the business we plan to finish cattle next...
Fferm Carreg Plas
Fferm Carreg Plas, Aberdaron, Pwllheli, Gwynedd
Focus Site Project: Transitioning from set stocking to a techno grazing system
Project aims
The main aim of the project is to demonstrate the transition from a set stocking system to a rotational grazing...
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...