STEVE HAS HIGH HOPES FOR FUTURE OF WOOL
WELL known in farming circles throughout Wales and the UK, FUW Montgomeryshire member Steve Smith (pictured right) is a former Welsh Sheep Farmer of the Year and has won many accolades for his prize...
Daily Archive: March 15, 2017
UAC yn galw am adolygu trethi busnes
O EBRILL 1af, bydd nifer o fusnesau’n wynebu cynnydd sylweddol yn eu trethi busnes a bydd hyn yn cael effaith ddinistriol ar nifer o fusnesau gwledig. Mae UAC felly wedi galw ar y Canghellor...
Call for review of business rates
FROM April 1, many businesses will see their business rates increasing dramatically, crippling many rural businesses and prompting the FUW to call on Chancellor Philip Hammond to use his budget to reduce the huge...
Unique position of Wales must be recognised in future of agri-planning
THE uniqueness of Welsh agriculture and the importance of involving the devolved administrations in planning the future of agriculture have been reiterated by the FUW, following a speech made by DEFRA’s Andrea Leadsom. Whilst...
Food producers initiative gets thumbs up from FUW
THE announcement that supermarket Morrisons is starting a search for the best local food producers who can help to feed the nation, following the release of new report which calls for the UK to...
Struggling with SAF forms? The FUW is here to help
LET us take the stress of filling your SAF form away from you ‐ give us a call to book your appointment. The FUW provides this free service exclusively to all members, which has...
Positive talks
FUW officials have met with Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Andrea Leadsom, and Welsh Secretary of State, Alun Cairns, to discuss the future of agriculture post‐ Brexit. FUW president Glyn...
Why it takes 2 to Tango
FUW MATTERS by Alan Davies, FUW managing director THE old saying of “it takes two to Tango” is well known but I couldn’t help but be reminded of it in recent weeks when I...
Expert advice on lambing
Lambing is a crucial time for sheep farmers, we asked Brecon vet and co‐opted member on the FUW’s animal health committee, Kate Hovers, to give us some hints and tips on making sure the lambing process...
Y Byd o Ben y Bannau
gan Lyn Ebenezer CAIFF y miloedd o erwau o dir rhwng Tregaron a Llanymddyfri ei adnabod, o’i gyfieithu o’r Saesneg, fel ‘Y Diffeithwch Gwyrdd’. Mae’n enw sy’n gwrthddweud ei hun. ‘Desert’ yw diffeithwch. Sut...
