by Glyn Roberts, FUW President WhEn Theresa May drew her red lines and started the Brexit countdown by sending her Article 50 letter, the FUW warned that both moves would reduce the UK’s negotiating...
by Glyn Roberts, FUW president Farmers have hit back at claims over the role of farming in the decline of curlews and other species, saying environmental charities and advisors must take their fair share...
ON March 13 the UK Government revealed the tariffs and quotas that would apply to goods imported into the UK in the event of a no‐deal Brexit ‐ circumstances under which the UK’s relationship...
by Glyn Roberts, FUW president As Y Tir goes to print, I face the impossible task of writing a column with no knowledge of what might have happened in terms of Brexit by the...
ThE FUW has welcomed the revelation by Minister George Eustice that plans were afoot to help compensate the sheep sector if a no-deal Brexit led to a collapse in prices, as is anticipated. The...
Speaking at the FUW’s twentieth annual farmhouse breakfast at the Welsh assembly, FUW president glyn Roberts has warned that the disastrous impacts of leaving the eU, the customs union and single market on March...
by Glyn Roberts, FUW president As I write this year’s New Year Message, there are just over 100 days before we leave the European Union, and, based on events over recent days, there is...
THE FUW has told Prime Minister Theresa May that while the EU Withdrawal deal would give Welsh farmers welcome breathing space, assurances were needed that Welsh agriculture would not lose out under a final...
Farm safety also remained on our agenda throughout the year, with the FUW continuing its efforts to highlight best practices through the Wales Farm Safety Partnership, farm safety events and our ongoing dedicated farm...
Wales’ two farming unions have launched a joint principles paper aimed at placing Welsh food, farming, livelihoods, communities and our environment on a firm post-Brexit footing. The paper, entitled ‘A Welsh way forward’, was...
