THE WELSH GOVERNMENT is consulting on an open access charter, which it claims would improve access to the outdoors for recreational use. While the National Sheep...
HARVEST produced some very encouraging yields, despite some nationwide weather aggravation in August. It was the year when the UK broke the world wheat record twice,...
ADDRESSING farmers at the Oxford Farming Conference last week former DEFRA minister Owen Paterson described the upcoming vote on whether Britain stays or leaves the EU...
THE FARMERS’ Union of Wales is urging the Welsh Government to look beyond the current CAP and undertake work early on to identify priorities and options...
A FREE, self-study training course on rodent control is now available for farmers via an industry online hub, ‘Rodent Control on Farms’. It’s one of several...
INCREASED volatility and falling commodity prices across the sectors have seen farmers’ confidence drop to lower levels than last year, a new survey by the NFU...
DEPUTY MINISTER FOR FARMING AND FOOD, Rebecca Evans, has reminded farmers that from December 31 2015, cattle that are moved to or from common land will...
THE FARMERS’ UNION OF WALES celebrated its 60th anniversary on Tuesday, December 8 with a trip down memory lane. Sharing memories and comparing notes on the...
HEDD PUGH has been elected as the new Chairman of NFU Cymru’s Rural Affairs board after Bernard Llewellyn stood down from the position. Hedd is an...
A MOVE by Morrisons to increase the price it pays its dairy farmers supplying all of its ownbrand fresh milk and ‘Milk for Farmers’ is another...
SOME of the country’s leading livestock hauliers say their industry is facing a crisis on a number of fronts. The most significant is the difficulty in...
A SEMI-RETIRED farmer whose ill-health means he now watches more TV is celebrating after winning a major prize. 73-year-old Brian Thomas is now the proud owner...