ALED JONES, NFU Cymru Milk Board Chairman, met with local dairy farmers at an on-farm meeting of the Ceredigion NFU Cymru county branch recently. The meeting was kindly hosted by Des...
WITH a reputation as one of the finest prime stock shows in Europe, the Royal Welsh Winter Fair is always proud to attract the very best producers, exhibitors, buyers and...
THE FARMERS’ UNION OF WALES has described a first meeting with natural resources minister Carl Sargeant today as extremely positive. The minister was accompanied by deputy food and farming minister Rebecca Evans. After...
A PROJECT worth well over £3m to promote Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef in 4 European countries over the next three years was described by Farmers’ Union of Wales president Emyr...
THE PRESIDENTS of the four UK farming unions today criticised the decision by the European Commission to scrap the post of Chief Scientific Adviser to the President. The decision to scrap the...
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...