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FUW elects new chair of Younger Voice for Farming committee
Beef and sheep farmer Gemma Haines of south Wales has been elected as the chair of the Farmers’ Union of...
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Sheep
SCOPS urges sheep farmers to administer wormer sparingly
The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group is encouraging sheep farmers to monitor ewe body condition scores to...
Agri-Business
Welsh lamb to be promoted in Texas this March
The Welsh government is set to work alongside Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) and the Protected Geographical...
Beef
Welsh red meat exports hit £250 million in 2022
The value of lamb and beef exports from Wales hit the £250 million mark in 2022, according to analysis of...
Agri-Business
Farming orgs welcome Windsor Framework but raise concerns
Farming organisations have largely welcomed the Windsor Framework, the replacement of the Northern Ireland Protocol, which was announced yesterday (Monday,...
Dairy
£17m investment to see new milk processing site in Pembrokeshire
The Welsh government and Pembrokeshire County Council have completed the sale of land to a Pembrokeshire-based company for the development...
Agri-Business
HCC: Welsh farmers are adapting to new challenges
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has said that farmers are adapting to the new challenges posed by...
Agri-Business
Welsh gov 'disappointed' as 2 Sisters moves ahead with branch closure
The Welsh government has said that it is “disappointed” to hear that poultry producer 2 Sisters Food Group has not...
N.Ireland
10 NI farms complete international ‘Dairy 4 Future’ project
Ten farms in Northern Ireland have completed their participation in the international project Dairy 4 Future. The aim of the...
Rural Life
Police investigating 70,000L diesel theft in Carmarthenshire
Dyfed-Powys Police are investigating the theft of approximately 70,000L of diesel from the Oil4Wales fuel depot in Nantycaws, Carmarthenshire. The...
Agri-Business
Increase in lamb imports should be 'stark warning' to government - FUW
An increase of 17% in lamb imports during September and November 2022 should serve as a “stark warning” to the...
Agri-Business
Interview: Horticulture sector facing 'Brexit bonuses' of hardship
Associate professor of horticulture at University College Dublin in the Republic of Ireland, Owen Doyle, has said that the UK...
Agri-Business
Producers shouldn't pay costs of CCTV in slaughterhouses - FUW
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has said that, while it generally supports the move to make CCTV mandatory in...
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Farmer hopes to raise over £220k for ovarian cancer charities with cattle sale
Emyr Wigley, a dairy farmer Wales, has already raised more than £121,000 for ovarian cancer charities as a tribute to...
Rural Life
One dead and another seriously injured in Welsh farm incident
One man has died and another 42-year-old man has been seriously injured in a farm incident in Wales. Dyfed-Powys Police...
Sheep
RamCompare nominations for 2023 breeding season now open
Nominations are now open to join RamCompare, a partnership aimed at developing genetic improvements in the UK’s sheep industry, for...
Other
IVC takeover of vet businesses raises competition concerns
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said that its initial investigation into the Independent Vetcare Ltd’.s (IVC) takeover of...
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Scottish seals among mammals that tested positive for bird flu
The H5N1 strain of avian influenza (bird flu), the strain most common to birds during this current outbreak, has been...
