Other
Travel scholarship programme for Welsh red meat industry relaunched
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has relaunched its travel scholarship opportunity after a two-year break due to...
Wales
Sheep
Welsh sheep and goat farmers reminded to submit inventory
Sheep and goat farmers across Wales are being reminded to submit their annual inventory by February 1, 2022. The inventory,...
Government
Welsh budget: Rural Affairs spending to increase
Government expenditure for the rural affairs department of the Welsh government is set to increase incrementally over the next three years....
Schemes
BPS payments issue to over 93% of farm businesses in Wales
More than 93% of Welsh farm businesses have today (Wednesday, December 15) received Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2021 full or...
Forestry
Tree disease Phytophthora pluvialis confirmed in Wales
A case of the tree disease Phytophthora pluvialis has been confirmed in Wales for the first time. The fungal-like pathogen...
Pig/Poultry
Wales sets up emergency coordination centre to deal with bird flu crisis
Welsh Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths has established an emergency coordination centre to help Wales deal with the current...
Rural Life
FUW: 'Violence against women and girls is not acceptable'
The Farmer’s Union of Wales have reaffirmed its continued support to end violence against women and girls by joining the...
Agri Politics
FUW meets Ag spokesperson to discuss Labour-Plaid cooperation
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) met with Plaid Cymru spokesperson on Rural Affairs and Agriculture Cefin Campbell MS yesterday...
Rural Life
Survey to explore digital connectivity in Wales
A survey run by the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (Wales), the CLA, Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW), National Farmers’...
Pig/Poultry
Avian flu in poultry and wild birds in northeast Wales
The presence of avian influenza H5N1 (avian flu) in poultry and wild birds at a premises in northeast Wales has...
Agri-Business
NVZ regulations will undermine milk production and dairy industry - FUW
Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) chairman Dei Davies has said that the current Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) regulations will “severely undermine”...
Government
Views sought on proposed livestock movement changes for Wales
The Welsh government is asking for farmers’ views on how livestock are identified, registered and how their movements are reported....
Agri Politics
Over 15,600 farm businesses in Wales to receive BPS payments tomorrow
Over 15,600 farm businesses across Wales will receive a share of over £159.6m in Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Advance payments...
Rural Life
Countryfile presenter headlining Taste of Wales next month
Wales’ largest international food and drink event, BlasCymru (Taste of Wales), is set to return next month, on October 27...
Agri Politics
Over £66 million given to extend Welsh environmental farming schemes
More than £66 million is being made available by the Welsh government to continue delivering positive environmental outcomes for Wales,...
Agri-Business
New vision to help increase innovative food growing in Wales
A new vision to increase high tech food production in Wales which also has a positive impact on climate change...
Other
5 in hospital after Welsh meat-processing factory 'leak'
Five people have been taken to hospital after a suspected chemical leak at a meat-processing factory in Wales. Fire crews...
Agri-Business
‘World record’: Sheepdog pup sells for £10,600 in Wales
Welsh auctioneer Farmers Marts is claiming a "world record" has been set at its July timed internet auction of working...
