BOTH NFU Cymru and the FUW are urging First Milk to meet with their milk suppliers as a matter of priority. After faceto- face talks with the dairy cooperative, NFU President...
MILK price volatility, ongoing uncertainty around the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the future shape of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) for Wales were discussed when Ceredigion NFU Cymru officeholders met...
FROM January 1 fishermen targeting pelagic quota species such as mackerel and herring will have to land all the quota fish they catch, helping bring an end to the wasteful practice...
The year, 2014, ended as it started with uncertainty within the farming industry as to how the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will be distributed across Wales from 2015. Throughout the entire...
DR CHRISTIANNE GLOSSOP, Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales has reminded Welsh farmers that attempts to eradicate TB in Wales rely on collective responsibility and that we must maintain a zero tolerance approach...
WELSH Government finance and business minister Jane Hutt’s announcement that Aberystwyth University’s Innovation and Enterprise Campus (AIEC) will be the first multi-million pound project to receive substantial backing through the new £2 billion...
CLA CYMRU warns that only landowners or tenants will be able to claim Basic Payment payments under the new payment scheme With the new Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) coming into effect...
A £500 top-up to the Farmers’ Union of Wales Somerset floods appeal fund has been handed over by Gamallt Concrete Ltd, Cardigan. Llew Rees, the owner of Gamallt Concrete, kindly agreed to...
LEADERS of NFU Cymru travelled to Brussels last week to meet with new European Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, to discuss a variety of issues affecting Welsh agriculture. During the...
NFU CYMRU’S St Clears office has appointed a new Assistant NFU Cymru Group Secretary, Rob Thomas, who will work alongside Senior Group Secretary, Dylan Phillips. Rob is a familiar face to many local...
MINETTE BATTERS, the NFU Deputy President fears that farmers’ role as custodians of the land is being taken away from them and urges farmers to improve communication with the public to secure...
SILVER JUBILEE celebrations, award winning stock, extended opening hours, a record breaking crowd of over 33,000 and a Royal visit all contributed to the remarkable success of the 25th Royal Welsh Winter...