A DRAGON made entirely from locally-grown produce greeted visitors to NFU Cymru’s stand at this week’s County Show. To celebrate the success of local grower owned business Puffin Proudce, NFU President Meurig Raymond...
LATEST STATISTICS SHOWING that new incidents of bovine TB in Wales are down by 18% on the previous twelve month period have been welcomed by Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Rebecca Evans. The...
NFU CYMRU used Pembrokeshire County Show to remind farmers of impending changes to rules on Bovine TB premovement testing of cattle moving to and from premises within Sole Occupancy Authorities (SOAs) which will...
A PAIR of north Pembrokeshire farmers have won the Arthur H Pritchard Award, presented by the North Pembrokeshire Farmers Club. Twins Mansel and Meurig Raymond, both MBE, from Jordanston Farm, Letterston and Trenewydd...
THE FARMERS’ UNION OF WALES stand at this month’s Pembrokeshire County Show (August 19-21) will provide show goers the opportunity to discuss issues of concern with local politicians including Stephen Crabb MP, Simon...
PEMBROKESHIRE farmers have expressed their thanks to an S4C presenter on her impressive programme, highlighting the impact of bovine TB and the Welsh Government’s current eradication policy, by nominating her for the Bob...
A HAVERFORDWEST creamery has churned out a trophy winning cheese for the fourth year in a row. First Milk’s Haverfordwest Creamery and their dairy farmers were congratulated after the creamery’s Extra Mature...
CROSS compliance regulation in Wales should not place farmers at a competitive disadvantage to their UK and European counterparts, nor should it place additional cost, burden or restrictions on production, according to...
NFU CYMRU has welcomed the commitment from Welsh Government to tackle the issue of fly-tipping in its draft Strategy ‘A Fly-tipping Free Wales’. In its response to...
THE RECENT unplanned removal of the Minister for Natural Resources and the subsequent carve-up of ministerial positions again makes it difficult to see exactly who will be in charge when it...
RECENTLY-RETIRED Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) regional officer for Wales Erys Hughes was honoured by the Farmers’ Union of Wales at the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd last week, when he was...