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...
NFU Cymru
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...
Agri Politics
£100 million funding shortfall 'a bitter blow for farmers' - NFU Cymru
A possible near £100 million shortfall in funding for Welsh agriculture is a “bitter blow at a critical and extremely...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru report reveals what farmers are concerned about for the future
A new NFU Cymru report has highlighted the unique contribution that the Welsh upland farming community makes to food security,...
Agri Politics
Farming unions unite to call for funding reassurances
“Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish farmers and their respective rural economies must not be the losers from a battle over...
Beef
'No simple answers to ridding the country of bovine TB'
NFU Cymru has responded to the Welsh government’s statement on the Bovine TB Eradication Programme. NFU Cymru deputy president Aled...
Agri Politics
'No-deal' reports emphasise importance of securing EU trade deal - NFU Cymru
Following media reports around a “no-deal” Brexit and its potential impact on Welsh farming, NFU Cymru has again stressed the...
Agri-Business
Date set for NFU Cymru's Vision for Welsh Upland Farming Conference
Farmers across Wales are invited to virtually attend NFU Cymru’s Vision for Welsh Upland Farming Conference. The event will take...
Sheep
Farmers offered free testing service for sheep scab
NFU Cymru is encouraging Welsh sheep farmers to make use of a new free sheep scab testing service, while also...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru to hold 'Welsh Food and Farming; Moving Forward' conference
Due to be held with a little over 50 days before the end of the Brexit transition period, this year’s...
Beef
UK beef exports to the US provide new opportunity for PGI Welsh beef - NFU Cymru
An announcement that PGI Welsh beef could soon be on its way to the US for the first time in...
Agri Politics
'We cannot afford to get this wrong' - NFU Cymru on proposed Agriculture Bill
“Politicians’ support for Welsh and UK farming must carry through to sure-fire commitments to protect the industry’s high standards in...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru calls for Housing Minister to encourage use of wool in construction
NFU Cymru has written to the Welsh Government calling for the introduction of new measures to increase the use of...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru president delivers video message ahead of virtual Royal Welsh Show
Ahead of the virtual Royal Welsh Show next week, NFU Cymru president John Davies has produced a special video message...
Agri-Business
Members of UK's new Trade and Agriculture Commission announced
Retailers, farming unions, consumer, hospitality and environmental bodies from across the UK have been named as members of the Government’s...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru to run webinar programme at virtual Royal Welsh Show
With the Royal Welsh Show is going online in light of coronavirus restrictions, NFU Cymru has decided to take its...
Agri-Business
Truss announces plans for new UK Trade and Agriculture Commission
UK International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has today (June 29) announced that the Government has agreed to establish a Trade and...
Rural Life
Farmers warned to remain vigilant to fraud threat
Farm organisations are warning members to “err on the side of caution” amid concerns of a heightened threat of scams...