Ty Coch
Nigel Bowyer and family
Ty Coch, Usk, Monmouthshire
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) Workshop
Workshop attendees will learn about the clinical signs, transmission, diagnosis and monitoring of BVD. The main focus will be on the significance of Persistently Infected (PI) animals in disease transmission, and the biosecurity and biocontainment measures that can be taken...
Tynyberth
Jack Lydiate
Tynyberth, Abbey-Cwm-Hir, Llandrindod Wells
Main Objectives
- Improve animal husbandry and grassland management.
- Establish a strong and viable business and reduce production costs.
- Become as self-sufficient as possible, particularly in home grown proteins.
Tynyberth Farm Facts
Demonstration Site...
Fedw Arian Uchaf
Fedw Arian Uchaf, Rhyd Uchaf, Y Bala, Gwynedd
Focus Site Project: Maximising output on an organic hill farm
Project objectives:
- Maximise dry matter output from productive areas of the hill farm through looking at grass and forage crop options, primarily...
Gwern Hefin
Gwern Hefin, Llanycil, Bala
Focus site project: The cost benefit of rearing your own dairy heifers
Project aims
- The potential cost benefit of heifer synchronisation to achieve a tight spring calving block whilst moving from an AYR (all-year-round) herd which...
Goldsland Farm
Wenvoe, Cardiff
Focus Site Project: Antibiotic awareness project
Project aims:
- To reduce any unnecessary use of, and ensure responsible use of antibiotics on Welsh dairy farms.
- The project will gather data on drug purchases per year from a group of...
Rhosgoch
Rhosgoch, Llanilar, Aberystwyth
Focus Site Project: Implementing SCOPS and tackling Cocci
Project aims:
- The growing evidence of anthelmintic failure within the Welsh sheep industry is of great concern (HCC’s WAARD project 2015) and threatens the sustainable production of lamb in...
Ram Health
The module will assist you to assess and remedy the health of your rams ahead of tupping.
Lambing Survival
This course will look at the major risk factors for newborn lambs.