Teleri and Ned have beef and sheep systems on a grassland farm at Hafod y Llyn in Eryri. The site includes an extensive area of woodland and unimproved...

Overview:
The importance of peatlands in the Welsh landscape has become increasingly recognised.
•    Peatland can store 30 times more carbon than a healthy tropical rainforest.
•    Healthy peatlands can help reduce flooding. They act like sponges, absorbing water during...

Project objectives:

The overarching aim of this project will be to quantify the net carbon...

Project aims:

The aim of this project is to introduce new grass varieties, legume and...

Horticulturists typically grow crops in a greenhouse or polytunnel, where the following factors can be regulated:    

• Temperature
• Humidity 
• Light 
• Carbon dioxide

When controlled to an optimal level, these conditions maximise the plant yield per unit of energy consumed...

Main Objectives

• To develop the efficiency of the business through best practice, and to high ethical standards.
• To engage more effectively with the end market.

Llysun Farm Facts

Demonstration Site Project

"I would welcome the...

This is 1 day course with a certificate of attendance issued upon completion.

This course will teach you the skills to look at the feasibility of various enterprises and the effect of a diversification on the existing enterprises. It looks...

Exploring the potential of digestate as an agricultural fertiliser

Project aims:

Given the pressure to increase...

Project aims: 

• White Castle vineyard is a 5 acre vineyard near Llanvetherine, Abergavenny, owned and run by Robb and Nicola Merchant
• 4,000 vines were planted in...

This two-day course is intended to support managers and supervisors from any industry/business sector in understanding the strategic and operational implications environmental sustainability has on them, their team and department. It enables you to contribute to the improved environmental sustainability...