Irwel Jones

Aberbranddu Farm, Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire

  • Farm size: 375ha acres (255ha owned and 120ha rented)
  • Annual rainfall: 2,000mm
  • Soil type: Clay and peaty on marshy areas

Third-generation farmer Irwen Jones manage steep, rough grazing and woodland at Aberbranddu Farm. He has have planted hedgerows and trees under existing environmental schemes and hopes to continue that work through grants under the Welsh government’s future post-Brexit agriculture plans. Rotational grazing and higher stocking rates has helped reduce fertiliser use, and the farm has not bought in feed for the flock in the past three years.

Transition goals: 

  • Carefully extend and manage natural woodland
  • Plant hedgerows to improve biodiversity and aid pasture management
  • Rely less on volatile inputs
 

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