Sean Jeffreys (26) Carmarthenshire
As one of the new entrants to farming joining the programme this year, Sean impressed the panel with his achievements in the sector so far. Having previously worked in industry as part of the Red Meat Development programme with Welsh levy board HCC, Sean is now a partner in a share farm agreement running 600 Llandovery White Face hill ewes and a further 200 ewe lambs. He also rears calves on contract destined to produce Wagyu beef. Sean has already completed several development schemes but was passionate to join the NSA programme as he believes it will assist him with his sheep farming knowledge and experience that no other similar scheme can. He says: “Becoming an NSA Next Generation Ambassador is great opportunity. I believe it will nurture, inspire and encourage us as a group of young sheep farmers creating leaders who will step up and take the reins in the future.”
June/July Update
My NSA sheep farmer contribution- the last few weeks have flown by, we were lucky to get silage done in the first week of June. Better winter management and targeted fertiliser applications have allowed us to get first cut in around 6 weeks sooner than typically done on this farm. Hopefully quality will be much better and yield was good, 10bales/acre on reseeds.
The hill sheep are down for shearing, last year we had big issues with ticks. They all received spot on at ear marking this year and that seems to have made a difference. Everything that comes off the hill will be dipped regardless of if they look to be scratching or not.
The next job is weaning, the ewe lambs will go back to the hill with their mothers until mid august. Whilst the tup lambs will be weaned now whilst we’ve got hold of them. The ground ewes will also be weaned soon, with heavier lambs sorted and into aftermath grazing. Hope to have a clear out pre royal Welsh, of heavy crossbreds. Hill lambs either get sold around Christmas time fat or marketed as stores, dependant on cash flow and value.
Our Wagyu dairy beef calves are motoring on now, we’ll be looking to bovipast and castrate some bigger ones soon. Then around August time start to think about moving them on, I’d like them to start going out at the beginning of September, at 150kgs
As one of the new entrants to farming joining the programme this year, Sean impressed the panel with his achievements in the sector so far. Having previously worked in industry as part of the Red Meat Development programme with Welsh levy board HCC, Sean is now a partner in a share farm agreement running 600 Llandovery White Face hill ewes and a further 200 ewe lambs. He also rears calves on contract destined to produce Wagyu beef. Sean has already completed several development schemes but was passionate to join the NSA programme as he believes it will assist him with his sheep farming knowledge and experience that no other similar scheme can. He says: “Becoming an NSA Next Generation Ambassador is great opportunity. I believe it will nurture, inspire and encourage us as a group of young sheep farmers creating leaders who will step up and take the reins in the future.”
June/July Update
My NSA sheep farmer contribution- the last few weeks have flown by, we were lucky to get silage done in the first week of June. Better winter management and targeted fertiliser applications have allowed us to get first cut in around 6 weeks sooner than typically done on this farm. Hopefully quality will be much better and yield was good, 10bales/acre on reseeds.
The hill sheep are down for shearing, last year we had big issues with ticks. They all received spot on at ear marking this year and that seems to have made a difference. Everything that comes off the hill will be dipped regardless of if they look to be scratching or not.
The next job is weaning, the ewe lambs will go back to the hill with their mothers until mid august. Whilst the tup lambs will be weaned now whilst we’ve got hold of them. The ground ewes will also be weaned soon, with heavier lambs sorted and into aftermath grazing. Hope to have a clear out pre royal Welsh, of heavy crossbreds. Hill lambs either get sold around Christmas time fat or marketed as stores, dependant on cash flow and value.
Our Wagyu dairy beef calves are motoring on now, we’ll be looking to bovipast and castrate some bigger ones soon. Then around August time start to think about moving them on, I’d like them to start going out at the beginning of September, at 150kgs
