FUW’s 2015 general election manifesto has highlighted the all-tooften overlooked central role agriculture plays in both rural and urban economies. In his introduction to the manifesto, launched on March 30, FUW president Emyr Jones...
DEPUTY farming and food minister Rebecca Evans has announced an £88,600 grant over 12 months to enable Wales YFC to continue its important work. The movement was recently unsuccessful in a bid for funding...
AS Welsh Farmer/Y Tir went to press, the Welsh Government’s consultation on the future of the Basic Payment Scheme was believed to be imminent. Following a legal challenge by Fairness for the Uplands, the...
DAIRY and beef farmers get the chance to put their key questions about Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) to disease expert Richard Booth during two interactive webinars this month. These will cover the following topics:...
WELSH hill farmers could find themselves for the first time footing the bill for repairing hundreds of miles of forestry fences, claims Welsh Conservatives leader Andrew R T Davies. This follows Natural Resources Wales’...
BEEF cattle production performance improved in Wales during 2014 with higher calf registrations. “This means that we are likely to see an increase in Welsh beef production during 2016 when these animals reach the...
ORGANIC producers in Wales are being given an extra boost to help develop the country’s growing organic sector thanks to a new initiative from certification body Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G). OF&G Cymru will...
CEREDIGION MP Mark Williams raised the plight of dairy farmers in the St David’s Day Debate in Parliament last month. Speaking in the Commons, Mr warned that the crisis facing the dairy industry ‘cannot...
FORMER Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) employee Prys Morgan has been appointed the organisation’s new head of operations. “I am delighted to announce that Prys is taking up this new and exciting role with HCC,”...
THE FUW has welcomed the Chancellor’s budget announcement that farmers will be allowed to average their earnings over a fiveyear period. FUW finance director David Parker said: “Being able to average your earnings will...
