TARIFF AND CONTINGENCY PLANS WELCOMED, BUT…
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...
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DISASTROUS IMPACTS OF LEAVING THE EU ALREADY BEING FELT
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...
NEW YEAR MESSAGE FROM FUW PRESIDENT
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...
FUW PRESIDENT RAISES BREXIT DEAL CONCERNS WITH THERESA MAY
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...
A turbulent year
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 OUTLINE ‘WELSH WAY FORWARD’
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 MOURNS PASSING OF LIFE MEMBER MEURIG VOYLE
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...
Call for Welsh badger cull programme to be reinstated
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...
WELSH GOVERNMENT ‘OUT OF TOUCH’ WITH WEATHER IMPLICATIONS
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...
ARTICLE 50 PERIOD EXTENSION IS A MUST IF HARD BREXIT LOOKS LIKELY
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...
