Agri-Business
Welsh food and drink industry grew by 10% in 2023
Statistics published by the Welsh government today (Monday, July 22) show that the Welsh food and drink industry grew by...
Wales
Agri-Business
HCC to host weatherproof farming discussion at Royal Welsh Show
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) will host a weatherproof farming discussion at the Royal Welsh Show. HCC...
Rural Life
Flintshire: Appeal for info after dogs 'spook' dairy cattle
North Wales Police rural crime team is appealing for information after receiving reports of “spooked” dairy cattle in the Moor...
Sheep
HCC project to investigate quality of fresh and frozen Welsh lamb
A new project by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) will investigating the meat quality of fresh and...
Agri Politics
Interim schemes for 2025 ahead of SFS is a 'logical step' - NFU Cymru
The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) has said the announcement of interim schemes for 2025, ahead of the...
Agri-Business
Habitat Wales Scheme to be offered in 2025 as part of supports pre-SFS
The Habitat Wales Scheme will be offered in 2025, with all eligible individual farmers able to apply, and is one...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru to hold specialist seminars at Royal Welsh Show
The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) is set to hold a number of specialist seminars at this year’s...
Agri-Business
Welsh shearer sets new record after shearing 791 sheep in 9 hours
Welsh sheep shearer Meirion Evans has been successful in his record-breaking sheep shearing attempt after shearing 791 sheep across nine...
Forestry
'No prior training' needed for Welsh forestry training programme
Tilhill Forestry has said no prior training or experience is required to apply for its Forestry Skills Training Programme, which...
Agri-Business
Brecon, Wales: Fire service rescues horse from bog
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crew has recovered a horse from a boggy patch of field in...
Agri Politics
SFS: Welsh govt must continue to listen to farmers - FUW
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has said the Welsh government must continue to listen to the views of Welsh...
Agri-Business
SFS to commence in 2026 with 'preparatory phase' next year
Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, has said the government intends for the Sustainable Farming...
N.Ireland
Welsh vets to take first-ever strike action at a private practice
Nearly 100 vets working in South Wales are set to take the UK’s first-ever strike action at a private veterinary...
Agri-Business
Pembrokeshire Creamery opening creates 80 new jobs
Pembrokeshire Creamery has officially opened, creating 80 new jobs and expecting to bottle more than a million litres of milk...
Sheep
Flintshire: Sheep involved in dog attack found with 'appalling injuries'
North Wales Police’s rural crime team has said an ewe and a lamb were found with “appalling injuries and bitemarks...
Sheep
Welsh shearer to attempt to shear sheep for 9 hours to break record
A Welsh sheep shearer is set to make a record-breaking attempt to shear sheep across nine hours later this month....
Government
FUW has 'ongoing concerns' around Welsh BVD legislation
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has said it has “ongoing concerns” regarding the support available for a successful rollout...
Agri-Business
Welsh family farm prosecuted following pollution of 12km of waterways
A family farm business at Rhydsais Farm in Talgarreg, Ceredigion, has been prosecuted after a slurry store collapse resulted in...
