A 30-year milestone for PMR: from the left, Neil Davies (former general manager); Mary Rees (general manager); John Phillips (chairman);
Charles Rees (member); and Joanne Davies (lead member co-ordinator)
An initiative founded on the principle of matching a shortage of machinery on one farm with a surplus on another is celebrating 30 years of operating.
PMR, then known as the Pembrokeshire Machinery Ring, was founded at a farmers’ meeting in October 1991 as a conduit for farmers to contract in equipment used only occasionally to minimise their own investment, or to contract out machinery to better justify ownership.
In the intervening 30 years its growth has been significant and 800 members and farmers can now find the best deals on straw, fuel, seeds, animal health products, even machinery spare parts.
PMR general manager Mary Rees says the organisation is continually evolving to meet the needs of its members.
Final Farming Connect Application Window
The funding application window is open!
Eligible individuals registered with Farming Connect can access up to 80% funding for completing short training courses.
A whopping discount of 17% on Spaldings products this July only, available to you as a PMR member!
We will be at Usk Show on Saturday 11th September so pop in for a cuppa and catch up with Sally & Jo!
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water are currently running an undersowing maize project across some areas of Pembrokeshire and are subsidising farmers on a per acre basis to undersow their maize crops with grass.
Registrations of interest much be submitted by: 30th September 2021 to Gareth Williams.
Please see attached leaflet with further information below.
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