THE FARMERS’ UNION OF WALES is urging farmers to ensure they make the most of the funding available for training under the current Rural Development Plan before it closes to new...
FARMERS in Wales who are aged 65 or over as well as those with long term, underlying medical conditions are being advised to get vaccinated against influenza (flu) this winter. The annual...
BRITISH growers have announced that this year’s strawberry crop has broken records, with a staggering 60,170 tonnes already produced – an increase of eight percent since 2013 – and still more to...
ALED JONES, NFU Cymru Milk Board Chairman, will be guest speakers at the next Pembrokeshire NFU Cymru on-farm milk meeting on Wednesday (Nov 12). The meeting will start at 11.00am and will...
HRH THE PRINCESS ROYAL has accepted an invitation to join in with the silver jubilee celebrations at this year’s 25th Royal Welsh Winter Fair. Joining us on the second day of...
DATA from Defra, which focus on income from March 2013 to February 2014, show large variations in farm profitability. Average Farm Business Income fell on cereals, general cropping, mixed and grazing livestock...
THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU)’S decision to ban the use of some pesticides could threaten UK crops, increase food prices and hit farmers’ profits, a report has claimed. The report commissioned by...
A FORMER Welsh Government minister, sacked for demanding private information on subsidy payments made to other Assembly members, has claimed that the average farmer receives a subsidy twice the amount of the...
NFU CYMRU President Stephen James has greeted the publication of the ‘Next Generation into Farming’ report saying: “Providing opportunities for young people, not always from a farming background, to enter the industry is...
A PERFECT storm is brewing over Welsh agriculture as financial, economic and bureaucratic burdens conspire to present unprecedented challenges for our farming communities, writes Llyr Gruffydd, Plaid Cymru Shadow Minister for Sustainable Communities,...
THERE has never been a better time to get into the agricultural industry. The world’s population is growing and the resulting demand for food presents huge opportunities and additionally consumers are more...
THERE has never been a better time to get into the agricultural industry. The world’s population is growing and the resulting demand for food presents huge opportunities and additionally consumers are more...
FOLLOWING the most recent Government guidance, Pembrokeshire County Council’s housing department has had to cut back on all face-to-face meetings...
PEMBROKESHIRE is currently closed to visitors’ is the message from Dyfed-Powys Police as officers work to prevent the spread of...
DURING the current lockdown, Pembrokeshire County Council has seen an increased number of complaints from members of the public who...
A PEMBROKESHIRE police officer identified and arrested a man suspected to be part of a criminal group after recognising his...
EMPLOYEES at Valero Oil Refinery have been sent emails confirming a member of staff has tested positive for coronavirus. It...
RNLI volunteers at St Davids and Aberystwyth have received a donation of alcohol-based hand rub based on the formula from...
PEMBROKESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL has issued a range of information and advice for local businesses in light of the coronavirus pandemic....
CEREDIGION COUNCIL says it has received information that three Letchwe antelopes have escaped from Borth Wild Animal Kingdom this morning,...
POLICE in Milford Haven have arrested a male after raiding a property in Victoria Road on Wednesday morning (Mar 25)....
IN LIGHT of the Government’s latest restrictions and in the interests of public safety, Pembrokeshire County Council from today (Tuesday,...
