Agri Politics
NFU Cymru set to launch legal challenge over 'damaging' NVZ regulations
NFU Cymru is to launch a legal challenge against the Welsh government’s new rules to control agricultural pollution, having previously...
NFU Cymru
Agri Politics
White Paper policy proposals do not match industry’s ambition - NFU Cymru
“The Welsh government’s future policy proposals do not share NFU Cymru’s ambition and vision for the sustainable growth of the...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru welcomes 'fairer' red meat levy distribution
NFU Cymru has welcomed news that the red meat levy bodies in Wales, England and Scotland have agreed a redistribution...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru has expressed 'profound disappointment' on water regulation vote
NFU Cymru has expressed profound disappointment that a vote on a motion to annul all-Wales NVZ regulations was narrowly lost...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru questions lawfulness of new water quality regulations
NFU Cymru’s lawyers have written to the Welsh government to question the lawfulness of the decision to introduce new water...
Agri Politics
Consultation proposals will cause 'significant disruption to livestock transportation'
NFU Cymru has said that many proposals within the Welsh government and Defra’s Welfare in Transport consultation will cause significant...
Agri Politics
Welsh farming unions raise concerns about future direction of Welsh agri policy
The Welsh farming unions and Wales YFC have written to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to express...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru welcomes new chair of HCC
NFU Cymru has congratulated Catherine Smith on her appointment as the new chair of Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC). Food Business...
Environment
NVZ support package for Welsh farmers is 'woefully inadequate' - NFU Cymru
NFU Cymru has said that they are astounded by the Welsh government’s announcement introducing an EU Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ)...
Environment
NFU Cymru welcomes High Court ruling on general licences for bird control
NFU Cymru has welcomed the High Court ruling that Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) general licences to control wild birds are...
N.Ireland
UK farm unions granted permission to continue COPA-COGECA membership
European farm lobbying group COPA-COGECA has granted UK farming unions permission to continue their membership despite leaving the EU. However, as...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru sounds security warning to farmers after quad bike thefts
NFU Cymru is warning farmers to be extra vigilant and mindful of on farm security after the union was made...
Agri-Business
Brexit trade deal is 'vital in maintaining trade' - NFU Cymru
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru is relieved that a post-Brexit trade deal has finally been agreed between the UK...
Agri Politics
BPS payment levels to remain the same for Welsh farmers in 2021
NFU Cymru has warmly welcomed the announcement from the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, that BPS...
Agri Politics
White Paper will not allow Welsh farming to 'thrive in a post-Brexit marketplace'
The Welsh government’s latest white paper policy proposals fall short of providing a true ‘Made in Wales’ policy framework that...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru welcomes 95% payment of BPS to Welsh farmers in its first week
NFU Cymru has welcomed the news that over 94.6% of Welsh farm businesses will have received either their full Basic...
Pig/Poultry
10 days for UK poultry keepers to prepare for new housing measures
New poultry housing rules will come into force throughout the UK on Monday, December 14, giving keepers 10 days to...
Environment
NFU Cymru voices 'strong opposition' to ammonia proposals
The National Farmers’ Union Cymru (NFU Cymru) has come out to “strongly oppose” changes to the Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) Ammonia...
