Agri-Business
Major Brexit conference scheduled in Wales
Farmers, processors, retailers and politicians will gather in Wales next week to discuss Brexit and the possibility of the UK...
Agri Politics
Agri Politics
Farming unions underline vision for the future
The presidents of the four farming unions have described their shared ambitions for the future of farming in the UK,...
Dairy
Project to improve Welsh dairy sustainability launched at Dairy Show
Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, is urging farmers to apply for support through a new project to...
Agri Politics
NFUS seeks nominations for presidential team roles
NFU Scotland is now taking nominations for its next president and two vice presidential posts. It comes as one of...
Agri Politics
Wales' 2 farming unions unite to outline Brexit vision for agriculture
The presidents of Wales’ two farming unions are to outline a joint vision for a ‘Welsh Way Forward’ for farming after...
Agri Politics
NFU officially unveils new London base
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has officially opened its new and improved base in the heart of Westminster to ensure...
Agri Politics
Welsh ambition for growth to take centre stage 2018 NFU Cymru conference
One of Wales’ farming unions has said it has ambitions for the country’s agriculture to become a bigger player internationally....
Agri-Business
Ministers host agri-tech discussions with key global investors
Global leaders in the agri-tech sector this week discussed opportunities for further industry investment, at a roundtable hosted by the...
Agri-Business
Future agricultural funding will not be Barnettised
Agricultural funding will not be Barnettised post-Brexit, Environment and Rural Affairs Secretary Michael Gove told the UK Parliament during the...
Agri Politics
Producer groups' funding to continue until end of Parliament
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) welcomes the announcement from Defra that producer organisations will continue to be funded until the end...
Agri Politics
Welsh decarbonisation proposals criticised over lack of focus on impacts
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru has warned that the Welsh Government’s greenhouse gas emissions consultation is likely to have been...
Agri Politics
Back British Farming message delivered to Conservative Party Conference
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has bought the ‘Back British Farming’ message to Birmingham as it shows the best of...
Agri Politics
MPs to start setting path of UK Agriculture Policy next week
Politicians are currently preparing to debate new legislation in the House of Commons during the Second Reading of the Agriculture...
Schemes
BPS payment exchange rate set for 2018
The euro exchange rate for calculating Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2018 payments has been set, the Department for Environment, Food...
Beef
'Never a more important time' for unity among Welsh meat stakeholders
Future Welsh Government policy must ensure the continued supply of a critical mass of top-quality PGI Welsh Beef and Lamb,...
Agri Politics
NFU Scotland seeks members' views on AHDB consultation
NFU Scotland is consulting members on their views of AHDB as the UK Government examines the continuing need for the...
Agri Politics
Welsh tenant farmers ponder Government proposals - and consequences
A special event was held by NFU Cymru for tenant farmers to consider the potential implications of the Welsh Government’s...
Environment
Food waste tackled in new Reduction Roadmap initiative
The Food Waste Reduction Roadmap has received full backing from the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), which has encouraged its members...
