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...
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FUW OUTLINES KEY ASK TO PRIME MINISTER
FUW President Glyn Roberts took the opportunity to highlight the priorities for the next UK Government when he met Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the Royal Welsh Winter Fair and presented him with a...
FUW SETS OUT POST- BREXIT PROPOSALS IN CONSULTATION RESPONSE
The FUW has responded to the Welsh Government’s consultation on post-Brexit rural support by proposing a framework and dynamic farm support system that takes full account of all Welsh Wellbeing Goals, National Wellbeing Indicators...
CASH BOOST FOR SCOTLAND IS POLITICAL GAME PLAYING
thE announcement that scottish farmers will benefit from £160 million as a top up payment from the UK Government, as well as a £51.4m boost in convergence funding, has been slammed as political game...
Are we entering the End-Game?
by Glyn Roberts, FUW President It’s October and it’s the month that the Prime Minister has said that the United Kingdom will leave the European Union “Do or Die”. that would suggest that for many...
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...
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...
