Ash Dieback – important information
ASh dieback is expected to affect/kill over 90% of the Ash trees in the UK. For context, the Dutch elm Disease during the 90’s killed around 80 billion elm trees, whereas Ash dieback has...
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Free sheep scab testing
NeWS that examination of skin scrape samples from sheep showing suspect clinical signs of sheep scab is being offered free of charge in Wales, by the APhA and funded by the Welsh Government, between...
FUW dismayed by decision to axe hydropower support
The FUW has reacted with dismay that support for Welsh hydropower has been axed and is urging the Welsh Government to look for a long term solution to keep the production of hydropower on...
Summary of FUW response to key proposals
BPS payment rates and annual allocation Proposal: To set the Welsh BPS ceiling annually, and provide flexibility for Welsh Ministers to allocate any remaining funding allocated to BPS FUW Response • UK Government should...
Rejection to protect food import standards a betrayal
The FUW has reacted with anger and dismay at the house of Commons rejection to enshrine in law measures that would protect consumers and producers from sub- standard food imports. MPs voted by 332...
Essential that we make our views heard to MPs
by Glyn Roberts, FUW President ON Wednesday October 21, the Council of the european Union agreed its position on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and two days later the eU Parliament adopted...
It’s all fun and games
by Gareth Parry, FUW Policy Communications Officer IF there is at least one thing that we can learn from this ongoing pandemic, it is that Covid-19 and Brexit actually have something in common. Like...
The Agriculture Act must be amended to make illegal the importation of substandard food imports
by Glyn Roberts, FUW President “Trust in the UK’s honour and honesty has been diminished around the world, much to the embarrassment of MPs from across the political spectrum, including those who support the...
Why being part of the FUW machine is worth it
by Anwen Hughes, Vice Chairman, FUW Younger Voice for Farming Committee At the age of 25 I took over the family farm through the loss of my father. My father had never done much...
FUW Webinar: Land use, conservation and cultural clearances – lessons for Wales and the UK from around the world
For more than five decades the charity Survival International has worked with tribal and indigenous peoples around the globe to protect them against racism, land theft, forced development and genocidal violence – often at...
