Schemes
Wales: Sustainable Farming Scheme proposals published
Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths has published the Welsh Government’s proposals for the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). The Sustainable...
Wales
Government
Wales: Consultation launched on BVD-eradication scheme
A consultation on a proposal to introduce a compulsory scheme to eradicate Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) in Wales has been...
Government
Welsh food and drink exports hit record high in 2021
Welsh food and drink exports in 2021 reached a record high of £641 million, Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has...
Rural Life
Wales: Overton-on-Dee butcher named Apprentice of the Year
Ben Roberts, a 30-year-old butcher from Overton-on-Dee in north Wales, has been names Wales Food and Drink Apprentice of the...
Arable
Pesticide users: Deadline to register details approaching
Farmers that use professional Plant Protection Products (PPPs) and adjuvants are being reminded that the deadline to register their details...
Rural Life
FUW pushes for the return of Cowbridge Mart
The Farmers Union of Wales (FUW) has been at the heart of discussions to bring back a mart to Cowbridge....
Agri Politics
Welsh petition to stop purchase of farmland for tree planting
The Countryside Alliance has today (Wednesday, May 25) launched a petition calling on the Welsh Government and Natural Resources Wales...
Agri-Business
Pembrokeshire County Show returns this summer
Pembrokeshire County Show, the largest county agricultural show in Wales, will return this summer after two years of adapted events...
Other
Welsh farmer fails to improve slurry storage, fined $4,000
A Welsh farmer has been fined over $4,000 for failing to comply with an order to improve his slurry storage,...
Other
Search is on for Wales Woman Farmer of the Year 2022
The Wales Woman Farmer of the Year competition has returned after a two-year break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and...
Agri Politics
FUW launches manifesto ahead of Welsh local elections
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has launched its manifesto ahead of the 2022 Welsh local government elections which will...
Rural Life
Welsh walkers encouraged to follow Countryside Code
As the weather improves, evenings get brighter and summer approaches, people visiting the Welsh countryside for recreational purposes are being...
Forestry
New measures announced to combat spreading tree disease
The Forestry Commission has today (Thursday, April 14) introduced new measures to combat the spread of the tree disease Phytophthora...
Government
Greater consideration needed regarding Welsh farms - report
The overall takeaway of a new report published today (Thursday, April 7) is that greater consideration should be taken by...
Government
£227m made available for Welsh rural economy
The Welsh government is making £227 million available for the Welsh rural economy over the next three years, Rural Affairs...
Government
UK-wide fuel duty cut of 5p/L from this evening
Fuel duty across the UK will be cut by 5p/L, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak confirmed in his...
Other
FUW to host 'women in agriculture' webinar
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is hosting a webinar on International Women’s Day next Tuesday, March 8. The ‘women...
Other
NFU Cymru elect new president and deputy president
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru (Wales) elected a new president and deputy president at a meeting of NFU Cymru’s...
