Who doesn’t love a good county and agricultural show
by Glyn Roberts, FUW president SUmmEr is in full swing, the evenings are stretched out giving us all that little bit more time to get silage, hay and shearing done and the show season...
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A long & winding road
by Alan Davies, FUW managing director One of the great pleasures of my job is traveling around Wales and seeing some of the glorious countryside. My travels take me along a whole range of...
Cautious welcome
The FUW has cautiously welcomed the commitment made to agriculture in the Queen’s speech, saying that the devil will be in the detail. Union officials are now looking forward to discussing the next steps...
Y Dyn ar wib
gan Angharad evans, Golygydd y Gymraeg Rwy’n aml iawn yn gwneud ychydig o waith ymchwil wrth fynd ati i ysgrifennu Cornel Clecs, ac, erbyn hyn mae’r e-bost yn fodd reit handi o gysylltu’n rhwydd...
London City children get to embrace farm life
How many children across the UK have the chance to live on a working farm for a week, learning in the great outdoors and enjoying the beautiful countryside? For some children that is a...
Move towards better labelling within the EU
The FUW has welcomed a recent decision by the european Court of Justice to protect dairy produce labels. The ruling means that plant-based food products can no longer be sold in the european Union...
Refreshed TB Programme welcomed
The FUW has welcomed the ‘Refreshed Bovine TB Programme’, launched by the Cabinet Secretary for environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths. The refreshed approach includes additional measures, which will form part of the Welsh...
10th generation farmer takes on chairman role in Montgomeryshire
A 10th generation farmer from Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant has taken over the role as county chairman in Montgomeryshire for the FUW. Aled Huw Roberts, 37, has been working as a farm manager for over...
New administrative assistant appointed at FUW Carmarthen
EURgAn Llewellyn, (pictured right), a farmers’ daughter from garnant near Rhydaman, has been appointed as administrative assistant at the FUW’s Carmarthen office. The farm, Tynewydd, is a lowland sheep farm and sells a lot...
FUW’s marketing and membership manager makes Agri Academy class of 2017
FUW’s marketing and membership manager, Teleri Fielden from Meifod Powys, has been selected for the Farming Connect Rural Leadership Programme 2017. Teleri graduated from Aberystwyth University having obtained a BA in Human Geography, as...
