FUNDING SUPPORT FOR FARM BUSINESSES WELCOMED
NEWS that the existing Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payment window of December 2 2019 until June 30 2020 will be maintained, and a BPS Loan Scheme for farmers who don’t receive their first payment...
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Fear for the future of smaller livestock markets
ThE shock announcement that the Cowbridge Mart is to close, leaving some farmers with a 45 mile trip to sell their stock, will eat into already dwindling returns on livestock. And now the FUW...
FUW warns new PM of no-deal Brexit dangers
THE FUW has reiterated warnings about the disastrous consequences of a no-deal Brexit, as new Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes on the role of leading the country. “We are absolutely clear, no responsible UK...
WELSH GOVERNMENT URGED TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR INDUSTRY
BovInE TB and nvZ regulations were top of the agenda during discussions with Welsh farming Minister Lesley Griffiths, when FUW officials met her during the Royal Welsh Show. Both – bovine TB and the...
FUW CALLS FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE TO ENSURE STABILITY FOR THE FAMILY FARMERS OF WALES
AGAinst a background of complete uncertainty in terms of what Brexit will mean for farming and the nation of Wales, the President of the FUW Glyn Roberts has called on Welsh First Minister Mark...
Future payments must be capped at far lower level
TENANTS and family farms should be protected by capping future scheme payments at well below the 300,000 Euro rate which currently applies in Wales and by strengthening the active farmer rule, the chairman of...
Inspection costs threaten dairy exports
MoveS to improve and expand the potential for UK exports to China post-Brexit have been hindered following a decision by Defra not to fund inward inspection costs. As part of the export process, the...
Changes to water abstraction licensing exemptions in Wales
In Wales, Natural Resources Wales is responsible for managing our water resources. We need to make sure that the amount of water being taken – or abstracted – from our rivers or out of...
PAYMENT CONSULTATION LOOMS AGAINST UNCERTAIN BACKGROUND
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...
ENVIRONMENT GROUPS MUST ENVIRONMENT GROUPS MUST by Glyn Roberts, FUW president The RSPB’s state of birds inWales report, published in by Glyn Roberts, FUW president The RSPB’s state of birds inWales report, published in by Glyn Roberts, FUW president The RSPB’s state of birds inWales report, published in ‘TAK E SHARE OF BLAME’
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...
