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Farm developmentideas scoop awardA YOUNG Pembrokeshirelivestock farmer whose vi-sion for the future of a poul-try and horticulture unitincluded installing an an-aerobic digester to process

By Debbie James

BUSIEST TIME OF THE YEAR: Peter and Robert Scale’s turkey enterprise has won a number of awards.

chicken manure has won amajor award.Twenty-two-year-old Carw-

yn James was given the chal-lenge as a member of theFarming Connect Businessand Innovation Programme.Its 12 members were taskedwith drawing up a five-year

action plan for Roger andJane Hughes, who farm 360acres at Trefeglwys nearCaersws.Carwyn’s proposal includ-

ed incorporating an anaero-bic digester powered by theHughes’ chicken manureand arable crops and gener-

ating power to support anall-year-round glasshouseenterprise.The Hughes family may

now instigate the idea. Car-wyn was presented with hisprize at the RoyalWelshWin-ter Fair by Andrew Slade,the Welsh Government’s Di-

rector of Agriculture, saidthe programme had raisedhis expectations of what hecould do on his own farm.He said on the future: “I

know I will be making betterinformed,more confident de-cisions for our family busi-ness longer term.’’

Christmascountdownhas begunTHE Christmas countdown ison for Pembrokeshire’straditional farmhouse poultryproducers.At Upper Haythog Farm,

Spittal, the Scale family hasbeen producing award-winning festive turkeys for 60years.Ron and Mary Scale started

the enterprise with 300 birdsand it is their grandson,Robert, who is now in charge.Together with his parents,

Peter and Sue, he rears3,000 turkeys for sale at thefarmgate and to butchers asfar afield as Cardiff.Although supermarket

promotions have hit sales offarm fresh turkeys nationally,Upper Haythog Farm has astrong and loyal customerbase.

Continued on page 5.

IN THIS ISSUEJust rewardsin testing year

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WHEN Wyn Evans was just16 he took on 10 acres asa tenant farmer – and he’snever looked back, or lostany of his youthfulenthusiasm for theindustry.See pages 16&17.

WELSH woman farmer ofthe year, Eleri Lloyd, talksabout her surprise atwinning the top award, herbattle against breastcancer, and how she ishappiest when she isworking on the farm.See page 14

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Joy ready to meetnew challengesBy Farmer reporter

NEW TEAM: Chairman Joy Smith (from left), president Professor E. WynneJones and secretary, Nerys Llewelyn Jones.

THE new chairman of the elitefarming ‘think tank’ Future Farm-ers of Wales is Joy Smith, a dairyfarmer from mid Pembrokeshire.Joy runs a 200 cow dairy unit in

partnership with her mother andbrother.She is married to Michael, also a

dairy farmer, and they have a youngson, William.Future Farmers of Wales is a non-

political body of young farmers setup in 1988 and acts as a lobbyingbody answerable to its members,ready to meet the challenge of farm-ing in the future.It meets regularly, has regular

meetings with Welsh Governmentand has achieved recognition by theUnions of Wales, Welsh AssemblyGovernment, the WDA and educa-tional organisations in England andWales.Joy has a degree in Agriculture

with Business Studies from Aber-ystwyth University.Following her time at university,

she worked on dairy farms and trav-elled throughout New Zealand andAustralia.

She is a past member, chairmanand treasurer of Llysyfran YFC andis currently an active club leader.During 2012/13 she was chairman

of the North Pembrokeshire Grass-land society, and remains an active

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Study shows theneed to help soilA RETIRED Carmarthenshiresmallholder says flash floodingcould be averted if farmers weregiven support to aerate parts oftheir land annually.Following last year’s flooding,

John Davies undertook a studyto examine the capacity of soilsto hold moisture.Mr Davies, who lives in Whit-

land, collected samples of turffrom six local farms, whichranged in altitude from a few feetabove sea level to 1800ft.He applied the same conditions

to these samples as that experi-enced by farmland during theprevious wet winter period. Ontwo applications they were giventhe equivalent of one inch ofrain.“We placed the turves on a

slight average slope and meas-ured the water that ran off thetop, also the amount that pen-etrated down through to thesubsoil or the rock,’’ Mr Daviesexplained. “By subtracting thesum total of these two we hadthe amount that the turves orsoil was capable of absorbing, ifonly for a short period of a fewdays.’’He described the results as an

“eye-opener’’. In one sample, tak-en from an intensive dairy farm,the equivalent of only 10 tonnes

of water was absorbed by the topsix inches compared to 40 tonnesof run-off. It was a similar resultfrom other samples, althoughone sample, taken from an or-ganic smallholding, absorbed 40tonnes. Another, from a mixedbeef and sheep farm, soaked up38.5 tonnes.Mr Davies then examined the

humus content and found thatit was very low in each sample,although the samples that ab-sorbed 40 and 38.5 tonnes had thebest levels of humus. These sam-ples, he said, remained “friable”under test conditions.Mr Davies, who described the

capability of soils to hold mois-ture as the most essential part ofrich and productive farm soils,expressed concern at the lack of“blotting paper-like” ability forfarmland to absorb water anddelay the run-off of heavy rain.

Dairy groupchairman isre-selectedPEMBROKESHIRE dairyfarmer Mansel Raymond isto continue as the voice ofthe dairy industry in Europe.Mr Raymond has been re-

elected as chairman of Copa,a European farm organisa-tion which brings togetherover 60 farming unions fromacross Europe.He pledged to work towards

ensuring the EU has a profit-able and sustainable dairysector.“Together we can be strong-

er in finding solutions suchas addressing market volatil-ity, better market monitoringand improved milk packageimplementation,” he said.

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“Although these samples allshowed a very poor amount ofhumus, which is the essentialmaterial that holds water, ourlocal rivers here in South Walesjust about managed to cope withthe equally excessive amount ofrain we experienced in this areaduring the same winter periodof early 2014,’’ he said.“We certainly cannot afford to

let the poor conditions our soilsare in today to deteriorate muchmore.’’“I believe if farmers could be

helped to afford the time and theexpense of aerating one third oftheir land each year, this wouldalleviate the flash flooding con-siderably. They would also re-alise very soon that this wouldgreatly benefit their crops aswell.’’Mr Davies has submitted the

evidence he gathered during histrial work to his MP, who has for-warded it to DEFRA.

EXPANSION: Puffin Produce Commercial Manager, JamesSmith (left) and Quinton Davies, owner of James Davies Ltd.

Puffin boxes clever in £2m expansionA £2MILLION expansion pro-ject by Pembrokeshire basedPuffin Produce Ltd is prov-ing not just good for the localeconomy but the environ-ment too.The Welsh farmer owned

potato-growing business isadding a new cold storagefacility to its headquartersnear Haverfordwest and isusing local expertise and ma-terials to help it achieve itsbusiness targets.Puffin Produce currently

packs around 35,000 tonnesof potatoes a year both for su-permarkets and its own BlasY Tir brand, and the new fa-cility will help meet growingcustomer demand.Covering 35,000 sq.ft. the

high-tech temperature con-

trolled units can each storeup to 1,400 boxes, and are cur-rently being filled with pota-toes for use over the winterand next spring.“The addition of the five

new units has added a fur-ther 7,500 tonnes to our stor-age capability,” said JamesSmith, Puffin’s commercialmanager.“Therefore we need to buy

more potato boxes, and weare delighted that we havebeen able to use a local man-ufacturer who is not onlybased just a few miles awaybut sources the wood locally.”The first consignment of

boxes from James DaviesSawmills Ltd have alreadybeen filled, and when com-plete will total some 3,100 spe-

cially crafted potato boxes ata cost of over £225,000.The wooden boxes, which

are capable of holding upto 1.1 tonne of potatoes aremade to stringent BritishStandards (BS7611) which en-sure they are capable of be-ing safely stacked eight highin the storage units.Family-run James Davies

Sawmills is manufacturingthe boxes at Eglwyswrw nearits state-of-the-art £4m saw-mill in Cenarth. The boxesare then delivered to Puf-fin by local haulier AJ Car-rington & Sons Ltd.This latest phase of devel-

opment by Puffin has beenassisted by the Welsh Gov-ernment’s Processing andMarketing Grant scheme.

By Debbie James

‘We certainly cannot affordto let the poor conditionour soils are in todaydeteriorate much more...’

Sheep on up but beefis cause for concern

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THE number of sheep anddairy cattle in Wales con-tinues to rise while the beefherd has declined, accordingto new figures that have justbeen released.

The June Survey for Walesshows the total number ofsheep and lambs stood at 9.74million, a three per cent riseon last year’s levels.

This represents the fifthconsecutive annual rise inthe number of sheep andlambs in Wales, and is thehighest recorded numbersince 2003.

The main contributing fac-tor to this increase was a 10per cent rise in the numberof breeding ewes to 4.4 mil-lion, the largest breedingflock recorded in Wales fora decade. The number oflambs under one year of agestood at 4.8 million in June.

“Over the last 10 years wehave seen an increase inlambing percentages andrearing rates, and the figures

highlight this,” said Char-lotte Morris, industry infor-mation officer with HybuCig Cymru – Meat PromotionWales.

“Taking the figures at facevalue it is expected the in-crease in ewes should resultin a bigger lamb crop for the2015/2016 season.

“This, however, will de-pend on the conditions ex-perienced over the comingmonths,” said Miss Morris.

The survey, conducted bythe Welsh Government, alsoshowed that the total numberof cattle and calves in Waleswas 1.1 million representingan increase of one per centon the survey conducted lastyear.

But the increase in thedairy herd was offset by adecline in the beef herd, withthe number of beef cattleover two years of age fall-ing by three pre cent and thenumber of female beef cattlebetween the age of one andtwo years also falling by 6.4per cent.

Man diedof farmer’slung - rulingA RETIRED Brynberianfarmer died from the occu-pational disease ‘farmer’slung’, Pembrokeshire Coro-ner’s Court heard on October30th.

Widower Glyn Lewis, aged81, who lived with his son anddaughter-in-law at Pensarn,Brynberian died at Withy-bush hospital on May 24.

Coroner’s Officer for Dyfed-Powys Police Jeremy Daviessaid Nevern-born Mr Lewishad worked at a variety offarms.

His work included harvest-ing, crop spraying and silage,said Mr Davies.

“In the week leading up tohis death he was described asbeing off his food,” said MrDavies.

On May 24 Mr Lewis be-came increasingly unwelland an ambulance was called.

He was taken to Withybushwhere he was pronounceddead shortly after 10pm.

A post-mortem report by DrPetya Nadiva said Mr Lewishad died of acute cardio res-piratory failure, describing itas ‘farmer’s lung’-related.

Deputy Coroner GarethLewis recorded the death asa result of farmer’s lung.

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Price cuts dominate talksPEMBROKESHIRE dairyfarmers voiced their con-cerns regarding severe farm-gate milk price cuts duringa well-attended Pembroke-shire NFU Cymru on-farmmeeting recently.Speaking at the meeting,

which was held at Little Has-guard Farm, Hasguard Crosscourtesy of the Richardsfamily, NFU Cymru MilkBoard Chairman, Aled Jonessaid: “There’s no doubt thatwe as dairy farmers are like-ly to have to contend with therollercoaster ride of increas-ingly volatile prices whichare currently squeezing ourmargins hard.“We will need to put plans

in place to cope with in-creased volatility.”“It’s more important than

ever for dairy farmers totalk to their processors to seehow we can better align anyincreases in our supply withtheir demand.“Equally we need to see the

processors investing in areas

that can deliver added valueto their businesses.“We also need processors

and retailers to ensure fair-ness across the whole of thesupply chain and to establishdedicated supply pools andtransparent pricing mecha-nisms that deliver fair andsustainable prices for themilk that we work so hard toproduce.“The union is also looking

at how futures markets couldbe utilised to dampen outsome of this volatility.”Mr Jones ended saying that

the picture is not altogetherbleak with continued growthin the global population andthe demand for dairy prod-ucts growing gradually, par-ticularly within the growingeconomies of China and oth-er parts of South-East Asia.He said: “There is still

much for us to be positiveabout as dairy farmers asthe long-term prospects aregood, however it won’t be aneasy ride and we will need toget through this difficult pe-riod before we see a brighterfuture for our industry.”

Pembrokeshire NFU Cym-ru County Milk Chairman,William Lawrence, said:“The current volatility that

By Farmer reporter

WINNING PRODUCE: Peter and Robert Scale’s turkey enterprise has won anumber of awards.

Ready for ChristmasContinued from page 1.“We pride ourselves on producing top

quality turkeys. The type of turkey youcan buy at a supermarket is no compar-ison to ours, people are willing to pay alittle extra,” said 33-year-old Robert.“Christmas is a special time of the

year and people don’t want to compro-mise on quality when it comes to thecenterpiece of the Christmas meal.’’Over the years, the turkeys have won

a series of awards and have capturedthe coveted Welsh Turkey Associationchampion bird title on numerous occa-sions.Robert admits Christmas is a busy

time of the year at Upper HaythogFarm but he wouldn’t have it any otherway.“When Christmas Day comes we feel

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‘Backward step’ for scienceTHE presidents of the fourNFU farming unions havecriticised the decision by theEuropean Commission toscrap the post of Chief Scien-tific Adviser to the President.Professor Anne Glover, who

has been in post since 2011,confirmed last month thatshe would be leaving the postat the end of January andthat the position would thencease to exist.Speaking on behalf of Ni-

gel Miller, President NFU

Scotland, Ian Marshall, Pres-ident of the Ulster FarmersUnion and Stephen James,President of NFU Cymru,the NFU President MeurigRaymond (pictured) said:“We welcomed the appoint-ment of Professor Glover aswe firmly believe that strongand independent scienceshould be at the centre ofpolicy-making in the EU.“It is deeply troubling that

the new European Commis-sion has taken this deci-

sion. This appears to be abackward step for science.At a time when we need toaddress serious concernsaround food security, energysecurity and the collectiveEU response to the threat ofclimate change; it is deeplyconcerning.“Professor Glover has

championed the importanceof science and innovation inthe EU. We now seek assur-ances as to how the role sheplayed will be continued.”

Bit of kitbig helpat farmPEDIGREE HampshireDown sheep breeder EirlysJones requires a “strongwill and a strong bit of kit”to help her manage the day-to-day husbandry tasks re-quired on the family’s Wolf-scastle farm.It was Eirlys’ father who

suggested she take up sheepin 1995 to provide her witha life interest having suf-fered a severe illness thathad substantially reducedher body weight. Startingout with just seven ewes theHampshire Down breed waschosen against other breedsas Eirlys believed the breedwas best suited to the farm’sless favoured land.Patienceandperseverance

has certainly paid off asthe flock now stands at 130pedigree breeding ewes andthrives on the farm’s poorersoils. Husband Barry is offfarm most days working asa carpenter, leaving Eirlysto handle lambs, ewes andrams.Dagging, drenching and

tagging tasks as well asselecting her seasonalshow team of prize-win-ning sheep are challenges

enough, but as Eirlys onlyweighs in at seven stone astrong piece of kit is essen-tial to the farm’s operationand her health.The Maesglas pedigree

Hampshire Down flock havebeen attending nationalshows since 2000 and it wasat last year’s Royal WelshShow that the Jones familyfirst spotted a Ritchie CombiClamp sheep handling sys-tem. Ritchie’s Welsh areaagricultural sales repre-sentative, Carwyn Davies,highlighted the ease withwhich sheep passed throughthe padded soft-sided CombiClamp, holding each animalfirmly and safely while al-lowing the operator to carryout husbandry tasks “handsfree”.Carwyn demonstrated that

it was Eirlys’ body weight,transferred via a pressureloaded spring plate, thatstopped the sheep fromjumping or sitting down.Once in the clamp no unnec-essary force was required soshe could safely handle her120-kilo rams.Eirlys said: “The sheep

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AGRICULTURE is one ofthe few remaining bas-tions of British-ownedbusiness.

Manufacturers and engineer-ing firms have slipped into for-eign hands and even water andelectricity utility companies arecontrolled from overseas.

Many milk processors too aresubsidiaries of foreign compa-nies whose only answer to dif-ficult market conditions is todrop the farm-gate price.

The cost of producing a litreof milk on the farm today isthought to be a little more than30p per litre, meaning farmslose money on an enterprisedemanding 12-hour days, sevendays a week. Conversely, super-markets are fighting to be theretailer offering the biggest dis-count on milk.

The price war makes no sense

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when consumers have not beencomplaining that milk is too ex-pensive.

It is a good value product andthe milk price wars send outthe wrong message to shoppers.They are devaluing milk fortheir own gain. Will retailers behappy when milk is 10p a pintand there are no dairy farmersleft in the UK?

Could it be that the so-calledfree market is manipulated bylarge corporations?

The problem is that individ-ual dairy farmers do not haveenough power to influence theprocessors and retailers. If youget the chance to make yourviews known at the supermar-ket checkout this Christmas,every dairy farmer in Pembro-keshire would thank you.

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Good breedingbrings Futuresrunner-up spotA DAIRY farmer’s son fromSomerset, Matt House, has beenannounced as the overall win-ner of this year’s Cogent Futuresprogramme, with Tom Jonesfrom Pembrokeshire taking thecompetition’s runner-up spot.

The annual ‘Futures’ pro-gramme is aimed at providinga comprehensive introductionto genetics and sire analysis fordevotees of cattle breeding.

Four short-listed candidates– Tom Riley, from Lancashire,Robert McConaghy, from CountyAntrim, Tom from Pembroke-shire and Matt from Somerset– were selected and given the op-portunity to experience the roleof a sire analyst with Cogent.

As part of the experience, theFutures candidates visited arange of dairy herds through-out the UK and were assessed ontheir ability to select potential

bull mothers and to match thesecows to a suitable sire.

As their prize in the competi-tion, Matt and Tom will be in-vited to travel to Holland withOwain Harries, Cogent’s genet-ics procurement manager and aFutures winner in 2009, to visita selection of top herds in thecountry and to attend the well-known Tulip Holstein Sale inIJsselhallen.

“The standard of this year’sFutures candidates was onceagain extremely high,” OwainHarries said.

“All four participants showedgreat depth of knowledge, withtheir passion for pedigree cattlebreeding and their excellent un-derstanding of the dairy indus-try obvious from the outset.

“Selecting an overall winnerand runner-up was immenselychallenging, with little to choosebetween the four.

“However, Matt and Tomproved themselves to be worthywinners of this year’s top prizes

by exhibiting a real understand-ing of dairy cattle genetics.

“They obviously learned a lotduring their time on the Futuresprogramme and I’m sure all fourcandidates have a very bright fu-ture ahead of them in dairy cat-tle breeding.”

Matt said: “I have gained a hugeamount of knowledge during mytime as a Futures finalist and amabsolutely thrilled and very sur-prised to have been chosen as thewinner.”

Runner-up, Tom Jones re-turned to his family’s Pembro-keshire farm in Reynalton fol-lowing his degree, and has sinceworked hard to ensure every cowwithin the herd has full pedigreestatus.

Over the next five years heplans to expand the dairy herd,which consists of Holstein andBritish Friesian animals, from160 to 300 cows.l Do you have a story to share?Email farming news [email protected]

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A party of dairy farmers from Finlandhas made a whistle-stop tour of farmsin north and south Wales, includingthe farm of Pembrokeshire dairyfarmer Roger Lewis. (14000379)

Finnish dairy farmersvisit topsilagemakersin Wales

A PARTY of dairy farmersfrom Finland has made awhistle-stop tour of farmsin north and south Wales tolook at ways of improvingthe quality of the silage fed totheir own herds.

The trip, organised by theLancashire-based companyEnvirosystems, gave theFinnish visitors an opportu-nity to see a wide range ofdairy farms and silage sys-tems. Among the party waswell known farmer Pauli Jo-hansson who runs Finland’slargest organic dairy herd.

“We enjoyed seeing suchgood grassland managementon farms in Wales – and someexcellent silage too. It was agreat opportunity for us tosee dairy farming in Wales,”said Mr Johansson

Tom Richardson, nationalsales manager for Envirosys-tems which manufacturersthe silage additive Optimize,accompanied the Finnishdairy farmers on their visitto Wales. Silage cutting dateswere one of the main discus-sion topics during the trip.

“A growing number ofdairy farmers in Finlandhave been using Optimizesilage additive over the lastthree years and the visit gavesome of them an opportunityto see how top silage makersin Wales also use Optimize,”

said Mr Richardson who in-cluded a visit to the farm ofPembrokeshire dairy farmer

Roger Lewis – winner of thisyear’s All Wales Clamp Silageaward.

“In Finland a lot of Timo-thy is grown in grass swardsand there’s more fibre in the

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of cutting their grass cropsyounger and with more leaf,”said Mr Richardson.


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‘Improving biodiversitykey to managing land’

PILOT PROJECT: The Eco-system Enterprise Partnership will bring landmanagers and owners, industry, commerce, government and the thirdsector together. (12936280)

WELCOME: NFU Cymrupresident Stephen James.

Farming Connect report iswelcomed by NFU CymruNFU Cymru has welcomed thefindings of the independent re-view into Farming Connect ledby Gareth Williams.The report, launched at the

Winter Fair, considers the pro-posed approach to deliveringknowledge transfer, advice andinnovation under the next RuralDevelopment Programme (RDP)and makes a total of 24 recom-mendations.NFUCymruPresident Stephen

James said: “We are pleased theDeputy Minister for Farmingand Food, Rebecca Evans, hasannounced that she is acceptingall 24 of Gareth Williams’ rec-ommendations and that WelshGovernment officials havedrawn up an action plan to en-sure effective and timely imple-mentation working closely withindustry stakeholders.”Key recommendations include

retaining the current levels ofintervention at 100% for theknowledge transfer programmeand 80% for the subsidised ser-

vices including Whole FarmPlan, Farm Advisory Serviceand the Skills Development Pro-gramme.NFU Cymru believes that this

will be crucial in securing highlevels of uptake and engage-ment from farmers. The man-datory training requirement for

providers of Farming Connectservices will be a key contribu-tor in driving higher standardsin knowledge transfer and ad-vice provision going forward.Mr James added: “We are very

pleased that Gareth Williamshas acknowledged wider RDPfunding and projects withinhis report. We have been con-cerned that, under the currentRDP, there have been too manyprojects with competing/dupli-cating roles and it is clear thatthere needs to be far better inte-gration and join-up in the nextRDP.“We are pleased that Mr Wil-

liams recognises the need for aclearer focus and direction forthe farming industry through aWelshAgricultural Strategy andthe policies supporting RuralDevelopment. We look forwardto working with Government onthe development of this strategywhich should show how agricul-ture can deliver the outcomes ofthe Food Action Plan.”

Great yearfor societyas meetingsare popularAT THE AGM of the NorthPembrokeshire GrasslandSociety the retiring chair-man, Meurig Harries, re-ported on another highlysuccessful year and thankedhis fellow officials for theircontinual support.Well attended meetings

during the year had coveredentomology, livestock genet-ics, health and nutrition,mega-dairies and grasslanddevelopment. There had, hesaid, been excellent entriesin the clamp and baled si-lage competitions and keenfamily interest in two even-ing farm visits and the tourof Gloucestershire and theCotswolds which he had led.Cheryl Codd, secretary, re-

ported that membership wasat 109 (the largest in Wales)with a waiting list of would-be members.She added that NPGS con-

tinues to be a forum for thosewith an active interest in thescience and practice of grassand forage production andutilisation and brought to-gether members of the agri-cultural industry.Delegate to the Federation

of WelshGrasslandSocieties,Jeff Evans – current Chair-man – said that the organisa-tion now functioned throughthe IBERS Grassland Devel-opment Centre which aimedto deliver science and infor-mation to livestock farmersto help improve the efficien-cy of grassland productionand to protect habitats.

A £3MILLION fund for projects totackle declining biodiversity anddeliver benefits to communities hasbeen announced with Pembrokeshireamong the areas being helped.The new investment, revealed by

the Welsh Assembly Minister forNatural Resources, will support 18projects across Wales, ranging fromwork to improve river catchmentsand marine ecosystems, to peatlandsrestoration and a community projectmanaging woodland.A total of nine projects in mid and

west Wales have had Nature Fund in-vestment approved, Natural Resourc-es Minister Carl Sargeant announcedlast month.Mr Sargeant said: “We must recog-

nise that our communities, our econ-omy and our environment are closelyinterlinked.“Improving biodiversity is key to

sustainable land management. Byrecognising these links, we can im-prove our environment and delivereconomic and social benefits forWales. Our investment is directedat achieving the maximum possiblelong-term benefit.”The fund is supporting practical ac-

tions across Wales to improve biodi-versity.The projects include a £150,000

grant to a project led by Pembro-keshire Coastal Forum to create apartnership framework between landmanagers, business, industry andcommerce, government and thirdsector to reduce emissions to the Mil-ford and Cleddau catchments withimproved local environment use forpublic and biodiversity benefits.David Jones, of Pembrokeshire

Coastal Forum said: “As an independ-ent, neutral coastal partnership weare delighted to lead on this projectwhere collaboration is going to bekey. We have already worked with anumber of partners to develop theproject proposal including NaturalResources Wales, D r Cymru WelshWater and the PembrokeshireMarineSAC Relevant Authorities Group. Weare looking forward to working witha much wider group of stakeholderson this exciting project which couldalso contribute to the delivery of theWater Framework Directive”.There is a growing concern over the

loss of biodiversity in Pembrokesh-ire, partly due to changing and inten-sifying land management practices.The majority of the PembrokeshireMarine Special Area of Conservationfeatures are in unfavourable conser-vation status and nutrient loadinginto the Milford HavenWaterway has

been identified as a key priority ac-tion.The Minister said: “I have been im-

pressed by the interest the Fund hasgenerated, in particular the responsewe’ve had on several collaborativefarmer-led proposals.“Considering this level of interest

and the willingness of partners towork together, the Deputy Ministerand I will be looking to make a fur-ther announcement.”The National Trust has been award-

ed £144,000 for a partnership projecton the Castlemartin Peninsula.The web mapping project will de-

velop a toolkit for organisations andcommunities to address habitat and

biodiversity loss. The project willalso improve habitats in the areawith a focus on land managementworks and volunteer and communityengagement.The Future Fisheries Living Seas

project, awarded £62,000, will pro-mote low impact fishing practices tohelp species and habitats recover. Itwill also encourage fishermen to takea sustainable approach to fishing.Coed Cymru and Rivers Trust will

be working across mid and westWales, including Pembrokeshire.The collaborative project, working

with local landowners, will focus onthe farmed landscape within rivercatchments.


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£3M BIODIVERSITY FUNDINGNew funding announced by the Minister for NaturalResources looks set to help a number of county projectswith the aim of tackling growing concerns over the loss ofbiodiversity in Pembrokeshire.

Farm work helped nationalwinner to face testing year

THE pace at which EleriLloyd lives her life isproof that if you wantsomething done who

better to ask than a busy per-son.Yet no one would be more

embarrassed than Eleri to bedescribed as extraordinary.Her exceptional work ethic isso deeply ingrained that shewould be the last person toregard her exhausting sched-ule as noteworthy, even in ayear when she has enduredbreast cancer treatment.“It has been an emotional

journey,’’ she reflects, as sherecalls the diagnosis andpunishing treatment plan.The only days she absent-

ed herself from work werethose when she was undergo-ing chemotherapy and radio-therapy.“There is no way I could

have stoppedworking, I need-ed it to keep myself positivementally,’’ she insists.Eleri’s husband Haydn,

urged her to slow down, butshe admits: “Working iswhen I am at my happiest.’’Her zest for life, which had

taken a knock, was reawokenwhen she was set anotherchallenge – to enter the NFUCymru Welsh Woman Farm-er of the Year competition.She had been nominated by

the incumbent titleholder,fellow dairy farmer and nearneighbour, Cheryl Thomas.Initially she didn’t feel she

had the time to get the appli-cation completed.“I made a mental note of

the closing date and it wasn’t

until the evening prior tothat date that I realised whata privilege it was to havebeen asked and that I mustmake the time. I submittedthe application and forgotall about it.’’A reminder came in the

form of an email from NFUCymru informing her thatshe had been shortlisted.She hadn’t appreciatedthe enormity of the awarduntil she turned up at theRoyal Welsh Show receptionwhere the winner was to bedisclosed.“I had been completely

chilled out but when I ar-rived and saw that the placewas full of press, I quicklyrealised I had underestimat-ed the competition. I wasspeechless when my namewas announced.’’It was a highpoint of a

tough year, a tough life infact, as cancer is not the onlytest Eleri has endured.One nearly cost Eleri and

her husband, Haydn, theirdairy farming business atFfynnonlwyd, Llangynin.They had been supplyingtheir milk to the nearby ElmDairies factory when it wentinto liquidation.Haydn was production di-

rector at the creamery sothey not only lost £50,000in milk revenue but his jobalso.“This was a massive blow

to us as we had investedheavily in the farm,’’ Elerirecalls.But in times of adver-

sity, opportunities can pre-

sent themselves. In Eleriand Haydn’s case it was thechance to take on a water en-gineering business, AllpumpServices.“We were skint but we

cashed in our stocks andshares and managed to pullenough money together tobuy the business.’’She kept working full time

as a prosecutions officer inthe Trading Standards de-partment at PembrokeshireCounty Council.“This allowed us to live off

BY DEBBIE JAMESWinning the Welsh woman farmerof the year award was a highpoint in an emotional year forEleri Lloyd.


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my salary which gave thepumps business a chance toget established,’’ explainsEleri, who milked the cowsbefore heading off to that job.Energy, enthusiasm and

dedication allowed the busi-ness to grow and seven yearsago Eleri gave up her job tohelp Haydn drive the businessto the next level.“I was nervous about letting

my salary go but on reflec-tion it was the best decision Icould have made.’’In the first year that fol-

lowed they grew the businessby more than a third and theynow employ 10 people. Thebusiness has outgrown itspremises in the outbuildingsat Ffynnonlwyd and will re-locate shortly to the formerWembley Services site atnearby St Clears, which theLloyds recently acquired.A typical day for Eleri usual-

ly starts by helping their sons,19-year-old Llyr and 16-year-old Rhodri, to milk the cows.If there are guests in the bedand breakfast accommoda-tion that Eleri runs at Ffyn-nonlwyd, there are breakfaststo be prepared with her moth-er, Marlene, who, at 80, has nointention of slowing down.For the rest of the day, Eleriworks at Allpump Services.As the engineering busi-

ness has grown, so too has thefarming enterprise. Eleri is

the third generation of herfamily to farm at Ffynnon-lwyd. She and Haydn tookon the business from herparents in 1993.They milk 300 spring-calv-

ing cows on a grass-basedsystem. They recentlybought some additionalland from a neighbouringfarmer.“We have invested in

tracks so that we can grazethis land,’’ says Eleri.Ideally, they would like to

buy another independentfarm so that the boys canfarm separately.Despite her many pro-

fessional commitments,Eleri finds the time to getinvolved in community lifeand in charity fund raising.She is a leader of St ClearsYFC after a long associationwith the club.Eleri’s cancer diagnosis

has also driven her to raise

money for three hospital fa-cilities that were central toher treatment – the BreastCancerUnit at PrincePhilipHospital, the chemotherapyunit at Glangwili Hospital,and the radium departmentat Singleton Hospital.She has established the

Eleri Lloyd Charity Fundand all money paid to thisfund will be shared betweenthe three.She is embracing her re-

turn to full health, so muchso that she is even contem-plating a fund raising bikeride.“Haydn and I have dis-

cussed the possibility ofcycling from south to northWales to raise money forbreast cancer charities.”For a woman who makes

things happen, you sensethat it is only a matter oftime before the pair will bepedalling north.

Eleri is the third generation of her family to farm at Ffynnonlwyd. PICTURE: Debbie James.

Energy,enthusiasm

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have allowedEleri andHaydn’sbusinessto grow.

PICTURE:DebbieJames.

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Bad back is drasticallyimproved with movesSHEEP farmer Jane

Woolman has turnedher life around afterdiscovering a pro-

gramme of exercises to helprelieve severe back paincaused by scoliosis.Jane, aged 70, has always

been fit and active through-out her life and she was pas-sionate about farming untilshe started to experienceexcruciating pain which ra-diated through her rib cage.The pain was so severe thatshe struggled to walk. It af-fected her ability to do mostnormal things and workingon the farm was out of thequestion when she was goingthrough a bad spell.Jane, who farms at Foxhill,

Broad Haven, and who alsobreeds horses, started to suf-fer back problems around 15years ago and was eventuallydiagnosed with scoliosis.Scoliosis causes the spine

to excessively curve side-ways. The condition affectsmore than four per cent ofthe population and if left un-treated can lead to fatal heartand lung problems.Current medical treatment

is to wait until the curve be-comes so severe that the onlyoption left is to operate. Theoperation is a risky proce-

dure which involves metalrods being inserted eitherside of the spine, before thespine is fused solid.In fear of having to give up

farming, during a particu-larly bad period, Jane foundherself desperately search-ing online for a solutionto her problems and came

across Scoliosis SOS.Founded and run by Erika

Maude, who has scoliosisherself, the clinic openedeight years ago and hasbrought relief to hundredsof sufferers. Located incentral London, it offerstreatment following the Sco-lioGold method, which is a

The World Cheese Awards took place on November 14 and brought together 250 cheese experts from 26 nations, as wellas buyers and sellers from the global food industry.

Gold for First Milk at cheese awardsFIRST Milk, owners ofHaverfordwest Creamery, iscelebrating as its extra ma-ture cheddar was rated oneof the world’s best cheesesat the World Cheese Awards2014 in London.The creamery won a Super

Gold title which is awardedby the judges from theirselection of Gold-winningcheeses. With entries judgedby expert cheese graders,producers, buyers, chefs andfood writers, recipients ofthe title are classed amongthe world’s best cheeses.Sue Wilson, senior execu-

tive director for First Milksaid: “This award demon-strates the hard work anddedication of our farmer-owners and our fantasticwork-force at the site.“Given the high standards

on which all cheeses arejudged, securing any awardfrom the show is a majorachievement, but to takehome Super Gold is a hugehonour.”The creamery, which pro-

duces the majority of itscheddar for First Milk’s sup-ply partnership with AdamsFoods, also took home a Goldmedal and two Bronze titles.

Youths havehigh hopesfor farmingconferenceWALES YFC are holdingtheir first Rural Affairs Con-ference this month, thanks tothe support of Clynderwen &Cardiganshire Farmers.The one-day event will be

held on Saturday, December13, from 10am to 4pm on theRoyal Welsh Showground,Llanelwedd and is open topast and present Wales YFCmembers.The theme is ‘excellence

and innovation to inspireour future’ and the hope isthat young farmers fromacross Wales will go to listento speakers from the agricul-tural industry and beyond.The conference will also

have the opportunity formembers to try out some ofthe latest technology.Confirmed speakers in-

clude Michael Eavis, of Glas-tonbury, John Campbell, ofGlenrath Farm, Scotland,Catherine Nakielny, an in-dependent sheep consultant,and Tom Allison, a technicalengineering manager.CCF general manager Keith

Gosney said: “Clynderwen& Cardiganshire Farmersare proud to sponsor andbe involved with the WalesYFC conference. At CCF, asa business owned by Welshfarmers, we are committed toencouraging the next genera-tion, and believe this confer-ence will be the first of manyfromwhich young farmers inWales can gain inspirationand encouragement to suc-ceed.”For more YFC news, see

page 30.EXERCISES GIVE SHEEP FARMER A NEW LEASE OF LIFEJane Woolman, who farms in Broad Haven, started to suffer backproblems around 15 years ago and was eventually diagnosed withscoliosis. She has now discovered a programme of exercises to helprelieve her severe pain.


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combination of non-surgicaltreatments which have beenpractised separately in Eu-rope for several decades.Jane decided she had to try

this treatment as surgerywould be hugely invasiveand she probably would notbe eligible due to her age.Jane said: “Prior to treat-

ment, I found myself physi-cally exhausted. I was get-ting very depressed aboutmy back as I knew thingswould only get worse if thecondition was not treated. Iwas rapidly losingmymobil-ity, I could not work properly,house work was a nightmareand walking was sometimesout of the question.”She enrolled on a two-week

fast track course and withinweeks her condition im-proved. Jane learned a set ofexercises to strengthen themuscles surrounding herspine which stabilised hercondition.Since completing the

course, Jane has returnedhome and has been ableto get back to farming andwalking again for the firsttime in months. She has re-gained all of her confidenceand has bounced back to hernormal, sociable self.Jane added: “Physically I

am three inches taller, whichmeans that all the hard workI have done has paid off andI am certain that I will con-tinue to improve indefinite-ly. My pain has dramaticallydecreased, I have gained myconfidence back and I do notregret learning these exer-cises for a single second.”

Left in debilitating back pain caused by scoliosis, Jane Woolman has discovered a set ofexercises to relieve her symptoms.

Regulationscould posefood ‘threat’NFU Cymru expressed con-cern at EU proposals for anew regulation on organicfood production in Wales.Presenting evidence to AMs

at the Assembly’s Environ-ment and SustainabilityCommittee Inquiry on the is-sue, NFU Cymru OrganicSector representative, HaydnEvans, said the EuropeanCommission’s proposals willhave significant consequenc-es for organic producers.Mr Evans said: “Proposals

introduced from 2017 wouldsee an end to mixed farm-ing (part organic and partconventional) and also a banon the use of conventionalseeds, so that organic farm-ers will have to use 100 percent organic seed.”Mr Evans said that pro-

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Stan takes the topprize at team trial

CEREDIGION retainedthe team shield at theannual Three Coun-ties sheepdog trial,

but it was a Pembrokeshirecompetitor who took individ-ual honours.Stan Harden, of Pembroke,

andMegwere first to the post.They had a good run, scoring13, but had a long wait to bedeclared the winners.The trial was hosted at New

Inn, St Florence where teamsof 12 from Pembrokeshire,Carmarthenshire and Ce-redigion battled for the topplaces.The course was in a large,

square field, with an outrunof around 280 yards. Theholding pen was in the bot-tom left-hand corner of thefield and the majority of han-dlers sent their dogs on theleft-hand gather.The sheep, mixed commer-

cial lambs, worked well forthe most part. The right-handdrive away was around 100yards, with the cross driveabout 130 yards. After thedrives it was back to a good-sized shedding ring, with thepen to complete.Judged by Kevin Evans,

Stan and Meg lost 4 on theoutrun and 1 at the lift. Onthe fetch they lost 3 points.The driving section wasgood, without incident, los-

ing 4 points. Under-hand theyhad a clean shed and lost 1point at the pen.In second place, one point

behind, was Pembrokeshireteammate John Bowen run-ning Jet. They had a cleanoutrun and lost 2 marks atthe lift. They had a very goodline on the fetch, losing 2. Onthe drives they lost 7 and 3more points were dropped in

the shed but they completedwith a clean pen.The young handlers was

won by Dewi Jenkins, fromCeredigion, with his dogMoss. Dewi has run in theyoung handlers on four occa-sions, winning it every time,and this was the third yearrunning he has won the class.The team shield was re-

tained by Ceredigion, with

an overall score of 216, withPembrokeshire in secondand Carmarthenshire inthird place.Results: THREE COUNTIES TRIAL (Judge,Kevin Evans): Individual: 1, S. Harden(Pembroke) Meg, 13; 2, J. Bowen (Tenby)Jet, 14OLF; 3, Ll. Evans (Bronant) Zac,14OLF; 4, A. Morgan (Mwnt) Lad, 14; 5, S.Jones (Llangeitho) Mist, 15OLF; =6, I.B.Jones (Capel Bangor) Tanhill Joe, 15, =6,E.L. Morgan (Aberystwyth) Glyn, 15. Team:1, Ceredigion, 216; 2, Pembrokeshire, 261;3, Carmarthenshire, 370. Young handlers:1, Dewi Jenkins, Moss, 19.


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CELEBRATIONS: Three Counties individual winners, Stan Harden and Meg. PICTURE: LisaSoar (12600446)

THREE IN A ROW: Dewi Jenkins and Moss, winners of theyoung handlers for the third year in a row. (12600472)

CLOSING THE GATE: John Bowen, of Tenby, and Jetpenning at the Three Counties trial to take second place.PICTURE: Lisa Soar (13969348)

BATTLE OF WILLS: There was a stand-off in the sheddingring for Ceredigion’s Bert Evans and his dog. PIC: Lisa Soar

UNDER CONTROL: Carmarthenshire young handler IoanJones with Glen in the shedding ring. (12768213)

TEAM TRIUMPH: The team shield was retained by Ceredigion at this year’s Three Counties trial. PICTURE: Lisa Soar(12600488)

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AROUND THE MARTS

NEWCASTLE EMLYNOCTOBER 21STDAI Lewis Cyf Auctioneers reports: A larger entryforward in all sections (295). Barrens/overage cattlesaw a more mixed run owing to the differing qualitiespresented. Beef types peaked at 175.0p/kg andlevelled at 133.2p/kg and dairies topped at 161.0p/kgand came to a mean of 124.3p/kg. Weaned calvessold to a fast run throughout, while stores were brisk,but again with an emphasis on the quality types beingin more demand.Barrens (77) overall average £612. Leading prices:

£1,150, £930, £850, £810, £760, £755, £705 Rees,Gilfachygweision, Trelech, Carmarthen; £1,080,£1,000 Jones, Cefngrugos Fawr, Llanarth, Aberaeron;£870 Jones, Rhydyfallen, Llanarth; £850 Davies,Tynbedw, Ciliau Aeron, Lampeter; £840 Jones, HighView, Llanllwni, Pencader; £830, £810 Thomas,Fronwen, Tregroes, Llandysul; £830 Griffiths,Gwelycwm, Talgarreg, Llandysul; £745 Phillips,Penllwyn, Felindre, Llandysul; £740 Picton, Tymawr,Boncath; £700, £560 Williams, Clyncoch,Cwrtnewydd, Llanybydder; £700, £570 Stoakes,Blaencwm, Bancyffordd, Llandysul; £700 Jenkins,Pantrodyn, Brongest, Newcastle Emlyn; £655Williams, Gorsyfran, Maesycrugiau, Pencader; £630,£500 Thomas, Cwmdyllest, Pontsian, Llandysul; £620Williams, Blaenafon, Ffostrasol, Llandysul; £620Jones, Penlanymôr, Llanarth.Cull bulls: Top price, £600 Jenkins, Pantrodyn,

Brongest.Overage Steers overall average £756.67. Leading:

£1,060, £1,035, £900, £890, £735, £600, £590, £530Jones, Alltycordde, Glynarthen, Llandysul.Stock bulls: £1,200, £1,000 Jones, Ffynnonlwyd,

Llangynog, CarmarthenWeaned calves breed report: British Blue steers

maximum, 812, average 811; heifers maximum 560,average 560; Shorthorn steers maximum 280,average 265; Angus steers maximum 740, average740; Charolais steers maximum 590, average 590;heifers maximum 740, average 596; Simmental steersmaximum 810, average 772; heifers maximum 550,average 550; Limousin steers maximum 825, average787.Leading prices: Steers overall average £670.21:

£825, £812, £810, £790 Davies, Henbant, Penuwch,Tregaron; £810(2), £775(2), £770 Davies, Blaenpant,North Lodge, Ponthirwaun, Cardigan; £740, £722Davies, Tafarnscawen, Plwmp, Llandysul; £710, £690Smart, Pantbach, Maesllyn, Llandysul; £590 George,Llwynllwyd Fach, Penparc, Cardigan.Heifers overall average £591.25: £740 Davies,

Henbant, Penuwch; £685(3), £595 Webb, CefnLlantood, Cardigan; £560 Davies, Pantswllt,Talgarreg; £550(2) Smart, Pantbach, Maesllyn;£545(2), £540(2), £510(2) James, Glandulais,Rhydlewis.Store cattle breed report: Friesian steers maximum

1090, average 703; heifers maximum 720, average720; British Blue steers maximum 1070, average 856;heifers maximum 920, average 687; Shorthorn steersmaximum 415, average 376; South Devon steersmaximum 855, average 855; Welsh Black steersmaximum 790, average 790; heifers maximum 870,average 704; Charolais steers maximum 930,average 861; heifers maximum 845, average 800;Simmental steers maximum 605, average 605; heifersmaximum 450, average 450; Limousin steersmaximum 1250, average 852; heifers maximum 1025,average 808; Blonde heifers maximum 850, average635; Angus heifers maximum 610, average 610;Hereford heifers maximum 720, average 688.Leading prices: Steers overall average £748.07:

£1,250, £1,150, £1,070 Thomas, Pantfeillionen,Horeb, Llandysul; £1,120, £920(3), £880, £870, £840,

£820(3), £812(2) Walters, Garidfa, Cwmduad,Carmarthen; £1,090, £975, £910, £880, £720 Jones,Pantbach, Talgarreg; £930 Jones, Alltycordde,Glynarthen; £885 Jones, Pantyrhendy, Llanarth;£880, £810(2) Jukes, Tanralltddu, Pentrecwrt,Llandysul; £855 Pittam, Tyrhaul, Rhydlewis; £855George, Llwynllwyd Fach, Penparc.Heifers overall average £726.14: £1025, £920,

£890, £870(2) Thomas, Pantfeillionen, Horeb; £895,£845(3), £840, £770(4) Jukes, Tanralltddu,Pentrecwrt; £850, £735, £700 Davies, Mwdwl,Aberaeron; £785, £775 Thomas, 32 y Rhos,Cardigan; £780, £620 Walters, Garidfa, Cwmduad;£760, £715, £650(2), £645(2) Lloyd, Cwrws, Henllan,Llandysul.

NEWCASTLE EMLYNOCTOBER 30THDAI Lewis Cyf Auctioneers reports: An increasednumber forward in all sections. Lambs saw a briskerrun in comparison with national trends with 6 buyersin attendance. Stores also saw a fast run for allcategories. Culls also saw a stronger demand for allsorts.Lambs: Light maximum 139.0, average 135.1;

Standard maximum 149.0, average 146.3; Mediummaximum 155.0, average 152.2; Heavy maximum148.0, average 146.8; Others maximum 136.0,average 135.0. Overall average 150.3p/kg.Leading prices: 155.0, 145.0 Owen, Blaenant,

Blaecil-llech, Newcastle Emlyn; 153.0 Hillyer,Bargoed, Tregroes, Llandysul; 152.0, 149.0 Davies,Gwndwn, New Inn, Pencader; 150.0(3), 145.0 Rogers,Berthyfedwen, Llandyfriog; 148.0, 144.0, 142.0Jones, Nantypele, Nanternis, New Quay; 148.0Harries, Garregwen, Boncath; 148.0 Williams,Rhiwlug, Tregroes; 146.0, 144.0 Robinson, Penrallt,Pentrecwrt; 145.0 Owens, Glanclettwr, Pontsian,Llandysul; 145.0 Rees, Bwlch, Henfwlch Rd,Carmarthen; 144.0 Jones, 4 Cilwendeg Lodge,Boncath; 144.0 Lambourne, Pencoed, Pencader;144.0 Metcalfe-Holland and Hemming, Penybryn,Clyday, Llanfyrnach; 144.0 Jones, Glantweli Fach,Pencader.Store Lambs overall average £48.12. Leading: £60,

£48 Owens, Glanclettwr, Pontsian; £51.50, £47 (3),£46.80, £46.00, £44.80, £44.20, £40 Pryce, CiliauUchaf, Ciliau Aeron, Lampeter; £46 (2), £42 Jones,Nantypele, Nanternis; £43.20 Metcalfe-Holland andHemming, Penybryn, Clyday, Llanfyrnach.Culls: Rams overall average £65.17: £67, £65, £64

(3) Jones, Glantweli Fach, Pencader. Ewes overallaverage £56.41: £74 Williams, Rhiwlug, Tregroes; £70Owens, Glancletwr, Pontsian; £70, £62 Robinson,Penrallt, Pentrecwrt; £69, £68, £59 Davies,Blaengwenllan, Henllan; £69 Williams, Wenfro,Blaenycoed, Carmarthen; £64, £56, £50 Jones,Glantweli Fach, Pencader; £62.50, £57, £54 Brealey& Neal, Ddolwen, Tanglwst, Newcastle Emlyn; £62Davies, Gwndwn, New Inn; £54 Jones, Nantypele,Nanternis.

NEWCASTLE EMLYNNOVEMBER 4THDAI Lewis Cyf Auctioneers reports: Another largeentry forward in all sections (297). Barrens sold to asteady run throughout, with a lot of plain cowspresented. Beef breeds peaked at 154.0p/kg andaveraged 128.0p/kg and dairies topped at 110.0p/kgand levelled at 89.4p/kg. Cows and calves sold to aneven trade. Weaned calves were rather more

selective this time, but mature store cattle sold to ablistering trade from start to finish.Barrens/overage (55) overall average £600.17.

Leading prices: £1,060 Evans, Feindre, Gwyddgrug,Pencader; £1,050, £850 Evans, Pennar Fawr, Plwmp,Llandysul; £1,040 Jones, Heol Faenog, Pontsian,Llandysul; £1,025 Lewis, Stradmore Farm, Cenarth,Llandysul; £880, £675 Jones, Nantglas Uchaf,Llanpumsaint; £855 Thomas, Llynddwr, Horeb Rd,Llandysul; £845, £555, £550 Hill, Cefnmaes,Alltwalis; £740 Owen, Pantygwiail, Dihewyd,Lampeter; £710, £640 Thomas, 32 y Rhos, Cardigan;£680 Davies, Cwmcynon, Llwyndafydd, New Quay;£670 Phillips, Gelligynnar Uchaf, Felindre, Llandysul;£640 Williams, Black Oak, Capel Iwan, NewcastleEmlyn; £605 Davies, Cwmarch, Ffostrasol, Llandysul.Overage steers overall average £751.75: £930,

£912 Jones, Pantbach, Talgarreg, Llandysul; £600Lewis, Llain, Henllan, Llandysul; £565 Davies,Blaendyffryn, Horeb.Bulling heifers: £870(2) Davies, Pensarn, Talgarreg.In-calvers: £665 West, Ysgafala, Cwmduad.Cows and calves overall average £632.50: £800

Rees, Dolifor, Penrhiwllan, LlandysulWeaned calves breed report: Welsh Black bulls

maximum 625, average 625; Friesian steers maximum320, average 310. Saler steers maximum 460,average 460. MRI steers maximum 328, average 328.Hereford steers maximum 605, average 605.Charolais steers maximum 748, average 725.Simmental steers maximum 740, average 647; heifersmaximum 555, average 493. Limousin steersmaximum 790, average 749; heifers maximum 650,average 578.Leading prices: Bull: £625 James, Ffynnongripil,

Cardigan.Steers overall average £631.92: £790(2), £778(2),

£695 Walters, Garidfa, Cwmduad; £748(2), £728(2),£700(2), £605 Webb, Cefn, Llantood, Cardigan; £740James, Ffynnongripil, Cardigan; £720, £620, £605,£500 Smart, Panbach, Maesllyn, Llandysul; £665Davies, Moelfryn Mawr, Bethania, Aberystwyth.Heifers overall average £530.30: £650, £550, £438

Walters, Garidfa, Cwmduad; £600(2) Davies,Moelfryn Mawr, Bethania; £555, £510(2), £440 Smart,Pantbach, Maesllyn; £450 James, Ffynnongripil,Ponthirwaun.Store Cattle breed report: Friesian steers maximum

930, average 718. British Blue steers maximum 1260,average 904; heifers maximum 920, average 739.South Devon steers maximum 200, average 200;heifers maximum 175, average 175. Welsh Blacksteers maximum 775, average 775; heifers maximum622, average 622. Hereford steers maximum 665,average 578. Charolais steers maximum 1150,average 1006; heifers maximum 1010, average 846.Simmental steers maximum 1070, average 1029.Limousin steers maximum 1280, average 882; heifersmaximum 1040, average 752. Saler heifers maximum680, average 571. Angus heifers maximum 695,average 695.Steers overall average £898.86. Leading prices:

£1,280, £1,150, £950, £930 Jones, Pantbach,Talgarreg; £1,260 Lewis, Llain, Henllan; £1,155,£1095 Davies, Llwynifan, Cellan; £1,150(4), £1,080,£960 Davies, Blaenweirglodd; £1,150, £1,080,£1,060(2), £1,000, £950(2) Jones, Pantycetris,Talgarreg; £1,070, £1,060(2), £1,040(3), £925Barnaby, Fferm y Cadno, Moylegrove, Cardigan;£1,050, £1,035, £980, £940, £910(3) Lewis,Glasydorlan, Saron, Llandysul.Heifers overall average £734.43: £1,040 Davies,

Llwynifan, Cellan; £1,010, £960, £845 Jones,Pantycetris, Talgarreg; £970 Lewis, Glasydorlan,Saron; £940, £810, £750, £725(2), £715 James,Bryngolau, Capel Iwan; £920, £695 Thomas,Pantfeillionen, Horeb; £810(2) Thomas, Llynddwr,Llandysul; £795 Francis, Pantyrhebog, Felindre,Llandysul; £775, £712, £695, £640 Jones, Penparc,Rhydlewis.

LLANYBYDDERNOVEMBER 8THEVANS Bros reports: 140 cattle presented and allsold to a very large ring of buyers with demand farexceeding supply. Younger cattle saw the best tradeof the autumn.Leading prices: £1225 to T. E. Bowen, Pwllglas;

£1100 £1025 £1000 to J. L. Jones & Son, Pantgwyn;£1085 £1070 £1030 to A. E. Davies, Blaenbronfaen;£1070 to £1045 to D. M. Chaplin, Glanyrannell;£1030 £1025 to A. Bellamy, Hendy; £1060 to T.Owens, Rhydarwen; £1055 £900 to J. Severs, GelliIsaf; £1010 £990 £975 £970 to D. B. Thomas,Crugmaen; £1010 £900 to J. Goovaerts,Penrhiwgoleu; £995 £915 to G. Evans, Nantyboncath;£920 £900 to C. Lisowski, Gwrthwynt; £965 £875£865 £855 to A. M. Gwynne, Cefnbanadl; Others to£900.Suckler Cows to £810 to D. J. Rees, Penlan Noeth.

In-Calvers to £700 to D. J. Rees, Penlan Noeth.Barren Cows – From £425 to £790.

LLANYBYDDERNOVEMBER 10THEVANS Bros. reports: Another good entry of StoreLambs with nearly 1,400 presented at market, priceshave remained consistent over the last few weeks.Fat lambs saw an improvement into positive territorywith a top price per head of £83. Cull ewes sold to atop price of £67.Cull Ewes: £67 £58 £53 £50 £45 £44 £40 to E.

George, Ynyscniw; £62.50 to T. Harris, Brynhawc;£60.50 £42.50 to L. B. Rees, Llwynfedw; £59.50 to C.Jones, Gellihen; £57.50 to J. D. Davies & Co, Goyallt;£56 to D. J. Rees, Penlan Noeth; £56 to J. T. Jones,Gellideg; £56 £55.50 £55 £51 £47.50 £44 to D LWilliams & Son, Nanthenfoel; £53 to W G Davies,Troedybryn; £51 to S Jones, Pantypetris; £50.50 £43to M. Harries, Castellcrugiau Farm; £46.50 to S.Morgan, Esgereithri; £45 to D. A. L. Davies, Hendy;£40 to D. Davies, Croft; £40 to J. Lewis, Esgercorn;Others to £37.Store Lambs: £72.50 £72 £68.50 to G. Griffiths,

Fferm y Cwrt; £71 £64 to D. G. Jones, Gwarnoethle;£70 £68 to A. L. Harding, Cefncoed; £70 to T. Harris,Brynhawc; £68.50 £65.50 £61 £59.50 to D. R. L.Williams, Banc; £68 £63.50 to J. T. Jones, Tirglas;£67.50 to W. J. Dufty, Cefngilfach; £67.50 £65 to BJones, Llygadenwyn; £66 £59.50 to D. W. Harries,Hope Farm; £66 £59 to M. A. Williams, Rhydlydan;£65.50 to T. A. J. Davies, Berrisbrooke; £65 £60 to D.J. Davies, Wernfraith; £64.50 to D. J. S. Evans,Blaenbidernin Isaf; £64.50 £59.50 to P. Head,Pengraigwen; £64 £58.50 to J. Lewis, Esgercorn; £64to P. E. Jones, Gwrdy; £63 to D. T. Rees, Llyspistyll;£63 to A. J. C. Thomas, Rhydowen; £61.50 £59 to J.D. Davies & Co, Danyrallt; £60 £58.50 to T. W. C.Williams, Tanyresgair; £60 to J. C. Davies, Cilgawod;£59.50 to D. W. Davies, Pensingrug; £59.50 to R. Ll.Thomas, Castelldu; £59.50 to C. H. P. Williams,Glynglas; £59 to M. E. Hopkins, Hendryd; £58.50 toD. K. Evans, Cwmcyneifion; £58 to T. J. A. Thomas,Castell; £58 to W. J. Mercer, Brynteg; Others to£57.50.New Season Lambs: 17.1 – 25.4: Maximum 168pkg,

average 168pkg; 25.5 – 32: Maximum 158pkg,average 158pkg; 32.1 – 39: Maximum 175pkg,average 165pkg; 39.1 – 45.5: Maximum 175pkg,average 166pkg; 45.6 – 52: Maximum 174pkg,average 158pkg; 52 +: Maximum 146pkg, average144pkg.Daily market average £1.66pkg.Top price per head: £83 to W. G. Evans, Dolau

Uchaf.

NEWCASTLE EMLYNNOVEMBER 13THDAI Lewis Cyf Auctioneers reports: Equal numbers asprevious weeks forward with trade up again. Lambsagain sold to a fast run with heavy lambs reaching171p/kg and levelling out at 167p/kg. Less storelambs forward, but the best pen weighing 36 kiloreached £57.50. Ewes again saw a good trade withewes reaching £90p/h and all ewes levelling out at£63.88.Lambs: Standard maximum 164.0, average 157.0;

Medium maximum 171.0, average 167.2; Heavymaximum 167.0, average 166.5; Others maximum153.0, average 153.0. Overall average 167.0p/kg.Leading prices: 171.0, 168.0, 167.0(2), 165.0

Tomkinson, Bryn yr Efail, Oakford; 165.0, 162.0Griffiths, Bryncoed, Bryngwyn; 163.0, 157.0, 156.0(3)Jones, Blaenbowi, Capel Iwan; 160.0, 154.0 Hillier,Bargoed, Tregroes; 158.0 Hurrell, Talybryn,Llwyncelyn; 153.0 Francis, Pantyrhebog, Felindre;152.0 Lewis, Cwmnanteinon, Rhos; 147.0 Bryant,Saron.Cull rams: £65, £61 Williams, Caerderwen,

Rhosygilwen.Cull ewes: £90 Lewis, Cwmnanteinon, Rhos; £88,

£82, £74, £48 Evans, Gorwel, Bryngwyn; £78Griffiths, Bryncoed, Bryngwyn; £58, £56 Williams,Caerderwen, Rhosygilwen.

NEWCASTLE EMLYNNOVEMBER 18THDAI Lewis Cyf Auctioneers reports: Another largeentry forward in all sections, considering the time ofyear (277). Barrens met a brisk run for all categories.Dairies topped at 159.0p/kg and levelled at 107.4p/kgand beef breeds peaked at 140.0p/kg and came to amean of 113.2p/kg. Weaned calves and store cattlesold to a fast run from start to finish, although qualitywas more mixed in general.Barrens/Overage (67) Overall average £632.44.

Leading prices: £975, £690, £655 Davies, Tyncwm,,Capel Dewi, Aberystwyth; £945, £770, £635 Thomas,Llwynderw, Pentrecwrt, Llandysul; £900, £700Thomas, Pantfeillionen, Horeb, Llandysul; £870Davies, Mwdwl, Henfynyw, Aberaeron; £830, £725(2)

Walters, Garidfa, Cwmduad, Carmarthen; £790Davies, Clungwyn, Hermon, Cynwyl Elfed; £760Evans, Pennar Fawr, Plwmp, Llandysul; £740 James,Green Hall, Trelech, Carmarthen; £735 Davies,Rhosgeler, Rhos, Llandysul; £715, £640 Davies,Clunperffaith, Talog, Carmarthen; £710 Jones,Llaindelyn, Bryn Iwan, Cynwyl Elfed; £640 Griffiths,Llwynffynnon, Penrhiwllan, Llandysul; £630, £600Griffiths, Gwêl y Cwm, Talgarreg, Llandysul; £610(2)Mossman, Nantybach, Llangrannog, Llandysul; £605Griffiths, Blaenhoffnant, Brynhoffnant, Llandysul.Cull Bulls overall average £652.50: £810 Powell,

Blaensylgen, Bryn Iwan; £640, £600 Rees,Tafarnscawen, Plwmp.Overage Steers: £1,200 Williams, Rhiwlug,

Tregroes, Llandysul.Weaned calves leading prices: Bulls: £645 Davies,

Mwdwl, Henfynyw; £605 Smart, Pantbach, Maesllyn,Llandysul.Steers overall average £726.09. Leading prices:

£908(2), £890, £820(2), £805 Alcock, Waunlwyd,Hermon; £900 Howells, Lodge, Trelech; £780, £770,£758, £690 Lloyd, Cwrws, Henllan, Llandysul; £720,£590, £560(2) Lewis, Llain, Henllan; £675, £650,£575(2), £550 Smart, Pantbach, Maesllyn.Heifers overall average £583.75: £725 Howells,

Lodge, Trelech; £650(2), £590(2) Lloyd, Cwrws,Henllan; £575(2), £540 Alcock, Waunlwyd, Hermon;£630, £415 Smart, Pantbach, Maesllyn.Store cattle leading prices:Steers overall average £806.10: £1,195, £1,000(2),

£995(2) Davies & Jones, Blaenantrhys, Bancyffordd,Llandysul; £1,180, £1,170, £1005 Prichard, GlantweliUchaf, Pencader; £1,000, £992, £990, £860 Jones,Pantbach, Talgarreg; £970, £902(3) Davies,Beddgeraint, Brongest, Newcastle Emlyn; £930(2)Davies, Llwynhelyg, Sarnau, Llandysul; £870(3),£810(3) Jones, Blaenbowi, Capel Iwan; £868, £700James, Llain, Maesllyn.Heifers overall average £757.33: £975 Jones,

Pantbach, Talgarreg; £965, £770 Mr Davies,Clungwyn, Hermon; £950(2), £750, £740, £700,£690(3), £650 Messrs Davies & Jones, Blaenantrhys,Bancyffordd; £945 Williams, Treale, Felindre; £915Griffiths, Blaenhoffnant, Brynhoffnant; £850 Jones,Ysguborwenith, Blaencelyn, Llandysul; £822(2),£815(6), £740(3), £718(3) Davies, Llwynhelyg,Sarnau; £750, £735 Griffiths, Gwêl y Cwm, Talgarreg;£748, £672 Jones, Penparc, Rhydlewis, Llandysul;£740 James, Llain, Maesllyn; £720 James, Pantrodyn,New Inn, Pencader.

NEWCASTLE EMLYNNOVEMBER 20THDAI Lewis Cyf Auctioneers reports: Even amount asprevious weeks forward this week with another flyingtrade and considering there were a lot of heavy lambsforward, lambs made up to the 165p/kg levelling outat 163.4p/kg. Store lambs to a strong demand withone pen selling to £55 and averaging £50.08. Strongewes reached £87 and levelling out at £58.64.Lambs: Standard maximum 163.0, average 161.6;

Medium maximum 165.0, average 161.2; Heavymaximum 153.0, average 150.3; Others maximum141.0, average 139.9.Leading prices: 165.0, 156.0, 131.0 Davies,

Gwndwn, New Inn; 163.0, 161.0, 159.0, 155.0, 144.0Williams, Rhiwlug, Tregroes; 162.0 Griffiths,Abergwrog, Cwmcou; 161.0 Francis, Pantyrhebog,Felindre; 159.0, 158.0, 157.0 Edwards, ParcCwmbarre, Rhydlewis; 158.0, 156.0 Maskell,Cwmgest, Talog; 157.0 Jenny, Maengwyn, Blaenporth;157.0, 139.0 Rogers, Berthyfedwen, Llandyfriog;153.0, 148.0, 147.0, 141.0 Jones, Pantbach, Talgarreg;152.0, 145.0, 141.0 Jones, Nantypele, New Quay;143.0 Jones, Trenewydd, Trawsmawr.Store lambs: £55, £44 Snow, Brynawel, Rhydlewis;

£52, £45.50 Jones, 4 Cilwendeg Lodge, Boncath;£52 Jones, Pencwm Stables, Cwmpengraig; £45Rogers, Berthyfedwen, Llandyfriog.Culls: Rams: £60 Edwards, Parc Cwmbarre,

Rhydlewis; £50 Williams, Cwmbran, Felindre.Ewes: £87, £78 Organ, Arwel, Coedybryn; £86

Organ, 1 Bro Dewi, Henllan; £81, £71 Williams,Cwmbran, Felindre; £49, £39 Thomas, Cwmhyar,Tregroes; £45, £31 Burleigh, Pantydriw,Llanpumsaint.

CARDIGANNOVEMBER 24THJ.J. MORRIS reports: Finished lambs (652): Animproved entry of 652 lambs sold to a solid tradewhich saw the best meated handy weights peak at180ppkg while selling to a market average of172ppkg. Top price per head was £80.50 for 50 kilolambs, with leading prices as follows:Top 10 ppkg: 40 kilos, 180p Phillips, Trewilym Isaf;

43 kilos, 178p Evans & Son, Penrallt; 40 kilos, 178pRobb, Parctwad; 42.5 kilos, 178p Webster Fms,Nantyrefail; 38 kilos, 177p Phillips, Upper Portclew;41.5 kilos, 176p Phillips, Upper Portclew; 43 kilos,176p Davies, Cefn Mawr Fm; 43 kilos, 175p Phillips,Trewilym Isaf; 41.5 kilos, 175p Edwards, ParcCwmbarre; 38.5 kilos, 175p Phillips, Trewilym Isaf.Top 10 £/head: 50 kilos, £80.50 Jones, Mynachlog

Uchaf; 53 kilos, £80.20 Rees, Kiln Park; 52 kilos, £80Rees, Kiln Park; 57 kilos, £80 Davies, Cefn Mawr Fm;55 kilos, £80 Davies, Cefn Mawr Fm; 47.5 kilos,£79.50 Phillips, Trewilym Isaf; 46 kilos, £79.50 Jones,Hendrephillip; 58 kilos, £79.50 Phillips, Trewilym Isaf;46 kilos, £79 Jones, Penlan y Mor; 47 kilos, £79Jones, Mynachlog Uchaf.Store lambs (48): Prices peaked at £64 for 35 kilo

lambs (174ppkg) while averaging £59/head.Cull ewes and rams (40): The best ewes sold to

£89 from Davies, Penlanwynt with rams reaching£89.50 again from the same vendor. Heavy weightewes sold to an average of £57/head, more ewescould have easily been sold to advantage.Calves (52): Fifty-two calves forward saw prices

top at £318 for a month old Limousin bull from Davies,Brynsiriol. Other leading prices included £252 for aBritish Blue bull from Shepherd, Garnwen who soldanother at £250; £238 for a Limousin heifer fromDavies, Brynsiriol; £210 for an AA bull from Thomas,Glandwr Ceibwr; £198 for a British Blue bull fromJames, Partners Penrallt Llyn Farm. The best blackand white calves sold to £66 from Williams & Sons,Cilcert Farm.

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Vaccination is known to be effective against clostridial and other diseases, but only if theproducts are used correctly. (13971923)

DESPITE many sheep farm-ers using vaccines there arestill disease problems occur-ring because of unrealisticexpectations and question-able vaccination procedures.In a survey of 100 UK sheepproducers recently the mostcommon errors were:• Failing to complete recom-

mended initial vaccinationcourses;• Vaccinating lambs too ear-

ly or late;• Failing to store products

in the fridge;• Re-using part opened

packs that have been on thefarm for months.Vaccination is known to be

effective against clostridialand other diseases but onlyif the products are used cor-rectly. Data sheet recommen-

dations must be followed toensure the best protectionpossible.StorageVaccines will lose their po-

tency if they are not storedproperly. They should bestored as specified by themanufacturers. Vaccinesshould not be frozen, andthey should not be allowed tocome into contact with directsunlight, so don’t leave in the4x4 while you go to the super-market.

AdministrationVaccines can be adminis-

tered by various routes, butsubcutaneous or intramus-cular injection is the mostcommon route. The intra-nasal route is used for somevaccines against respiratorydiseases.The skin at the injection

site should be cleaned andwiped with spirit, and sterilesyringes and needles shouldalways be used. Repeated useof the same needle increases

the risk of transmission ofdisease between animals andshould be discouraged.Health and Safety Considera-tionsAll sharps used in the vac-

cination process (glass vials,needles etc) should be placedinto an approved sharps box,and be disposed of by an ap-proved method.Vaccines should be handled

with care, and every precau-tion should be taken to avoidaccidental injection of theperson administering thevaccine, or an assistant re-straining the animal.Vaccines that are oil-based

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FOCUS ON ANIMAL HEALTHThis month CCF’s Animal Health ManagerSally Harmer puts the health spotlight onsheep vaccines and when and how toadminister them.

ing if self-injected and theycan result in loss of a fingerdue to reduced blood supplycaused by the vaccine.Some live vaccines are po-

tentially harmful to people,for example toxoplasmosisvaccine should not be handledby pregnant women, youngfertile women, or people withpoor immune systems. Pro-tective gloves and eye gogglesshould be worn when han-dling these vaccines.Frequency of AdministrationThe frequency of adminis-

tration of vaccines dependson several factors includingthe following:• the type of vaccine;

• the age of the animal;• the circumstances under

which the vaccine is beinggiven, and;• the route of administra-

tion.SummaryVaccines are expensive and

whether a farmer is inadvert-ently following a poor vacci-nation regime or intention-ally cutting corners to try tosave time and money, or notcarrying out the necessarysecond dose, they are puttingthe welfare of their sheep atrisk as immunity levels mayprove insufficient to preventthe disease occurring. That isjust a waste of money.

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Contest entries are praised

WINNING DESIGNS: The winner of the English category was ten-year-old DrewMorris from Ysgol yr Eglwys yng Nghymru, Llangors, Breconshire.

THE Farmers’ Union of Wales presi-dent’s chosen charities – T Hafanand T Gobaith children’s hospices –will be the big winners thanks to theunion’s annual children’s competi-tion to design a Christmas card witha farming theme that once again at-tracted hundreds of entries.

A selection of cards formed a col-ourful centrepiece to the FUW’sstand at the Royal Welsh WinterFair in Builth Wells on Monday, De-cember 1, and Tuesday, December 2,where the public could purchase thewinners’ cards with the proceeds go-ing to the hospices.

FUW president Emyr Jones said:“The competition was a great suc-cess again, attracting hundreds ofentries from across Wales.

“I would like to thank every childwho entered and tell them that with-out their participation the contestwould not have been such a success.I would also like to express my grati-tude to the staff at the schools up anddown the country that assisted theFUW in the running of the competi-tion.

“It gave children in urban and ruralareas of Wales an opportunity to con-nect with the farming industry andexpress their thoughts in a creativeand colourful way. I believe it is vital

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NADOLIG LLAWEN: The Welsh category was won by nine-year-old Lucy Beddowes from Ysgol Llanarth.

that we as farmers maintain astrong link with young peopleso that they understand theway that food is produced inthis country.”

The competition was splitinto two categories – Englishand Welsh designs. The Welshcategory was won by nine-year-old Lucy Beddowes fromYsgol Llanarth, Ceredigion,whose design shows FatherChristmas driving a blue trac-

tor through the snow accom-panied by a red robin.

The winner of the Englishcategory was ten-year-oldDrew Morris from Ysgol yrEglwys yng Nghymru, Llan-gors, Breconshire, whose de-sign shows a farmer dressedas Santa riding a “Merry Fer-guson” tractor.

Both won a £30 gift voucher,a packet of their cards and a£50 cheque for their school.

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Dairy price dilemma isdebated in parliamentTHE crisis facing

Pembrokeshire andCarmarthenshire’sdairy farmers was the

topic of a special Westmin-ster debate led by MP SimonHart.South west Wales has the

highest concentration ofdairy farmers in the UK andmany of them are now be-ing paid less for their milkthan it costs them to produce– with little prospect of im-provement.Mr Hart led the Westmin-

ster Hall debate in Parlia-ment last month which wasattended by 26 MPs from allparts of the UK.He told them: “If we’re

lucky, we might need a doc-tor, an accountant or a law-yer once or twice a year, butwe need a farmer three timesa day.“Fluctuating prices, ten-

sions between farmers andprocessors, and criticism ofretailers, especially super-markets, are nothing new inagriculture,” he added.“But what is completely un-

sustainable is the long-termprospect of having to sell itsmilk for less than the costof generating it in the firstplace, and the extraordinar-ily short notice that someproducers get of significantprice changes, about whichthey can do nothing but sitback and take the pain.”The MPs scrutinised the

role of the groceries code ad-judicator and wording of thedairy code of practice.He added: “The industry

recognises that overproduc-tion is a problem and affectsprice. The industry also rec-ognises reduced demand asa result of changing buyinghabits in China and of Rus-sian sanctions.”He told MPs that 50 per

cent of British milk is sold

at home and that its priceis a straightforward conse-quence of the relationshipbetween UK-based retailersand the processors.

FLU THREAT: Poultry owners are being urged to follow good bio-security practice to minimise the risk of their flocks cominginto contact with wild birds following a recent outbreak of avian influenza.

Advice issued to prevent flu’s spreadWELSH poultry owners arebeing urged to follow goodbio-security practice to mini-mise the risk of their flockscoming into contact withwild birds following the re-cent outbreak of avian influ-enza on a duck breeding farmin East Yorkshire.Avian influenza is a highly

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should seek advice from theirvet if they have any specificquestions or concerns.“Avian influenza is a noti-

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Tool to helpbenchmarksuccess tobe issuedTHE latest Wales Farm In-come Booklet, published lastmonth, provides results fromthe Farm Business Survey(FBS) for 2013-14.The data shows the varia-

tion in performance betweenthe average and the top per-formers and demonstratesthe scope that exists forchange.Published by Aberystwyth

University and sponsored byFarming Connect, the book-let will be issued to almost38,000 farmers in Wales withthe latest issue of Gwlad,the Welsh Government’s bi-monthly rural affairs maga-zine.Tony O’Regan, director of

the FBS Unit at AberystwythUniversity says that manyGwlad readers provide datafor the Farm Business Sur-vey.He said: “Farmers across

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WESTMINSTER DEBATEMP Simon Hart has raised the crisis facing dairy farmers in parliament.South west Wales has the highest concentration of dairy farmers inthe UK and many of them are now being paid less for their milk than itcosts them to produce.


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Solutions that he suggestedincluded identifying andexploiting new markets, ac-cessing more EU funding topromote dairy products and

greater collaboration be-tween farmers.He also mentioned some

short term proposals thatcould help including im-proving food labelling andprocurement policies, fight-ing TB and deregulation.“Regulation is simply an

added cost to farmers andthere are not necessarily anypositive benefits,” he said.“There is layer upon layerof regulation, so the morewe can strip away, withoutcompromising food safety oranimal welfare, the better.”Mr Hart has also organ-

ised a Public Meeting on thedairy crisis which will beaddressed by former farmerand MEP Neil Parish whois now MP for Tiverton andHoniton and chairman ofthe Dairy All Party Parlia-mentary Group. All wel-come.n The dairy crisis meet-

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CRISISPOINT:Local MPSimonHart led aWestminsterdebatefocussingon the plightof dairyfarmers.

Milk makerlooks to USfor customFIRST Milk continues tomake progress with its ex-port sales, with news thatit has secured a deal with aTexan fine foods retailer, forthe export of Mull of Kintyrecheddar.The order means that the

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Concern overdairy pricesFALLING milk prices andthe volatility in global dairymarkets were put under thespotlight during a meeting ofdairy farmers in Whitland.Aled Jones, NFU Cymru

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themilk thatweproducehereinWales being processed intocheese it is high time that therest of the supply chain takemore responsibility for theirdairy farmer suppliers.“We need to see transpar-

ent pricing structures being

implemented throughout thesupply chain for the productsthat are sold inWelsh and UKsupermarkets.”Carmarthenshire NFU

Cymru county chairmanRhys Jones, a dairy farmerfrom Llanwrda, said: “Weunderstand that we’re partof a global market and areexposed to this volatilityin dairy commodity prices.However, we should not for-get that we also have a strongdomestic market for liquidmilk, cheese, butter andmany other processed dairyproducts right here in the UKand this should cushion usagainst the worst extremesof this price volatility.

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IN THE MONEY: Winners of the new stock-judging competition, Robert Jones, StIshmaels YFC (right) and Arwel Thomas, St Clears YFC. PIC: Meyrick Brown

Maiden championsTWO young farmers have emerged aswinners of a new Holstein stock-judg-ing competition in Carmarthenshire.The challenge was initiated by a

group of Holstein breeders and ex-YFCmembers who felt stock-judging eventsorganised by the local shows shouldbring an acceptable reward.As a result, a perpetual trophy and a

£50 cash prize to each of the senior (18years and over) and junior section win-ners has been awarded for gaining thehighest points total at any four of thepre-show evening events at St Clears,Cothi Bridge, Llangadog, Llandeilo,Llanfynydd and Llandyfaelog.

Pictured are the first winners, Rob-ert Jones, St Ishmaels YFC and ArwelThomas, St Clears YFC. Gruffydd Ev-ans and Emyr Bowen, both of St Ish-maels, were runners up in the seniorsection and Gethin Jones, St Ishmaelsand IfanWilliams, Llangadog were run-ners up among the juniors.Meirion and Margaret Williams do-

nated the senior trophy, St Clears, andalso contributed to the prize moneywas donated by Kevin and Ann Jones.Donating the junior trophy were Elwynand Cheryl Thomas, Pontantwn, whoalso contributed to the prize money do-nated by Eifion and Mary Jones.

MARKET CONCERNS: Carmarthenshire NFU Cymru County Chairman Rhys Jones.


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Unique opportunity forpicking up fresh ideasON SUNDAY, Novem-

ber 2, a number ofPembrokeshire’s YFCmembers attended

the Wales YFC InternationalProgramme Selection Day,held on the Royal WelshShowground.Members took part in in-

terviews to battle for a placeon their desired trip. Desti-nations of the programmeinclude the USA, Finland,Scotland, Northern Irelandand Canada. Members alsoapplied to attend the RuralYouth Spring Summer Semi-nar in Budapest, AutumnSeminar in Slovenia or eventhe European Rally that willbe held in Austria. Interviewswere also held for the ElwynJones Memorial Scholarship,which is awarded bienniallyto one member wishing to or-ganise their own educationalstudy tour.Chairman of Wales YFC’s

International Sub-CommitteeDylan Bowen said: “Travel-ling with Wales YFC and theInternational Programme is aonce in a lifetime opportunityand extremely worthwhile forany member.“The programme ensures

that young people in rural ar-eas can benefit from the valu-able experience of travel and

exchange visits with otheryoung people from all overthe world.“The visits on offer are

unique, and our objective isto give our members a specialinsight into the lives, work

places, areas, cultures, agri-culture and environment in adifferent country.“Anyone that has travelled

with Wales YFC will tell youthat you learn about a newcountry and way of life by ex-

The winners of Martletwy YFC’s pumpkin carving competition were: first Owain Jenkins, second Alice Beavers and thirdJosh Hosker.

Club welcomes lots of new membersMARTLETWY YFC recent-ly hosted a successful newmembers evening in Cres-selly Hall.The club and YFC County

organiser Nia George weredelighted to welcome lotsof new members who wentalong to find out what YFC isall about.Since then, Martletwy YFC

has been involved in a quiz,a pumpkin carving night, in-door sports and the CountyWinter Fair.They also welcomed local

Ironman Sion Jenkins, a pastmember of Martletwy YFC.He gave members an inspir-ing talk about his sportingadventures.Members enjoyed the even-

ing and, as a thank you,Martletwy YFC donated£200 to Sion’s chosen charitySCOPE.Martletwy YFC’s biggest

annual fundraiser of thecalendar year was the Har-vest Supper where mem-bers, leaders and friends ofthe club served a two coursemeal to 90 guests.Contact chairwoman Lucy

Neale for more informa-tion about the club on 01646651754 or 07854 250804.

Youth forumelects latestchairman atconventionYFC members from acrossWales travelled to the RoyalWelsh Showground for theannual Wales YFC Youth Fo-rum AGM weekend held onSaturday, November 22, andSunday, November 23.The weekend included a

trip to The Welsh VenisonCentre, near Brecon, wheremembers were given a tourof the farm and saw whatprogrammes they had insti-tuted to diversify the busi-ness.This was then followed by a

visit to Hayley Hanson Hidein Llandefalle, where prod-ucts are made using Britishhide and leather.Steve Hughson, Chief Ex-

ecutive of the Royal WelshAgricultural Society, gave atalk about inspiring the nextgeneration and encouragingrural leadership.There was then a life skills

workshop with Barclays.A Duke of Edinburgh work-

shop rounded out the week-ends events for those whoattended.During the AGM, which

was held on the Sunday, ElinHavard from Brecknock YFCwas elected as Chairmanand Sulwen Richards fromCarmarthenshire was elect-ed as Vice-Chairman of theYouth Forum.Speaking after the meeting,

Elin said: “It is a true honourto be elected chairman ofsuch a vibrant and enthusi-astic group, and I look for-ward eagerly to the challengeand exciting prospects of theforthcoming year.”

THIS YEAR’SSUCCESSFULPEMBROKESHIRECANDIDATESWERE:

SUMMER SEMINAR:Non Thorne; ArwelEvans.

AUTUMN SEMINAR:Iwan George.

COLORADO:Angharad Edwards.

ELWYN JONESSCHOLARSHIP: TomJones.


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periencing it. You will makefriendships, links and con-tacts that will last you the restof your life. It was great to seeso many members applyingthis year and the panels hadtough decisions to make.”

TRAVEL DIARIES: WalesYFC members will bejetting off around theworld next year as partof the InternationalProgramme.

Celebrationof birthdaysat new clubTHE newly amalgamatedBrawdy Hayscastle YFC heldits first club dinner on Satur-day, October 25.The dinnerwas held at Crug

Glas Country House and theguest speakers were the pre-sent YFC County ChairmanAlun Griffith, the outgoingYFC County Chairman TomBevan and YFCCounty Presi-dent Helen Hodges.There was an excellent

turnout of past and pre-sent members, officials andfriends of the two clubs, andnot only did the evening cel-ebrate the formation of thenew club, but also BrawdyYFC’s 65th year and Hayscas-tle YFC’s 40th year.If you would like to find

out more and join in, BrawdyHayscastle YFC meet everyTuesday night at HayscastleCommunity Hall. Contactclub secretary Nerys Robertsfor more on 07581 213 623.

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Family with historic tieto club claim top prize

CREAM OF THE CROP: James Cornock; Gwilym Cornock; Crops Judge Chris Thomas;Steffan Cornock and Dafydd Cornock with the GG Raymond & Sons Memorial Cup.

THE Cornock family, ofCefnydre Farm, Fishguard,were announced the cropcompetition winners at theNorth Pembrokeshire Farm-ers’ Club Annual Dinner atthe Wolfscastle Country Ho-tel.They also won the Supreme

Dairy Group of Three atFishguard Show in Augustwith their home-bred Hol-steins.ClubpresidentEnidGeorge,

of Brynhyfryd Farm, praisedchairman Eurig Evans andhis committee for their sup-port during the many fund-raising events and the suc-cessful 2014 Fishguard Show.She remarked that the show

was the first that she and herlate husband Colin had ex-hibited at with their BritishFriesians in 1957.Master of Ceremonies was

local farmer and raconteurWilliam Prichard and the

guests were entertained byguest speaker Jeffrey Evans,of Broadmoor Farm, Wolfs-castle.Crops judge Chris Thom-

as, an agronomist withWynnstay, provided his ad-judication in revealing theCornock family’s success inthe hard-fought competitionfor the most points gainedacross a range of spring andwinter crops.Gwilym, Janet, James

and Nia Cornock farm on amixed system at Cefnydre,which includes their award-winning dairy herd, combin-able crops, beef and sheep.The family have strong

links with the club with Gwi-lym having served as presi-dent and chairman as his latefather Alun had done beforehim.Jameswas the third genera-

tion to hold the office, havingserved as chairman of theclub in 2008, and Janet hasbeen show secretary for thepast 18 years.

Regulationschanges forweedkillersWHILE many farmers whouse professional pesticideson grassland are aware ofthe need to protect water, asignificant number remainunaware of the imminentchanges in legislation to useand apply such products, ac-cording to The Voluntary Ini-tiative (VI).A survey undertaken by the

VI and the Pesticides Forumduring summer/autumn 2014showed that almost 90 percent of the 355 farmers sur-veyed were aware that prod-ucts used to control weedsin grassland can be found inrivers and lakes. About 70 percent were aware that underthe Sustainable Use Direc-tive regulations grandfatherrights for sprayer operatorswill be ending from Novem-ber 26, 2015. Fewer knewthat from November 26, 2016mounted sprayers and ap-plicators need to be indepen-dently tested at least everyfive years. Eblex’s Liz Gen-ever said: “If farmers wishto maintain access to vitalgrassland weedkillers to con-trol docks, thistles and othergrassland weeds they mus-tensure they are complyingwith this new legislation.”

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