#96 - Our Farms Update: Get growing in Wales- Part 2. Best methods for the establishment of a Pick your Own pumpkin horticulture venture
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Release Date: 03/10/2024
#109 - Mae rheoli llyngyr yr iau yn llwyddiannus yn bwysig ar gyfer cynhyrchu defaid yn gynaliadwy
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Yn y bennod fer hon byddwn eto yn ymweld â fferm Lower House, Llandrindod. Y tro hwn cawn glywed gan Dr Rhys Jones, Darlithydd o Adran Gwyddorau Bywyd Prifysgol Aberystwyth. Daw Rhys yn wreiddiol o Ogledd Cymru, ac fe’i magwyd ar fferm bîff a defaid yr ucheldir. Mae'n dal i gymryd diddordeb mawr yn y fferm deuluol yn ogystal â materion Amaethyddol ehangach. Mae ei ddiddordebau ymchwil ym maes parasitoleg filfeddygol, ac mae ganddo ddiddordeb arbennig mewn datblygu technegau rheoli parasitiaid cynaliadwy ar gyfer cynhyrchwyr da byw. Mae Rhys yn trafod sut mae Rob Lyons wedi bod yn rhan o...
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#109 - Successful control of liver fluke is important for sustainable sheep production
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In this short episode we will again be visiting Lower House farm, Llandrindod. This time we hear from Dr Rhys Jones, Lecturer from the Department of Life Sciences at Aberystwyth University. Rhys is originally from North Wales, and was raised on an upland beef and sheep farm. He still takes a keen interest in the family farm as well as wider Agriculture issues. His research interests lie within the field of veterinary parasitology, and he's particularly interested in developing sustainable parasite control techniques for livestock producers. Rhys discusses how Rob Lyons has been...
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#108 - Gweithio tuag at hunangynhaliaeth mewn protein
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Mae’r bennod hon wedi’i recordio yn un o 15 digwyddiad fferm arddangos Cyswllt Ffermio a gynhaliwyd drwy gydol mis Medi 2024. Rydym yn Fferm Lower House ger Llandrindod gyda Robert a Jessica Lyon. Maent yn ffermio 146 hectar ac yn rhedeg menter gymysg, gan wyna 900 o famogiaid yn ogystal â 32,000 o frwyliaid. Maen nhw hefyd yn gorffen 150 o heffrod croes Belgian Blue yn flynyddol. Mae fferm Lower House wedi treialu cynnwys pys a ffa a brynwyd i mewn yn y dogn mamogiaid beichiog y gaeaf diwethaf er mwyn cynyddu gwytnwch a lleihau ôl troed carbon ei fferm, mae Robert eisiau tyfu...
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#108 - Working towards self-sufficiency in protein
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This episode has been recorded at one of Farming Connect’s 15 demonstration farm events held throughout September 2024. We're at Lower House Farm near Llandrindod Wells with Robert and Jessica Lyon. They farm 146 hectares and run a mixed enterprise, lambing 900 ewes as well as 32,000 broilers. They also finish 150 Belgian Blue cross heifers annually. Lower House Farm have trialed incorporating bought in peas and beans in the pregnant ewe ration last winter to increase farm resilience and reduce the farm’s carbon footprint, Robert wants to grow as much of the feed on farm...
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#107 - Cloffni mewn Gwartheg Llaeth: Pennod 2
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Mae Sara Pedersen yn ymweld â Fferm Maenhir, Hendy-gwyn ar Daf lle mae'r tad a'r mab Richard ac Iwan Twose yn cynnal cyfarfod Grŵp Agrisgôp. Ymunwn â Sara a’r ffermwyr o fewn y grŵp sydd wedi’u lleoli yn Sir Benfro i glywed sut y maent yn tynnu ar wybodaeth aelodau eraill o’r grŵp i weithredu newidiadau cadarnhaol yn nifer achosion o gloffni gwartheg ar eu ffermydd.
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#107 - Lameness in Dairy Cattle: Episode 2
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Sara Pedersen visits Maenhir Farm, Whitland where father and son Richard and Iwan Twose host a Agrisgôp Group meeting. We join Sara and the Pembrokeshire based group farms to hear on how they draw on other group members and share knowledge to implement positive changes in the prevalence of cattle lameness on their farms.
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#106 - Rhifyn Arbennig gyda Mari Lovgreen ac Ifan Jones Evans.
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Gwrandewch ar rifyn arbennig o bodlediad Clust i’r Ddaear sy’n rhoi ffocws ar Iechyd a Diogelwch ar y fferm. Mae’n sgwrs ddifyr rhwng Ifan Jones Evans a Mari Lovgreen. Mae gan Mari ac Ifan deuluoedd ifanc a brwdfrydig a’r ddau yn byw ar fferm. Yn y rhifyn hwn maent yn rhannu eu profiadau, trafod yr heriau a’u teimladau am bwysigrwydd diogelu eu teuluoedd adre ar y fferm. Mae gwyliau'r haf yn benodol yn amser prysur a’r plant adre gyda nhw fwy. Nid yw Mari ac Ifan yn arbenigwyr yn y maes, nid ydynt yn cynnig cyngor am iechyd a diogelwch.
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#106 - Special Episode with Mari Lovgreen and Ifan Jones Evans
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Listen to a special episode of the Ear to the Ground podcast which focuses on Health and Safety on the farm. It's an interesting conversation between Ifan Jones Evans and Mari Lovgreen. Mari and Ifan have young and enthusiastic families and both live on a farm. In this episode, they share their experiences, discuss the challenges and their feelings about the importance of protecting their families at home on the farm. The summer holidays in particular are a busy time and the children are home with them more. Mari and Ifan are not experts in the field, they do not offer advice about health and...
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#105 - Gwella Effeithlonrwydd ar fferm Glascoed, Y Drenewydd
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Cyfle arall i glywed trafodaeth yn ystod y digwyddiad hwn ar y fferm Glascoed. Bydd yr arbenigwraig defaid, Kate Phillips yn arwain y drafodaeth rhwng Alwyn a Dylan Nutting ac yn son am ganfyddiadau’r adolygiad a gynhaliwyd yn Glascoed i nodi meysydd cyfleoedd ar gyfer optimeiddio pellach a’u cynlluniau ar gyfer y dyfodol. Alwyn a Dylan yn rhannu sut mae gwneud y defnydd gorau o borthiant ac ymgorffori gwndwn aml-rywogaeth yn eu rhaglen bori cylchdro wedi chwarae rhan mewn cyflawni gostyngiad nodedig mewn mewnbynnau allanol wrth gynnal lefelau cynhyrchu. Yn ymuno hefyd yn y...
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#105 - Improving Efficiency at Glascoed, Newtown
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Another opportunity to hear a discussion during this event on the Glascoed farm. The sheep expert, Kate Phillips will lead the discussion between Alwyn and Dylan Nutting and talk about the findings of the review carried out at Glascoed to identify areas of opportunity for further optimization and their plans for the future. Alwyn and Dylan will share how making the best use of forage and incorporating multi-species leys into their rotational grazing program has played a role in achieving a notable reduction in external inputs while maintaining production levels. Also joining in the...
info_outlineLaura Pollock, Lower House Farm has explored the best methods for the establishment of a Pick your Own pumpkin horticulture venture.