Agri Politics
NFU Cymru has expressed 'profound disappointment' on water regulation vote
NFU Cymru has expressed profound disappointment that a vote on a motion to annul all-Wales NVZ regulations was narrowly lost...
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Agri Politics
Water regulations vote a 'betrayal of Welsh farming' - FUW
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has expressed its bitter disappointment with Senedd members who failed to support a motion...
Sheep
NSA postpones all major regional events for 2021
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has made the decision to postpone its major regional events this year. Despite the promise...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru questions lawfulness of new water quality regulations
NFU Cymru’s lawyers have written to the Welsh government to question the lawfulness of the decision to introduce new water...
Beef
Charolais bulls topped at €7,100 – but mart guidelines cause ‘frustration’
The first sale of 2021 hosted by the Irish Charolais Cattle Society was held on Saturday (February 26) in Tullamore...
Rural Life
Care boxes sent as tribute to farmers who are keeping people fed during Covid
Care boxes packed with goodies have been sent to hard-working farmers across North and Mid Wales to thank them for...
Agri Politics
Young farmers must 'not be left behind' - Roberts
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) president Glyn Roberts has stressed the importance of the Wales YFC at the virtual...
Agri-Business
Pembrokeshire butchers clinch national title
Prendergast Butchers from Haverfordwest has been named the 2020 Welsh Butcher’s Shop of the Year. The business, established in 1950...
Agri-Business
Export push for Welsh Lamb in growing Middle East market
PGI Welsh Lamb will feature in export marketing events in Dubai and Qatar over the coming months, despite coronavirus restrictions,...
Agri Politics
Safe transport is 'fundamental' to Scottish livestock industry - NFU Scotland
Given the vital role that transport plays in Scotland’s livestock industry, NFU Scotland has been deeply critical of proposals included...
Sheep
Export success for sheep meat in 2020
Newly released export data for 2020 has revealed a profitable year for the UK sheep sector, despite a slightly reduced...
Rural Life
'Alarming' fly-tipping figures are 'just the tip of the iceberg' - CLA
Incidents of fly-tipping on public land have increased by 2% across England in 2019/2020, according to new figures released by...
Dairy
Water regulations will 'kill off' Welsh family dairy farms - FUW
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) Milk and Dairy Produce committee says tenants, young farmers, new entrants and small and...
Environment
New research reveals 40% drop in UK pig farming carbon footprint
The carbon footprint of British pig farming has reduced by almost 40% over the last 20 years, according to a...
Pig/Poultry
First confirmed cases of H5N8 avian influenza recorded in humans in Russia
Russia has recorded the first confirmed transmission of the H5N8 avian influenza (bird flu) virus from bird to human. Seven...
Rural Life
FUW to host information webinar on livestock worrying
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW), jointly with Wales YFC and FUW Insurance Services, is hosting a livestock worrying webinar...
Rural Life
Farming Help Awareness Week aims to provide support to the farming community
The Addington Fund, FCN, Forage Aid, RABI and RSABI are five agricultural charities that provide support and are operating nationally...
Agri-Business
Tomnah’a Market Garden wins second NEWBIE Award for Innovative New Entrants
Tomnah’a Market Garden, a community-focused enterprise located at Comrie Croft in Perthshire, has been declared the winner of the NEWBIE...
