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<blockquote data-quote="Agriland RSS" data-source="post: 7312817" data-attributes="member: 105608"><p><img src="https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/agrilanduk.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Written by William Kellett</p><p></p><p>A Ceredigion farmer’s involvement in a major grassland research project has led to major improvements in the performance of her sheep business, with measurable success in terms of pasture utilisation and lamb growth, and is now looking to take part in another trial to help move the industry to the next level.</p><p></p><p>Anwen Hughes of Bryngido farm, near New Quay in Ceredigion, has been part of GrassCheckGB, a research project run by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) and several other industry partners since the beginning of the project in 2018.</p><p></p><p>GrassCheckGB aims to improve grassland productivity and pasture utilisation, with 50 livestock farms across Britain including nine beef and sheep farms in Wales, closely measuring their grass yield and quality along with soil moisture, temperature and weather readings.</p><p></p><p>Anwen runs a flock of 200 Lleyn-cross commercial ewes in partnership with her husband Rhodri and son Glyn on 35ha.</p><p></p><p>Since joining GrassCheckGB, Bryngido has moved to a rotational grazing system.</p><p></p><p>Anwen explained:</p><p></p><p>“GrassCheckGB taught us to utilise the grass in a more efficient way, and has enabled us to finish around 300 lambs on grass alone without the need for concentrates.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Anwen has recently been chosen to supply lambs for HCC’s Welsh Lamb Meat Quality Project.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>‘Quality of PGI Welsh lamb’</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p>Dr. Eleri Thomas, HCC Meat Quality Executive, added:</p><p></p><p>“The Welsh Lamb Meat Quality project will research on-farm and processing factors that influence the eating quality of PGI Welsh Lamb.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>HCC’s Welsh Lamb Meat Quality Project is one of three five-year projects in the Red Meat Development Programme which is funded by the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh government.</p><p></p><p>The work was financed from the £3.5 million fund of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) red meat levies ring-fenced for collaborative projects which is managed by Britain’s three meat levy bodies – AHDB, HCC and QMS.</p><p></p><p>The fund is an interim arrangement while a long-term solution is sought on the issue of levies being collected at point of slaughter in England for animals, which have been reared in Scotland or Wales.</p><p></p><p>The post <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/better-utilisation-of-grass-means-better-lamb-growth-christmas-1/" target="_blank">‘Better utilisation of grass means better lamb growth’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk" target="_blank">Agriland.co.uk</a>.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/better-utilisation-of-grass-means-better-lamb-growth-christmas-1/" target="_blank">Continue reading on the Agriland Website...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agriland RSS, post: 7312817, member: 105608"] [img]https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/files.thefarmingforum.co.uk/images/agrilanduk.JPG[/img] Written by William Kellett A Ceredigion farmer’s involvement in a major grassland research project has led to major improvements in the performance of her sheep business, with measurable success in terms of pasture utilisation and lamb growth, and is now looking to take part in another trial to help move the industry to the next level. Anwen Hughes of Bryngido farm, near New Quay in Ceredigion, has been part of GrassCheckGB, a research project run by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) and several other industry partners since the beginning of the project in 2018. GrassCheckGB aims to improve grassland productivity and pasture utilisation, with 50 livestock farms across Britain including nine beef and sheep farms in Wales, closely measuring their grass yield and quality along with soil moisture, temperature and weather readings. Anwen runs a flock of 200 Lleyn-cross commercial ewes in partnership with her husband Rhodri and son Glyn on 35ha. Since joining GrassCheckGB, Bryngido has moved to a rotational grazing system. Anwen explained: “GrassCheckGB taught us to utilise the grass in a more efficient way, and has enabled us to finish around 300 lambs on grass alone without the need for concentrates. Anwen has recently been chosen to supply lambs for HCC’s Welsh Lamb Meat Quality Project. [SIZE=5][B]‘Quality of PGI Welsh lamb’[/B][/SIZE] Dr. Eleri Thomas, HCC Meat Quality Executive, added: “The Welsh Lamb Meat Quality project will research on-farm and processing factors that influence the eating quality of PGI Welsh Lamb. HCC’s Welsh Lamb Meat Quality Project is one of three five-year projects in the Red Meat Development Programme which is funded by the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh government. The work was financed from the £3.5 million fund of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) red meat levies ring-fenced for collaborative projects which is managed by Britain’s three meat levy bodies – AHDB, HCC and QMS. The fund is an interim arrangement while a long-term solution is sought on the issue of levies being collected at point of slaughter in England for animals, which have been reared in Scotland or Wales. The post [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/better-utilisation-of-grass-means-better-lamb-growth-christmas-1/']‘Better utilisation of grass means better lamb growth’[/URL] appeared first on [URL='https://www.agriland.co.uk']Agriland.co.uk[/URL]. [url="https://www.agriland.co.uk/farming-news/better-utilisation-of-grass-means-better-lamb-growth-christmas-1/"]Continue reading on the Agriland Website...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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