Carwyn Jones, aged 25 and a member of Mydroilyn YFC in Ceredigion was awarded with a prize of £1,000 on Wednesday 20th of July at the Royal Welsh Show as the winner of the 2016 Wales YFC Agricultural Bursary.
The award seeks to support young people who are striving to secure a future for themselves in agriculture.
The panel of judges, Mr Bryan Marsh a Past Master of the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales along with Mr Andrew Richards, Worshipful Livery Company of Wales decided that the deserving winner of the prize this year was Carwyn and his plans to reignited the family tradition of producing raw fresh milk from the dairy.
Carwyn is the third generation to farm at Penlan y Mor in Llanarth. The family farm runs herd of 200 milking cows and 450 breeding ewes along with a popular caravan park.
Recently Carwyn with the support of his family have returned to the businesses roots by producing and marketing raw fresh milk straight from the dairy.
The milk is bottled and sold direct to customers on the family’s caravan site as well as to local customers.
Milk direct from the farm
Carwyn’s customers receive the milk direct from the farm and therefore unlike selling it in a shop Carwyn is able to inform the consumer of its production and assure them that it arrives to them pure, untreated, unpasteurised and unprocessed.
Having received the good news Carwyn said: "I'm overwhelmed to have won the bursary award and will take full advantage of the financial support given to invest in the future of my business.
"Also, I would like to raise the profile of local produce as I firmly believe that adding to the food chain locally is going to be key for the future of the farming industry.
"Hopefully, we can all play a small part in sustaining our local communities and cutting down on food miles."
Encouraging young people
Speaking on behalf of the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales, Mr Bryan Marsh stated: "The Worshipful Livery Company of Wales is again delighted to provide an award in conjunction with the Wales Young Farmers Clubs.
"One of our principal aims is to foster and encourage young people in Wales and what better than in the next generation of food producers."
Speaking on behalf of Wales YFC, Carys Vaughan said: "We are very pleased with the high number and high standard of entries this year.
"There were many deserving candidates but Carwyn’s passion for his business and for the food and farming industry as a whole was particularly impressive."
