Agri-Business
West Wales farmer and entrepreneur wins award for services to agriculture
A West Wales farmer and entrepreneur has been recognised for his services to agriculture with the Farmers’ Union of Wales...
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Rural Life
Goat farmer crowned Wales Woman Farmer of the Year
Jess Yeomans, a goat farmer from Llanvetherine near Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, has today (Thursday, July 26) been announced as Wales...
Sheep
Sir Bryner Jones Award: Meet Wales' most efficient sheep enterprise
A 700-ewe hill sheep farm has been picked for an award celebrating Wales’ most efficient and effective enterprises. As the...
Rural Life
‘Brand Wales’ could see post-Brexit boost as public rally behind farmers
A National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru survey, conducted by YouGov, has highlighted consumers’ concerns for the Welsh farming industry once...
Dairy
First ever Louise Hartley Award winner to tour West Wales
Holstein Young Breeders (HYB) is thrilled to be sending one of its members to West Wales for a dairy trip...
Agri-Business
Wales Woman Farmer of the Year: Just a few days left to enter
Just a few days are left to nominate Wales’ next woman farmer of the year. The competition, which is run...
Agri Politics
Farmers’ Union of Wales AGM kicks off today in Aberystwyth
First Minister Carwyn Jones is among the speakers set to take to the stage this afternoon as the keynote speaker...
Pig/Poultry
Case of bird flu confirmed in backyard flock of chickens in Wales
A case of avian influenza (bird flu) H5N8 has been confirmed in a backyard flock of chickens and ducks in...
Agri-Business
'The North and Wales must work together to maximise agriculture opportunities post-Brexit'
Northern Ireland and Wales must work together to maximise opportunities for agriculture and the environment following the Brexit vote, the...
Rural Life
New South Wales to ban greyhound racing
A widespread live-baiting scandal that has swept across New South Wales, Australia has led to greyhound racing being banned from 1...
EU
A case of BSE has been identified in Wales
A case of BSE, also known as ‘mad cow disease’, has been identified in a dead cow on a farm in...
Beef
Farmers urged to vaccinate against bluetongue before spring turnout
Farmers are being urged to vaccinate their cattle against bluetongue ahead of spring turnout as the virus continues to spread...
Sheep
New law to protect farm animals from dog attacks comes into force
A new law comes into effect today (Wednesday, March 18) that will see farm animals in England and Wales get...
Rural Life
Service providers note increase in farmers seeking health hubs
According to the Lincolnshire Rural Support Network (LRSN), farmers are increasingly accessing health hubs located at livestock markets and agricultural events. Providers...
N.Ireland
Bluetongue: Devon calf born with no brain tissue
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the number of bluetongue cases in Great Britain...
Agri-Business
Welsh farm unions call for fair farming funding in budget
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) and the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru have called on the Welsh government to...
N.Ireland
UFU ‘cautiously welcomes’ lifting of bluetongue movement restrictions
The Ulsters Farmers’ Union (UFU) has “cautiously welcomed” the decision to lift cross-border livestock movement restrictions for breeding and production,...
N.Ireland
Movement restrictions on livestock to and from NI removed
Agriculture ministers in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have today (Thursday, March 5) moved to lift livestock...
