Visit Our Farms - September 2025 - Maenhir

Cost: Free

As part of Farming Connect's annual series of 22 on-farm events, Richard Twose and family welcome you to the Farming Connect Our Farms Network open day at Maenhir, to see and hear more about the Welsh Sheep Genetics Programme.

During the farm visit, expert speakers will discuss the following topics;

• Integrating Genetic Insights and Digital Tools for Flock Improvement with Daniel Stout
• Implementing EID to unlock greater productivity, profitability, and informed farm management with Matt Blyth
• An insight into the Breed4CH4nge project, breeding low-methane sheep to support sustainable lamb production and improve survival, longevity, and efficiency with Kate Phillips
• An overview of the Animal Health Improvement Cycle - what does this mean for you? with Phillipa Page

About Maenhir

Maenhir Farm, a traditional family-run farm on the Carmarthenshire–Pembrokeshire border, is home to the Twose family. The farm milks 400 pedigree Holsteins on a retailer-aligned cheese contract, with followers, and is transitioning to an autumn calving system for improved efficiency.

The livestock enterprise also includes 15–20 pedigree Herefords and 280 performance-recorded purebred Lleyn ewes, which are MV accredited and Johne’s vaccinated. The flock is split-lambing, with a focus on health and productivity.
Spanning 750 acres, the farm is mostly grassland, with 30 acres of spring barley grown as whole crop to support autumn reseeding. A further 9 acres of swede, turnip, and kale, plus 3 acres of Westwood grass, provide winter forage and help protect silage ground by keeping sheep on dedicated grazing.

There will also be an opportunity to catch-up with industry stakeholders and see demonstrations of various technologies related to the work Maenhir have been involved with by being part of the Welsh Sheep Genetics Programme.

Dinner will be provided following the event.

Booking not essential but encouraged for catering purposes.

To book your place for this event, register below or contact Ffion Havard (ffion.havard@mentera.cymru / 07572 167 878)

Warm welcome to all and we look forward to seeing you at Maenhir

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