Grassland Farmer Of The Year
Grassland Farmer Of The Year
Winner’s Farm Walk
Winner’s Farm Walk
Treclyn Isaf Farm, Eglwyswrw, Crymych, Pembrokeshire
In May 2023, we visited the organic dairy farm of Aled and Owain Rees, winners of the BGS Grassland Farmer of the Year 2022 competition. Over 100 people registered for the event.
Topics covered included:
- The background to the farm
- The use of technology
- The importance of soil
- Cow management and grazing management
- Winter feeding
To view a gallery of photos from the event, click here
You can also view a short video from the event on the BGS YouTube channel (click here).
Grassland Farmer of the Year Sponsors
Germinal
Germinal are specialists in grass and forage seed, working at ground level to share knowledge and expertise with customers, distributors and partners across agriculture and amenity. Germinal is a privately owned firm that works closely with IBERS at Aberystwyth University, funding near-market work for forage grass, red and white clovers. Germinal also conducts extensive trials via its research facility. The majority of Germinal’s grass seed is produced in the UK via a network of contract growers. However, it also works with international seed breeders to offer a broad range of species (such as chicory, kale and maize) and varieties.
Twitter: @wearegerminal @GerminalUKAgri
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Twitter: @wearegerminal @GerminalUKAgri
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YARA
Yara grows knowledge to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet, to fulfil our vision of a collaborative society, a world without hunger and a planet respected. To meet these commitments, we have taken the lead in developing digital farming tools for precision farming and work closely with partners throughout the whole food value chain to develop more climate-friendly crop nutrition solutions. In addition, we are committed to working towards sustainable mineral fertiliser production. Founded in 1905 to solve the emerging famine in Europe, Yara has a worldwide presence of about 17,000 employees and operations in over 60 countries.Twitter: @Yara_UKFind more information about grassland nutrition on the Yara website
Nufarm
Nufarm is the UK’s leading manufacturer of grassland herbicides, insecticides and growth enhancers. Grassland is a core part of Nufarm’s business and we are proud to have weed control solutions for every grassland situation, including clover swards, reseeds, silage and grazing systems. Our herbicides are manufactured in the UK at our “state of the art” global production plant at Wyke in West Yorkshire and supported by a dedicated grassland technical team. The Nufarm range offers best return on investment to maximise profit from grass.
Twitter @NufarmUK
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Twitter @NufarmUK
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