Welsh sheep rule supreme at Winter Fair
POWYS husband and wife team Steve and Sara Gibbons gave the judge quite a problem in selecting the supreme champion in the sheep section at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair. Two entries by the...
Category: Winter Fair Special
Powys hill farmer receives John Gittins Memorial Award
ONE of the most prestigious prizes in Welsh agriculture, the John Gittins Memorial Award for outstanding contributions to the Welsh sheep industry, was presented to Alwyn Rees of Machynlleth during the Royal Welsh Winter...
Miss Wales beauty queen is Winter Fair supreme champion
IT WAS a hugely popular and emotional occasion when Dai Thomas, Dolcoed, Llanwen, Lampeter, claimed the 2015 Royal Welsh Winter Fair supreme championship with his aptly named and outstanding three-quarter bred Limousin heifer Miss...
Farm students honoured
COLEG Sir Gâr agriculture student Anwen Jones has won the land management and production young learner of the year category at Lantra’s 2015 Landbased Learner of the Year Awards presented during the Winter Fair....
Delivering a sustainable and profitable future
DEPUTY farming and food minister Rebecca Evans announced two initiatives, available through the new Farming Connect programme, that will help deliver the Welsh Government’s vision for a sustainable and profitable agriculture industry in Wales....
Training manager Victoria excels
AFTER her nomination by Simply the Best Training Centre, training manager Victoria Laurie won the Lantra leadership and management qualification award at Lantra’s 2015 Land-based Learner of the Year Awards presentations made during the...
Early Christmas for Myrddin
CHRISTMAS came early for Myrddin Davies when he won the first prize of a £4,000 trailer in the annual competition on S4C’s popular programme Ffermio. For many years the show has been in partnership...
Clwyd YFC chooses team
MEMBERS of Clwyd YFC spent a “very good day” on Sunday October 11 when the competitions to select a team to go forward to represent the county at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair was...
FUW host free farm surgeries during Winter Fair
THE Single Farm Payment window, poor farmgate prices and serious cashflow issues – with rumours about a possible legal challenge that may further delay payments – prompted the FUW to organise a series of...
