Grass burning regs
Farmers are being reminded to follow the Heather and Grass Burning Code to avoid damage to the environment, hefty fines and cross compliance penalties. The burning of heather, rough grass, bracken, gorse and Vaccinium...
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Bovine TB control
THE FUW has welcomed the announcement that researchers have developed two candidate skin tests for bovine TB which are able to differentiate between cattle infected with the disease and those which have been vaccinated...
What you need to know about sheep dipping
WITH an increase in queries from Members regarding sheep dip disposal permits for carrying out sheep dipping to control sheep scab, here is a summary of the relevant rules, best practice and processes that...
Daliwch ati ferched a chydiwch yn yr he
gan Tegwen Morris, Cyfarwyddwraig Cenedlaethol, Merched y Wawr Mae yna gymaint yn digwydd o fewn ein cymdeithas a merched yn gonglfeini ein cymunedau. Braf ydoedd lansio llyfr newydd “Hanes Menywod Cymru 1920-1960”, gan yr...
Natural capital brings opportunity for new wealth streams
by Kathryn Williams, Davis Meade Property Consultants FaRMeRS looking for new sources of income could benefit from public and private sector cash for environmental services in the future. The environmental Bill announced in December 2018...
Focus on the food service sector
by Rhys Llywelyn, HCC Market Development Manager In our last monthly column in Y Tir, we concentrated on how a number of the largest UK retailers, as well as independent butchers were working with...
FUW COUNTY NEWS/NEWYDDION O’R SIR
ANGLESEY Teyrnged i gyn Swyddog Ardal Ynys Môn Bu farw Mr R Glyn Jones, cyn Swyddog Ardal Ynys Môn, ar Awst 24 yn 91 oed. Roedd Mr Jones yn Swyddog Ardal gyda’r FUW o...
Y tîm yn swyddfa Dolgellau
Pwy yw pwy yn ein swyddfa ym Meirionnydd Huw Jones Swyddog Sirol Pa mor hir gyda’r Undeb? 31 o flynyddoedd (ac maent wedi hedfan!) Swyddi/addysg flaenorol? Graddio mewn Hanes – Prifysgol Aberystwyth 1983. Gweithio...
New technologies for agriculture – Robotics, AI, and Advanced Farm Machinery
by Dr CL Williams and Dr PC Wootton-Beard Farming Connect Knowledge Exchange Hub, IBERS, Aberystwyth University EssEntial to most smart technology and precision agriculture is the development of the hardware and software capable of...
Planning the job – whatever it may be – could be a life-saver
WhEn we leave the house in the morning and say “see you later” to family, or friends, we presume that we will come back at the end of the day and ask how their...
