NSA CYMRU/WALES REGION WELSHSHEEP2015 event guide TUESDAY 19TH May y Free Entr Glanmiheli and Drefor Farms for NSA Kerry, Newtown SY16 4LN members your business your future INNOVatiON, INSPIRatiON ARLOESEDD, YSBRYDOLIAETH AND ENTERtainMENT AC ADLONIANT YN NIWRNOD at NSA WELSH SHEEP 2015 DEfaID CYMRU NSA 2015 NSA Cymru Wales Chair Paul Wozencraft farms at Rhayader, GENERAL Mae Cadeirydd NSA Cymru, Paul Wozencraft yn ffermio yn Rhaeadr Mid-Wales. Paul is married to Nicola and they have three young INFORMATION Gwy, Canolbarth Cymru. Mae Paul yn briod â Nicola ac mae ganddyn children Chloe, Oliver and Jasmine. nhw dri o blant ifanc, sef Chloe, Oliver a Jasmine. He’s in optimistic mood as he looks forward to NSA Welsh Sheep 2015…… GWYBODAETH Mae mewn hwyliau optimistaidd wrth edrych ymlaen at ddigwyddiad Defaid I’d like to extend a very warm welcome to our biennial NSA Cymru Wales GYFFREDINOL Cymru NSA 2015..... Open Day at Glanmiheli and Drefor Farms, Kerry, near Newtown. The farms are VENUE Hoffwn estyn croeso cynnes iawn i Ddiwrnod Agored NSA Cymru sy’n run separately by two brothers, with Geraint Powell and family at Glanmiheli and digwydd bob dwy flynedd, y tro hwn yn ffermydd Glanmiheli a Drefor, ger y Glanmiheli & Drefor Farms Paul Wozencraft Morton and family at Drefor. Nrenewydd. Mae dau frawd yn rhedeg y ffermydd ar wahân; Geraint Powell a’i Newtown, Kerry, Newtown The Powell families are well known within farming circles as top quality deulu yn fferm Glanmiheli a Morton a’i deulu yn fferm Drefor. Powys, SY16 4LN stockmen and it will be a real pleasure to see their stock. Both brothers produce Mae’r teuluoedd Powell yn adnabyddus mewn cylchoedd ffermio fel stocmyn o’r finished lamb for the Waitrose scheme.. They also both produce top quality Welsh DaTE radd flaenaf, ac fe fydd yn bleser mawr gweld eu stoc. Mae’r ddau frawd yn cynhyrchu Mules which they sell in the autumn society sales in Welshpool, very often topping Tuesday 19th May 2015 cig oen gorffenedig ar gyfer cynllun Waitrose. Mae’r ddau hefyd yn cynhyrchu Defaid the market. The day is action packed with demonstrations. There are sheep breed OPENING TIME Miwl Cymreig o’r ansawdd gorau, gan eu gwerthu yn arwerthiannau cymdeithas yr society stands, seminars, trade stands, various competitions, sheep dog trials and a hydref, yn y Trallwng, yn aml am brisiau ucha’r farchnad. 9am to 5pm farm tour. Let’s just hope the weather is kind to us, as the views from the top of the Mae’r diwrnod yn llawn dop ag arddangosiadau. Mae yna stondinau cymdeithasau Kerry Ridgeway are breath-taking and take in a number of counties. ADMISSION bridiau defaid, seminarau, stondinau masnach, cystadlaethau amrywiol, treialon cŵn There is something for everybody and I am particularly looking forward to the Adults £12 defaid a thaith o gwmpas y fferm. Gobeithio y bydd y tywydd yn garedig, gan fod y Celebrity Ready Steady Cook competition. This light-hearted entertainment will see NSA Members - FREE golygfeydd o ben Ffordd Las Ceri yn syfrdanol, gan dremio dros nifer o siroedd. the host farmer take on local auctioneer, Jonathan Evans, and I predict a hot rivalry on production of current membership card Mae yna rywbeth at ddant pawb ac rydw i’n edrych ymlaen yn fawr at y so it will definitely be worth watching. Agricultural Students - FREE gystadleuaeth ‘Ready Steady Cook’ gyda’r sêr. Bydd yr adloniant ysgafn hwn yn For the first time we have a sale of Ewe Hogs/Yearling Ewes on the farm, kindly Under 16’s - FREE gweld y ffermwr sy’n eich croesawu’n herio’r arwerthwr lleol, Jonathan Evans; rydw i’n judged by our maverick judge, Mr David Jarman. It will consist of a multi-breed International Visitors - FREE rhagweld y bydd y cystadlu’n ffyrnig ac, heb os, fe fydd yn werth chweil eu gwylio. show and sale of pairs of breeding ewes. I have no doubt that the quality of stock student card/passport required Am y tro cyntaf, fe fydd yna arwerthiant Mamogiaid Hesbin/Mamogiaid Blwydd ar will be outstanding, so remember to bring your chequebooks. y fferm; yn garedig ddigon, bydd y beirniad Mr David Jarman yn eu beirniadu. Bydd yn FREE parkING. I hope everybody has had a good lambing season, with the weather as a whole FREE proGRAMME cynnwys sioe â nifer o fridiau ac arwerthiant parau o famogiaid bridio. Rydw i’n teimlo’n behaving itself this year. The lack of grass, as I write, is of concern so let’s hope it CATERING & LICENSED BAR ffyddiog y bydd ansawdd y stoc yn ardderchog, felly cofiwch ddod â’ch llyfr sieciau. will have taken off. NO DOGS allowED Rydw i’n gobeithio bod pawb wedi cael tymor wyna da gyda’r tywydd, ar y I hope you have taken time cyfan, yn ymddwyn yn dda eleni. Wrth i mi ysgrifennu hwn, mae’r diffyg glaswellt yn to read the consultation on the DIRECTIONS bryder felly gobeithio y bydd pethau wedi gwella. Rydw i’n gobeithio’ch bod chi wedi proposed BPS payments, as these By Road from the South cymryd yr amser i ddarllen yr ymgynghoriad ar daliadau’r Cynllun Taliadau Sylfaenol proposals will have a significant take the A483 towards Newtown arfaethedig, gan y bydd y cynigion hyn yn cael effaith sylweddol ar bob busnes impact on all farming businesses and then towards Kerry on to the ffermio, a bydd yn siapio dyfodol y diwydiant am nifer o flynyddoedd i ddod. Os oes B4368. By Road from the West will shape the future of the industry gennych chi unrhyw sylwadau i’w gwneud, yna cysylltwch â’r Swyddog Datblygu, take the A489 towards Newtown for many years to come. If you have Helen Davies. then towards Kerry on to the any comments to make, please contact our Development Officer, Helen Davies. B4368.By Road from the East Hoffwn ddiolch i bob un o noddwyr ein digwyddiad, gyda diolch arbennig i’n I would like to thank all of our event sponsors, with special thanks to our premier take the A489 toward Kerry/Sarn. prif noddwyr, Arwerthwyr Da Byw y Trallwng, am eu holl fewnbwn a help. Rydw i’n sponsors, Welshpool Livestock Sales, for all their input and help. I’m grateful to the By Road from the North take ddiolchgar i’r stondinau masnach am eu cefnogaeth, ac i’r cymdeithasau bridiau sy’n trade stands for their support, and to the breed societies displaying their sheep - as the A483 from Welshpool towards arddangos eu defaid - heb ddefaid, ni fyddai gennym ni ddigwyddiad! without sheep there would be no event! Newtown on to the B4368. Rydyn ni i gyd yn wir werthfawrogi ymdrech yr holl wirfoddolwyr a stiwardiaid sydd We all very much appreciate the effort of all the volunteers and stewards who From all directions follow the wastad yn barod i roi o’u hamser i roi help llaw. Mae popeth yn ei le i gael Digwyddiad freely give up their time to help. The scene is set for a memorable Welsh Sheep Event AA & NSA Signs. Defaid Cymru bythgofiadwy, felly mwynhewch ddiwrnod hamddenol so have an enjoyable and relaxing day as a one day holiday at Glanmiheli and Drefor. By Rail: Newtown Station. i’r brenin yn ffermydd Glanmiheli a Drefor. Diolch 02 WELSHSHEEP WWW.NATIONALSHEEP.ORG.UK WELSHSHEEP EVENT GUIDE 2015 03 InfluenCING THE FUTURE SPONSORS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF SHEEP PRODUCTION NOddwYR BY PHIL STOCKER NSA CHIEF EXECUTIVE Premier Sponsor Major Sponsors Prif Noddwyr NSA Welsh sheep organisers would like Weather and farming policies are two things to thank the following for their support. NSA EVENT GUIDE that have a massive influence on the success This is a National Sheep Association publication of farming. One is entirely out of our individual • The Powell families for allowing us to host control and the other we can influence to a Welsh Sheep 2015 at Glanmiheli and National Sheep Association limited degree, although far more if we join Drefor. I am sure you will all agree it is The Sheep Centre, Malvern a superb venue and a credit to them all Worcestershire, WR13 6PH forces through organisations like NSA. Phil Stocker T: 01684 892 661 Equally important are markets and prices. Mainline Sponsors Noddwyr Pennaf and for supplying the sheep for various F: 01684 892 663 Some would say these are out of our control too, but I would disagree. competitions, demonstrations, sheep dog E: [email protected] What happens globally in terms of demand and supply, and wider trials. W: www.nationalsheep.org.uk economic factors, may well be out of reach, but understanding market • The Premier, Major, Mainline, Section, search natsheep trends, hitting specifications, getting closer to the end user, and National and Local Sponsors. supporting efficiency through the entire supply chain is within our grasp. @natsheep • Teme Valley Tractors, Portequip, Rhug Similarly, efficiency and production costs are things we can do Estate, Walford, IBERS, and Wayne Tuffin A Company limited by Guarantee. Registered something about and this is essentially about optimising the effectiveness in England. Registration No. 37818. for supplying the tractors and trailers for Registered charity in England and Wales of our investment – whether that be investment in genetics, land and soil, the Farm Tour. (249255) and in Scotland (SC042853) seeds and fertilisers, feeds or health treatments. We have to make sure we No part of this guide may be reproduced, spend money on the things that yield money, and not just in the short term. • Upper Severn Grassland Society for help in stored in a retrieval system or shared in any co-ordinating the farm tour and Sarn YFC form (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, When we look at farming policies the complexity of implementing the recording or otherwise) without prior consent of most recent round of CAP reform defies the intention of simplification.