THE FALL in the Euro-Sterling exchange rate for Single Payment calculations to its lowest level in seven years could not have come at a worse time, says the Farmers’ Union of...
GYDAG ychydig dros fis i fynd cyn i’r enwebiadau gau ar gyfer Gwobrau Dewi Sant y flwyddyn nesaf, mae un o enillwyr y llynedd wedi sôn sut y bu’r profiad...
WILLIAM POWELL AM, Welsh Liberal Democrat Rural Affairs Spokesperson, has criticised the Welsh Labour Government for giving its final confirmation that it will unilaterally end dedicated Uplands support for farmers during the next CAP...
THE 2014 exchange rate to be used for the 2014 Single Farm Payment (SFP) Scheme has been provisionally set at €1= £0.77730. This represents a decrease of 7.02% on the 2013...
BRITISH blackberry growers have revealed that sales have nearly doubled in a year, having produced 1,123 tonnes to date compared to just 808 tonnes this time in September 2013 – a...
HUNDREDS of competitors made their way to Penfeidr Farm, Castlemorris on Saturday, (Sept 27) for the 55th annual All Wales Ploughing and Hedging Championships. Hosted by Letterston and District ploughing society, the championships were...
A NORTH Pembrokeshire farm is to welcome competitors from around the world as it builds up to host the All Wales Ploughing Match on Saturday (Sep 27). Penfeidr Farm, Castlemorris...
MEMBERS of Fishguard Young Farmers Club recently made the fantastic donation of £6,500 to the Breast Care Unit at Prince Phillip Hospital, Llanelli. The young farmers had decided to come together...
NFU CYMRU has welcomed the Deputy Minister’s announcement that will give up to 1,500 Welsh sheep farmers support to invest in new technology. The project will give farmers the opportunity to...
THE SECOND year of the fouryear badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire is under way. Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss said: “We are pursuing a comprehensive strategy supported by leading vets which includes...
THE FARMERS’ Union of Wales is seeking nominations for this year’s FUW-HSBC Outstanding Service to the Welsh Dairy Industry award. The winner will be announced, and the presentation made, at this year’s Welsh...
NFU PRESIDENT Meurig Raymond was looking towards the future of farming at the NFU Cymru press conference on Tuesday, as he highlighted local and global problems that British farming needs to overcome. ...