Agri Politics
NFU Cymru seeks early BPS commitment from Minister
NFU Cymru has called on the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to make an early commitment to maintain...
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Rural Life
£1 billion deal set to solve rural mobile signal 'not-spots'
Poor mobile phone coverage could soon be a thing of the past as the Government champions a £1 billion deal...
Pig/Poultry
6 UK sites granted approval to ship trotters to China
Six UK sites have been given official approval to export trotters to China in a new agreement announced this week....
Sheep
Co. Down farmer honoured with grassland award
A sheep farmer from Co. Down has been recognised for his grassland management techniques by the British Grassland Society (BGS)....
Agri-Business
TFA: Short-term speculation is ruining the agri letting sector
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has warned that the let sector of agriculture in England and Wales is “being ruined”...
Agri Politics
UK agriculture gives its views on Boris' deal as MPs prepare for historic vote
MPs are set to vote this afternoon (October 19) over the latest reincarnation of the UK’s EU Withdrawal Agreement, marking...
Rural Life
Pembrokeshire dairy farmer appointed as new FUW vice president
Pembrokeshire dairy farmer Dai Miles has been elected as the new Farmers’ Union of Wales vice president at the FUW’s...
Beef
China opens doors to British beef
The Chinese government has finalised details of a historic trade agreement, opening access for the UK beef industry to the...
Rural Life
Long-serving Pembrokeshire beef and sheep farmer stands down as FUW deputy president
Prominent Pembrokeshire beef and sheep farmer Brian Thomas, who has served the Farmers’ Union of Wales for over two decades,...
Agri-Business
World Food Day: NFU Cymru celebrates Welsh food producers at the Senedd
NFU Cymru members and Assembly Members have been celebrating the role that Welsh farmers play in producing nutritious, high quality,...
Agri-Business
Welsh Government to establish 'taskforce' to support Tomlinsons staff
The Welsh Government has announced it will launch a ‘taskforce’ to support around 330 members of staff affected by the...
Beef
Sheep and cattle farmers urged to start testing for liver fluke this autumn
Sheep and cattle farmers have been urged to monitor for liver fluke this autumn amid concern 2019 could be a...
Agri-Business
2020 Nuffield Farming scholars announced
The recipients of next year’s 19 Nuffield farming scholars have been named. The cohort come from across UK agriculture, food...
Agri-Business
Questions as Welsh dairy processor Tomlinson’s stops milk collections
Dairy farmers supplying Wales’ largest liquid milk processor are calling for answers after milk collections were stopped at Tomlinson’s today...
Rural Life
Search is on for Welsh Livestock Champion
NFU Cymru and NFU Mutual are again looking to find the best livestock person working within the agricultural industry in...
Agri-Business
End to beef processing at Llanidloes 'another blow for the industry'
The closure of beef processing lines at Llanidloes has been described as “another blow for the industry” by the Farmers’...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru seeks exemption for NVZ closed periods
NFU Cymru has written to Welsh Government to seek an exemption that will allow farmers operating within Nitrate Vulnerable Zones...
Sheep
Welsh farmers familiar with EBVs but not exploiting them
Farmers in Wales are familiar with Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) but do not have the confidence to use them when...
