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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...
A HUBBERSTON man is to appear before Crown Court for sentence after admitting possessing over 400 Category A child abuse...
WITHYBUSH HOSPITAL in Haverfordwest was placed under lockdown earlier today (Tuesday, Dec 3) as a precaution following a potential threat....
ANDREW RT DAVIES has stepped down as leader of the Welsh Conservatives after narrowly surviving a confidence vote within his...
NERYS BETHAN LLOYD, 39, a former police officer, has appeared before magistrates charged with the manslaughter of four people who...
WELSH SECRETARY Jo Stevens has chaired the first meeting of the Welsh Economic Growth Advisory Group, an initiative aimed at...
MEGAN EVANS was just 14-years-old when she tragically ended her life on February 7, 2017, after enduring ten harrowing months...
A DEEPLY moving Advent Procession took place at St Davids Cathedral this evening (Dec 1), marking the start of the...
RNLI Fishguard Lifeboat’s volunteer crew was paged yesterday at 3:32pm after a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) was activated near Strumble...
DRIVERS were urged to exercise caution earlier today (Sunday, Dec 1) after heavy overnight rain caused localised flooding across South...
ST DAVIDS was lit with festive spirit as the annual Christmas lights switch-on drew crowds to Cross Square on Monday...
