Y Byd o Ben y Bannau
gan Lyn Ebenezer AR y 18fed o Chwefror eleni roedd hi’n ddegfed pen-blwydd y Ddeddf Hela. A dyma, mae’n siŵr y Ddeddf fwyaf annelwig i’w gosod ar y llyfr statudau erioed. Prif luniwr y...
Daily Archive: March 4, 2015
Welsh farms diversifying increases
AROUND 3,100 farm businesses in Wales are estimated to have produced output from diversified activities during 2013-14 boosting income to £15 million. Deputy farming and food minister Rebecca Evans said: “I welcome the steady...
Welsh farmers in Prince of Wales dairy initiative
WELSH dairy farmers recently joined 91 producers and their partners from across the UK at the Prince of Wales’ home – Highgrove in Gloucestershire – to celebrate an initiative providing vulnerable dairy farmers with...
MP welcomes more teeth for Grocery Code Adjudicator
CEREDIGION MP Mark Williams has welcomed Westminster business secretary Vince Cable’s recent announcement that measures to grant the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) powers to fine UK supermarkets have been laid in Parliament. This followed...
Walking on the wild side
A WILDLIFE expert has been recruited to boost the police’s fight against countryside crime in North Wales. According to Special Constable Phil Roberts, who’s based in Wrexham, joining the Rural Crime Team is a...
Wonderwool Wales celebrates its first decade
THE annual wool and natural fibre extravaganza Wonderwool Wales returns for its 10th anniversary year next month. Fibre fans from across the UK, and even some from abroad, are expected to attend the event...
FUW rejects Red Tractor beef lifetime assurance
THE FUW has rejected proposals to ratchet up Red Tractor Farm Assurance rules on the grounds that it would add to bureaucracy and increase costs along the whole supply chain. A consultation issued in...
Bid to bring back pine martens
NOW is a critical time for the pine marten in Wales as the species stands on a knife-edge, writes Hilary Macmillan of the Vincent Wildlife Trust. The trust is behind a new project to...
Montgomery farmers raise concerns
FARMING representatives from the FUW’s Montgomeryshire branch met with top level politicians when they visited Welshpool Livestock Sales recently. Members questioned William Hague MP, who recently bought Cyfronydd Hall and was paying a visit...
Brecwastau blasus Dinbych a Fflint
Unwaith eto eleni cynhaliodd canghennau Dinbych a Fflint frecwastau i godi arian tuag at Elusen y Llywydd sef tŷ Gobaith a tŷ hafan. Cynhaliwyd y brecwast cyntaf ar fferm Pontruffydd, Bodfari drwy garedigrwydd Brynmor...
