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...
FUW stalwart Meurig Voyle ‐ who was appointed county executive officer for Denbigh during 1966, and subsequently, during 1968, was given responsibility for the county of Flint ‐ has sadly passed away. Responding to...
NEW figures demonstrating the positive impact of badger culling on bovine TB levels in the High Risk Area of England have prompted the FUW to call for a previous Welsh Government plan to cull...
ThE Welsh Government’s announcement that the basic payment date will not be brought forward and emergency loans will not be made available until December suggests the Welsh Government is out of touch with the...
The FUW has told the Prime Minister that seeking an extension to the Article 50 period must be a priority if a hard Brexit in April 2019 starts to become a real likelihood. Speaking...
The FUW has described a Welsh Government weather summit held at the Royal Welsh Show as an important step in terms of taking action to minimise current and future impacts of the weather on...
FUW president Glyn Roberts has raised concerns over the stark contrast between discussions taking place within the UK on the future of agriculture and equivalent EU discussions on the continent – highlighting worrying differences...
ShADoW Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union Keir Starmer has heard why #FairFarmFunding and clarity of future trade deals is crucial for the survival of rural Wales and its farming communities, when...
by Glyn Roberts, FUW president Welcome to the may edition of Y Tir! I’m sure many of you will be able to breathe a sigh of relief now that lambing is either finished or...
A bAn on live animal exports would be ‘remarkably shortsighted’ given the uncertainty around a post-brexit trade deal and agricultural tariffs, the FUW has said. The UK and Welsh Governments launched a call for...
