AGRICULTURE IS CRUCIAL
A DELEGATION of FUW officials met with Cabinet Secretary for environment and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths to discuss the wider economic and social importance of agriculture to the rural and urban economy as well as...
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Cerddwyr UAC yn codi £2,000 ar gyfer elusen
177 MILLTIR, 9 diwrnod a £2,000 – dyna i chi her ar gyfer tîm UAC a gerddodd llwybr Clawdd Offa yn ddiweddar er budd Sefydliad Prydeinig y Galon Cymru. Bu’r criw o Gaernarfon, yn...
Pembrokeshire FUW fundraiser
PEMBROKESHIRE FUW have organised an evening with Clive Edwards at Maenclochog Community hall on Friday September 30, 7.30pm. Tickets are £10 each to include supper, they must be purchased in advance. All proceeds go to...
Highlighting #FarmingMatters
by Glyn Roberts, FUW president The recent campaign launched by the FUW on #FarmingMatters is gaining more and more recognition amongst politicians, key decision makers and the general public. Over the last eight weeks...
And the show must go on!
FUW MATTERS by Alan Davies, FUW Managing Director The last few weeks has seen much of Wales in “show season” as the local and county shows have been taking place around the country. Visiting...
FUW supports Welsh team at National Sheepdog Trials
What does it take to be top-dog at sheepdog trialling? Some will say attention to detail, being perceptive, flexible, calm and collective – and yes, all of those skills were on display at the...
UK Government commitment to support agriculture post-Brexit welcomed
An announcement made by Chancellor Philip Hammond that EU funding for farmers, scientists and other projects will be replaced by the Treasury after Brexit, has been welcomed by the FUW. FUW president Glyn Roberts...
Rural security discussions
FUW county executive officers from anglesey, Caernarfon, Denbigh and Flint as well as Meirionnydd have recently met with Police and Crime Commissioner for North Wales, arfon Jones, to discuss rural security issues – including...
Mae’n rhaid i ni gydnabod bod #AmaethAmByth
gan Glyn Roberts, llywydd UAC Mae ymgyrch diweddaraf Undeb amaethwyr Cymru yn ennill mwy a mwy o dir ymhlith gwleidyddion, y rhai sy’n gwneud penderfyniadau a’r cyhoedd. Dros yr wyth wythnos ddiwethaf mae UaC...
FUW seeks members’ opinions via online Brexit questionnaire
The outcome of the UK referendum continues to raise numerous concerns about the future of agricultural support in Wales. The FUW remains in regular contact with Welsh and UK Ministers and civil servants and...
Rural Development funding clarity
THe FUW has welcomed Chancellor Philip Hammond’s commitment to funding agricultural support until 2020 – but is seeking clarification on how the decision will affect those with agreements under Wales’ rural development programme. In...