Very busy week on the farm, we have scanned our second batch of ewes and grouped them accordingly.
Glamorgan WFU produced a welsh breakfast for Ogmore Vale Primary with Mike Phillips (welsh rugby player and farmer’s son) to participate in Farmhouse Breakfast week. www.farmhousebreakfast.com
I visited Tonyrefail Comprehensive to help them with their GCSE Geography studies on hill farming and farm diversification let’s hope it comes up in the exams and good luck.
Friday we had a conference and a locally sourced welsh lunch with a neighbours organic welsh black beef (www.tytalgarth.co.uk ) in the stew, homemade chunky vegetable soup, local bread with welsh butter , this was followed by a welsh cheese and fruit platter with home made Bara Brith. In the morning as an alternative to biscuits we served cheese & bacon /cheese & leek muffins to mark Farmhouse breakfast week.
Satuday and Sunday the boys sheared the ewe lambs aren’t we glad our son went on the wool board course and is able to help.
Their fleece will grow back within 6 weeks and please see our video on the fleeces and our shorn and unshorn sheep
Glamorgan WFU are supporting Farmhouse Breakfast Week at Ogmore Life Centre Tuesday with pupils from Ogmore Vale Primary.
Breakfast Benefits is the theme this year and we will be serving them a healthy breakfast with local products.
Ty Tanglwyst dairy in Bridgend is the source of milk and this has certainly gone down well in the past. Some of the children have met one of their cows when the cow visited the school last year.
Welcome to 2010 having just watched the film 2012 I think we all need to make the most of this year!!
Up coming events Glamorgan WFU AGM we thought to make it a sociable evening by having supper at The Mason’s Arms in Bryncethin on the 7th of January this will also tie in with my birthday celebrations!!
The meeting will be at 7.30pm everyone welcome we would like to entice new members so come and see if you like it…
Please contact Eira if you are attending.
We will also be discussing the years calendar so if you have any ideas please bring them with you.
YFC race night our host for the evening was Ed Llanciach who had never commentated on wooden horses before so was keen to try his hand he remembered the mouse racing from years gone by…….(shows his age!)
He did remember how to encourage people to part with their money and his “Ticket Tarts” did the rest a great night was had by all and top horse made £36.00 not bad for wood!! Llan trisant YFC would like to thank all sponsers, horse owners, Ticket Tarts and everyone who supported the event as it raised over £500.
Both my horses won but didn’t get anywhere in the final there is always next year…………It made up for Wales losing and missing the X factor.
Great evening good presentation and heated debate afterwards. Thanks to all the speakers Dr Glenda Thomas Director FWAG Cymru, Dai Davies President NFU Cymru, Andrew RT Davies AM and our panel chairman Julie Thomas for a very enjoyable evening. There was definitely some food for thought and I am certain some CO2 released in debate. I am sure that our carbon sinks on the farm offset this.
Outcome was that farmers need to promote the positive effects on climate change and advertise the reductions we have made so far.
The startling fact that the carbon footprint of the potato is most when in the home and being cooked …….
This subject will be continued at future events I am sure.
Farm visit by Jill Evans MEP at the neighbour’s on Friday
NFU GLAMORGAN ON FARM MEETING – FRIDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2009
I write to extend an invitation to you to join us for our forthcoming meeting with Jill Evans MEP. The meeting will be hosted by Mr and Mrs S Williams at Pantycornant farm, Blackmill, Bridgend. The meeting will start at 11.00 am this Friday, 27th November.
This meeting will provide us with an opportunity to discuss European issues with the member of the European Parliament, such as food labelling, EU budget/CAP Reform, Climate change and sheep EID.
Dai Davies and Edmund Bailey will also be in attendance.
Please note this is an open meeting so please do encourage friends/neighbours to join us. Please see directions below.
Yours sincerely,
Stella Owen
Farm Policy Adviser
NFU Cymru
Directions:
From West (Sarn) : Head for Blackmill (A4061), Turn right for A4093 Tonyrefail, continue on this road up to Glynogwr. Go past a church on the right hand side – after 100yards turn left onto a lane – continue until you reach the farmyard.
From East: Get off M4 at junction 34, take A4119 for Tonyrefail, take A4093 (Gilfachgoch). On entering Glynogwr, see bungalow on the right and turn right onto the lane – continue until you reach the farmyard.
