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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

4 years

400+ cattle and 1000+ lambs on 200 acres of upland grazing land!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Just taking my pet calves out for a run....

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@RhidianGlyn

5 years

It's not all about the money!! #jobsatisfaction

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@RhidianGlyn

2 months

One day, few years ago I had an idea about converting this sheep farm into a dairy unit, think I'm very nearly there!!

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3 years

11 yrs old but still the queen!

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3 months

I love a challenge you see......

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

1 year

150 weanlings fed for 2 days in 10 mins

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

5 years

Croeso ir byd i Tomos Hedd Glyn! Mali wrth ei bodd a'i brawd bach! New addition to the family!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 years

Anest Hâf Glyn, latest member to the family arrived over the weekend. I'll need a few more heifers now to keep everyone busy!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

I ordered rain not the bloody apocalypse!!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 years

No wonder my compressor plug had melted!🙄 Now thats a fuse!!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

4 years

2015 2020

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Just can't get the staff!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 months

We got there in the end!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

4 years

Some doubted I could keep 230 bulling heifers on this farm and to be honest I had my moments but it's come good! 40 acres of silage also ready for next week! #uplandgrazing

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

6 years

Doing my bit for the environment! 1200 trees planted today! Should give a good bit of shelter in a few years!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

4 months

So we have lift off.....

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 months

80% (184 out of 231) calved in 1 cycle! Bit crazy to think I'd never calved a cow or milked a month ago!!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

1 year

When I get my water system sorted I'm going to collect all the 1/2 inch brass valves and broken float arms and melt them down to make a sculpture so I can remember about all the time I've spent fucking about with them!!🙈

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

1 year

Bloody sheep!! If you find anyone's sheep like this, turn them over please!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

5 years

5 years ago I took over a hill sheep farm, I think I can now call it a dairy youngstock farm with over 300 heifers here!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

4 years

15 months of better grazing has resulted in this! Not sprayed just flail topped once last year then paddock grazed since @PrecisionGraze

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@RhidianGlyn

3 years

Finished lamb marking yesterday. 1106 lambs out of a potential 1196 at scanning. So losses of 7.5%, the best I've achieved by a mile! 790 ewes to tup so 140% lambs reared.

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

4 months

On the final furlong!! @WaikatoMilking @GreenhillSyste1 @teemoreengltd

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

4 years

Photo taken about 2 mins before fence went crack and 700 lambs mixed back with 450 ewes!🙈 All sorted again and 700 ewes in dry ready for shearing tomorrow.

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

5 years

A world of difference between the meat production depicted on #MeatAThreatToOurPlanet and the majority of animal agriculture in the UK! @BBC @NFUtweets

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

This is getting to be bit of an addiction......700+ heifers on now!😳

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

22 days

Not the easiest day in the office but onwards and upwards....

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Very much a sheep kind of day today!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

6 years

Brilliant experience! Thanks to everyone who have helped me along the way! Diolch i bawb am fy helpu ar hyd y daith! @FarmingAwards

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@RhidianGlyn

3 months

First collection today! @monadairy

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

6 years

Really pleased & exited to be nominated & shortlisted for New Entrant Award at @FarmingAwards Thanks to everyone that’s helped me along the way! @FarmersGuardian

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

9 months

Clear TB test and rescanned few heifers that had still been running with bull today, only 10 barren out of 378 (including 4 free martins). Now to get stock away before winter arrives properly!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

7 months

Fat lamb selling all done for this year! Interesting to look back at my av lamb price! 2015 £53 2016 £62 2017 £66 2018 £67 2019 £76 2020 £84 2021 £96 2022 £100 2023 £106

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

4 years

Takes some time, but I hate working with lambs in the shit!

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@RhidianGlyn

3 years

Hill farm life!

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@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Calves definitely doing better on longer grass than nice fresh stuff!

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@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Last of @HuwClwyd contract rearing heifers on their journey back home! End of an era but the start of the countdown to milking!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

6 years

Why didn’t I listen to people and be a teacher like my parents?! #Farm365

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

6 months

Lot of planning, juggling and change in 2023 as we've converted our hill sheep farm to a spring calving dairy unit, everything going to plan with first calves due mid March 2024!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

1 year

You couldn't write this shit...

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

4 years

Utter bastards!!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

1 year

Ewes had their pre lambing bikini wax and vaccination. Very pleased with lameness this year with only 5 lame out of over 700 ewes and 0 ewe lambs out of 200!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

That's my boy! Yr hen gog acw!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 years

We all make mistakes.....🙈🙈😬😬

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

4 years

Not a bad grazing season! 18th February until the 7th December! All 280 R1s now housed! #uplandgrazing

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

5 years

752 crossbred lambs marked so under 8% lamb losses from scanning to tailing!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 months

50% calved, 7 days after planned start of calving! Out day and night as I haven't got much of a choice!

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@RhidianGlyn

5 months

The clock is ticking.....

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Bad planning having to feed this morning!🙄

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Grazed grass grows grass!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

5 years

That's a wrap on this year's R2 Heifers. Clear TB test and rescans all scanned incalf so 100% pregnant.

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

5 months

Just a bit exciting!! @monadairy

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

5 years

Full up! #sheep365

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Did it even happen unless there's a photo on twitter!?😂

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

1 year

Lamb marking finished and final numbers in. 12% losses from scanning which is similar if not lower than usual, but all lambed outdoors and with only 1 tonne of feed for 700+ ewes

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

23 days

Milk Train on its way on a soggy afternoon!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 months

#uplandgrazing

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

#NewProfilePic

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 years

Can't beat it! #uplandgrazing

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 years

Grass is growing, and lambs due in a week's time!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 months

My nemesis is at it again!!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

1 month

The kind of day that makes it all worth it! #uplandgrazing

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

4 years

How it started How it's going

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Another clear whole herd TB test so last of 2022 incalf heifers off to their new home tomorrow

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

If Carlsberg did November mornings.....

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

5 years

Performance Recorded Welsh Twins, lambed outside and not received any concentrate feed mobbed up and moved to a new ley. @HybuCigCymru @InnovisLtd @RhysLlwydfaen

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 years

Last years residuals vs. this years!!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 years

200 incalf spring calving heifers for sale end of the summer. Mostly AI bred from renowned grazing herds in North Wales. RT appreciated.

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 years

298 heifers scanned today. 90% stood to 1st or 2nd cycle.

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

4 years

1000+ lambs weaned and sorted, 80 cull ewes picked and for a bit of variety heifers herded back from the village!🙈

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 years

Glad this went up in 2020!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

5 years

Last week of heifer grazing here. Been grazing for 260 days so far this year which is definitely a record!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 years

783 ewes scanned this week, 153% overall with 3% barrens. Up from 145% with 4.5% barrens last year, going the right way slowly.

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@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Grazed twice and won't be long before it's cut for silage. Not bad at 900ft.

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

1 year

Temptation got the better of me!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 months

#uplandgrazing

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 years

20yr old ley, 7th round, no topping or mowing!👌

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Good day here with clear TB test on 330 R2 cattle, and good final scan with only 3 barrens out of my 230 possible breeding heifers after 13 weeks with bull (we won't mention the 5 non-breeders!)

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 months

Aaaaand we're back in the game!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Over half the lambs that went on to red clover ready!👌

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

6 years

I’m Rhidian and me and my wife @ElenWms are first generation tenants on a 530 acre hill farm in Mid Wales. We keep 850 ewes and rear 240 dairy heifers #PeopleInFarming

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 years

Well that didn't quite go to plan!🙈

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Nicely set up for spring when it comes!🤞

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

1 month

1100ft and loving it!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

15 days

A lot can happen in 10 days in dairy farming it seems!!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 months

Grazing the top of the platform tonight!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

270 calves out, 150 still in but not for long hopefully!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Stampede!😳😬

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 months

It's not quite as easy as it looks here!! #heifers

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

6 years

50+ years apart! Not reseeded in-between! #uplandfarming #Farm365

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

1 year

What a sunset!!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

2 years later and now 700+ cattle and 400+ lambs!

Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

4 years

400+ cattle and 1000+ lambs on 200 acres of upland grazing land!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

Enjoyable day at @prohill_sheep ram sale today, selling 10 rams for £900 av and top price of £1550. Thanks to all purchasers!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 years

All 380 weanlings housed!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

3 years

Hopefully save a fortune on lost pen knives!!😬

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

2 months

Hopefully save on the old knees!

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Rhidian Glyn

@RhidianGlyn

4 years

Investment in infrastructure still paying off, keeping quality feed in front of these 78 bulling dairy heifers and bulls during the drought @PrecisionGraze

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