Spotlight on dairy industry
In a bid to promote the benefits of drinking milk and to raise awareness of the importance of supporting the Welsh dairy industry, the FUW teamed up with the Scarletts Rugby team at the...
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FUW discusses lamb export market with USDA
THe FUW met with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to discuss the future of the Welsh agricultural industry post Brexit. Union representatives met with USDA representatives Stan Phillips, Counselor for Agricultural Affairs...
£1,000 scholarship for young Powys shearer
JUNIOR shearer Edward Davies of Llanwddyn has become the first winner of the Royal Welsh Louise Owen Memorial Scholarship. Louise was an accomplished wool handler and travelled widely across the globe. In her memory,...
Pembrokeshire farmer wins grassland trophy
THE WINNER of the annual all- Wales grassland management competition was Gethin Brown of Home Farm, Stackpole, Pembroke, a member of Cleddau Grassland Society. The competition is organised by the Federation of Welsh Grassland...
Top award for poultry partners
HUSBAND and wife game bird breeding partnership Gwyn and Ann Evans of Bettws Hall, near Newtown, were awarded the 2015 Sir Bryner Jones Memorial Trophy – one of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society’s most...
Hydro-electric plant wins silver trowel
AN impressive small scale hydro-electric plant with a biomass boiler set up for producing power and kiln drying of timber in Gwent was awarded the 2015 RWAS farm buildings and works competition. The competition,...
Royal Welsh silage winners pick up prizes
THE winners of the 2015 all- Wales clamp and big bale silage competitions – run by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society and the Federation of Welsh Grassland Societies – received their awards during the...
Honours for Welsh leaders
FOUR new associates of the Royal Agricultural Societies (ARAgS) honoured for their contribution to the agricultural and rural industries in Wales were officially presented with their awards during a reception at the Royal Welsh...
