Project Aims: 

• To investigate the practicalities and benefits of contamination mapping on a commercial farm in a bid to tackle anthelmintic failure issues.
• Farmers need to find ways to reduce...

Carregcynffyrdd, is farmed by Carys Jones and family where they run a flock of 400 Llanymddyfri Welsh ewes and 100 Romney cross ewes alongside a herd of 50 suckler cows. 

Over recent years, Carys...

Main Objectives

• To become a more efficient business and investigate options for the farm.
• To rear all own cattle replacements and calve heifers at two years old.
• To improve grass growth...

Project Aims:

• The aim of this project is to raise awareness of the first genomic breeding values (GEBV’s) available for the beef industry...

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

To optimise liveweight gain from forage

To consider which approaches are most effective for rectifying trace element shortfalls in our soils...

Project aims:

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

The challenges and opportunities to protect and enhance the environment for a dairy farm in the Tywi catchment area

Manor Afon is a 500-acre dairy farm as the main holding with an additional 200...