Project aims:

• Improve feed self-sufficiency for the farm’s suckler herd.
• Reduce feed costs by buying in less concentrates.
• Compare the...

Exploring the potential of digestate as an agricultural fertiliser

Project aims:

Given the pressure to increase...

Farming in Protected Sites requires a sensitive approach to agriculture. This module highlights the support available to farmers and the challenges of conserving some of Wales’ most important landscapes, habitats and species. In Wales, more than 80% of the land...

Key areas you wish to focus on as a demonstration farmer?

To maximise grass utilisation – through Farming Connect we have sampled soils in every field and they are all at...

Introduction to project: 

Cows at Pensarnau farm are housed for most of...

This course is an introduction to nutrient management planning on improved land and the elements included in a nutritional management plan. At the end of this module, you should be able to understand the importance of a nutrient management plan...

Main Objectives

• To reduce production costs through improved grassland management.
• There is much potential for learning and improvement with the Stabiliser herd, which is still in its infancy.
• Focus on reducing...