WALES’ Chief Veterinary Officer, Christianne Glossop has told an international audience that annual testing of cattle is the cornerstone of the Welsh Government’s efforts to eradicate bovine TB. Christianne Glossop was addressing the...
ANGLESEY NFU CYMRU members have recently learnt of the positive prospects for wool, with demand for the product expected to grow significantly this year. Following on from last year’s strong selling...
A NEW action plan setting out how the Welsh Government will help Wales’s food and drink industry grow by 30 percent to £7 billion by 2020 was launched on Thursday, June...
FARMERS’ Union of Wales members and friends are planning to cover all 871 miles of the Wales Coast Path during a huge sponsored walk event to raise funds for children’s hospice...
THE NEW Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will drastically increase red tape, Farmers’ Union of Wales president Emyr Jones predicted today. Addressing the union’s annual general meeting at Aberystwyth, Mr Jones...
TIME IS running out for Wales as England and Scotland state their position regarding what constitutes the greening payment under CAP. CLA Cymru Policy Director Karen Anthony comments: “Already the stringent...
LEADING experts on bovine TB met in Cardiff this week for a major international conference. The VI International Mycobacterium bovis Conference was hosted by the British Cattle Veterinary Association and will...
REALISING that a profit from livestock farming is becoming more challenging, predominantly due to escalating input costs, Glamorgan NFU Cymru members attended an on farm meeting to explore ways of reducing their feed...
New regulations that give farmers flexibility over how they implement EU rules have been announced today by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson. Under new EU regulations, known as greening, farmers must ensure...
NATURAL Resources Minister, Alun Davies, has appointed a group of specialists to support the development and introduction of a new Animal Health and Welfare Framework for Wales. The team of experts...
FEATURING a Stage IV compliant engine for the first time on a European John Deere tractor, the new 7310R model with e23 transmission has made its Cereals Event debut this week...
MENTION suicide in agricultural circles and more than likely someone is quick to mention they know of someone who has taken their own life, and as quick as they mentioned it,...
THE OVERALL Pembrokeshire pass rate at A-Level was 96.6% compared with the Wales national average of 97.4%. Nationally there has...
EIGHT people were injured in a horse ‘rampage’ at the Pembrokeshire County Show on Wednesday afternoon (Aug 15). Five of...
TWO arrests for intent to supply drugs were made in Pembrokeshire over the past week, after a motorbike rider was...
DYFED-POWYS POLICE are appealing for information after a woman was ‘seriously injured’ on the A4139 between Lamphey and Hodgeston on...
LIDL aim to develop three sites in Pembrokeshire, including a new build in Tenby. The German supermarket chain aims to...
ON THE SPOT fixed penalty notices will soon be given out to environmental offenders under new arrangements being rolled out...
THE PEMBROKESHIRE COAST NATIONAL PARK has topped a YouGov poll which asked people in Wales to name their favourite out...
A FANTASTIC turnout of hundreds of people of all ages at Cresswell Quay on Saturday (Aug 11) enjoyed the Narberth...
A WOMAN has been seriously injured after being involved with a collision with a car on the A4139 between Lamphey...
TWENTY people have now come forward with claims they were sexually abused as children on Caldey Island. Father Thaddeus Kotik,...
