FUW BOOSTS BIOSECURITY NSA DEBATE
LEADING FUW members played a major part in “The Big Debate: keeping your flock secure, why and how” seminar at last month’s NSA Welsh Sheep event near Kerry, Newtown. Union stalwart John Yeomans said:...
Monthly Archive: June 2015
Deputy minister to speak at FUW AGM
ONE of the most influential figures in Welsh agriculture will give her views on the industry’s current situation at the FUW’s annual general meeting at the MedRus conference centre on Aberystwyth University’s Penglais campus...
Organic sector in the spotlight
THE Welsh Government and EU-funded Better Organic Business Links (BOBL) project held a closing conference in Builth Wells on May 21 to look back on the development of the organic sector in Wales and...
Pembrokeshire dairy company ‘Totally Welsh’
A PEMBROKESHIRE dairy processors’ desire to add value to Welsh milk has become a reality with the launch of a new brand – Totally Welsh. Haverfordwest-based Mark Hunter Ltd has expanded its bottling operation...
Spring Festival kick starts show season
LAST month’s “new look” Royal Welsh Spring Festival had an increased emphasis on smallholding with festival- goers able to visit the new dedicated Smallholder Centre and enjoy over 1,800 livestock entries. The large...
Sheep numbers rise as prices fall
A STEADY increase in sheep and lamb numbers in the UK in 2014 suggests a strong and healthy national flock, Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) claims. This rise has contributed to a subdued market place...
European approval for new Wales RDP
THE EC has formally approved Wales’s new Rural Development Programme (RDP), deputy food and farming minister Rebecca Evans has revealed. The formal adoption of the programme gives the Welsh Government the green light for...
Dairy UK calls for mandatory country of origin labelling
DAIRY UK chief executive Judith Bryans has expressed disappointment that an EC report found voluntary country of origin labelling may be a more suitable option for dairy products than a mandatory system. Dr Bryans...
Lampeter hosts TAG future flock event
FOURTH generation farmer Dai Charles Evans says support from the TAG project gave him the tools to better manage the development of his lambs from birth to slaughter on his 285- acre farm near...
Deputy minister issues animal welfare warning
ANYONE failing in their duties to meet the health and welfare needs of their animals will be prosecuted wherever possible, deputy food and farming minister Rebecca Evans has stressed. The warning followed publication of...
