The Farmers' Union of Wales in Meirionnydd today announced that a final sum of £5,200 was raised at a promise auction arranged at the farm of its deputy president Emyr Jones.
The event, held at Rhiwaedog, Rhosygwaliau, near Bala, also included a hog roast and entertainment. It followed a successful open day arranged by the Federation of Welsh Grassland Societies, the British Grassland Society (BGS), Aberystwyth University's Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS), Grassland Development Centre and the FUW.
The open day was arranged to give farmers the opportunity to visit Mr Jones and family's beef and sheep farm which won the 2008 BGS national grassland management competition.
Mr Jones today praised to all those who assisted in raising such a large sum of money for such a worthwhile cause. The Wales Air Ambulance is the FUW president's chosen charity for 2010.
"The event's success was the result of kind assistance and close co-operation of many individuals, which was very much appreciated," added Mr Jones.