Agri-Business
Mixed response on loan support for Welsh farm businesses
A new loan facility to help Welsh farmers who won’t receive their BPS payment on day one has been met...
NFU Cymru
Beef
No-deal Brexit 'potentially devastating' to UK's livestock sectors
A ‘no-deal’ Brexit would have “unthinkable consequences” for the thousands of UK livestock farms, three of the industry’s main unions...
Beef
TB: 10% more new herd infections in Wales than in 2017
As South Wales farmers gather for the annual Pembrokeshire County Show, the continued frustration of the impact of Bovine TB...
Agri-Business
2018 Idris Davies Memorial Award winner announced
A National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru past president, who once hosted former Queen guitarist and animal rights campaigner Brian May on...
Agri Politics
Welsh farmers union calls for a 'stocktake' on existing support
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru’s Less Favoured Area Board has called for an “evidence-based approach” to the development of the land...
Dairy
Welsh Brexit consultation: 'Glaring lack of volatility tools'
Members of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru Milk Board met this week to give their initial reaction to the...
Agri-Business
Welsh farmers voice concerns of 'lack of clarity' surrounding public goods
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru’s Rural Affairs Board has voiced concerns around proposals to replace the Common Agricultural Policy in...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru tackles the Welsh ‘Hike and Bike’ challenge for charity
NFU (National Farmer’s Union) Cymru has launched a ‘Hike and Bike’ challenge to raise money for local charity. The event...
Agri Politics
Welsh unions meet Theresa May...here's what they had to say
The two major Welsh farming unions met with Prime Minister Theresa May on the last day of the 2018 Royal...
Rural Life
Goat farmer crowned Wales Woman Farmer of the Year
Jess Yeomans, a goat farmer from Llanvetherine near Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, has today (Thursday, July 26) been announced as Wales...
Agri-Business
Defra Secretary's comments welcomed...but more clarity is still needed
Comments made by Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Michael Gove that is it “overwhelmingly likely” the...
Rural Life
Meet the 9 young farmers jetting off thanks to a travel scholarship
Nine young farmers from across Wales have financially benefited from this year’s Gareth Raw Rees Memorial Travel Scholarship. A total...
Agri-Business
First Minister: Unfettered access to EU paramount for Welsh farming
First Minister for Wales, Carwyn Jones stressed the importance of UK Brexit negotiations maintaining full market access to the EU...
Rural Life
‘Brand Wales’ could see post-Brexit boost as public rally behind farmers
A National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru survey, conducted by YouGov, has highlighted consumers’ concerns for the Welsh farming industry once...
Rural Life
It's a wrap: NFU Cymru drives home the farming message
Silage bales with eye-catching stickers will pave the way to this year’s Royal Welsh Show. The bale sticker and gate banner campaign...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru to stage ‘Brexit and Our Land’ consultation briefing events
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru is urging farmers across Wales to make their voices heard in the Welsh Government’s ‘Brexit...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru welcomes Welsh Affairs Committee Brexit report
NFU Cymru has today welcomed the publication of the House of Commons’ Welsh Affairs Committee report on ‘Brexit: Priorities for...
Rural Life
Just a few days left to nominate for Idris Davies Memorial Trust Award
Time is running out for nominations for the Idris Davies Memorial Trust Award, which rewards those who have made an...
