Sustainable Farming -Natural Flood Management
This module gives an overview of natural flood management (NFM), but doesn’t include measures around coastal regions. It aims to cover a range of options that might be suitable for landowners and how delivery of these can support climate mitigation...
Orsedd Fawr
Morris Gwyn Parry
Orsedd Fawr, Pencaenewydd, Pwllheli
Main Objectives
- Improve grass utilisation.
- Maintain farm profitability while reducing reliance on subsidies.
- Secure a viable farming business for the next generation.
Orsedd Fawr Farm Facts
Demonstration Site Project
“There is...
Grazing Management
This module will show you how to get the most out of your grass resource, reduce grass wastage, and improve livestock performance.
Conservation Grazing
This course is a 1 to 2 days training course dependent upon the provider. A certificate of training will be awarded following completion.
Please note the course content will alter slightly dependent upon provider.
Developed with Welsh environmental organisations. This...
Can you predict grass yield in Wales using remote-sensed satellite data?
Multi Site Project
Grass is an essential crop for livestock production systems, but around half of the grass grown in Wales is not used efficiently. Farm business efficiency, and therefore income, could be greatly improved through more tailored inputs...
Slurry Management
This module addresses the need for infrastructure management, current legislation, storage and handling and the impacts of rainwater.
Sustainable Farming - Lowering External Inputs to Maximise Profits and Benefit The Environment
Farm businesses are facing tighter profit margins than ever before, with the costs of many inputs beginning to outstrip the value of products in certain systems. One way to address this is by exploring the reduction of inputs, to mitigate...