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A NEW action plan setting out how the Welsh Government will help Wales’s food and drink industry grow by 30 percent to £7 billion by 2020 was launched on Thursday, June...
FARMERS’ Union of Wales members and friends are planning to cover all 871 miles of the Wales Coast Path during a huge sponsored walk event to raise funds for children’s hospice...
THE NEW Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will drastically increase red tape, Farmers’ Union of Wales president Emyr Jones predicted today. Addressing the union’s annual general meeting at Aberystwyth, Mr Jones...
TIME IS running out for Wales as England and Scotland state their position regarding what constitutes the greening payment under CAP. CLA Cymru Policy Director Karen Anthony comments: “Already the stringent...
LEADING experts on bovine TB met in Cardiff this week for a major international conference. The VI International Mycobacterium bovis Conference was hosted by the British Cattle Veterinary Association and will...
REALISING that a profit from livestock farming is becoming more challenging, predominantly due to escalating input costs, Glamorgan NFU Cymru members attended an on farm meeting to explore ways of reducing their feed...
New regulations that give farmers flexibility over how they implement EU rules have been announced today by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson. Under new EU regulations, known as greening, farmers must ensure...
NATURAL Resources Minister, Alun Davies, has appointed a group of specialists to support the development and introduction of a new Animal Health and Welfare Framework for Wales. The team of experts...
FEATURING a Stage IV compliant engine for the first time on a European John Deere tractor, the new 7310R model with e23 transmission has made its Cereals Event debut this week...
MENTION suicide in agricultural circles and more than likely someone is quick to mention they know of someone who has taken their own life, and as quick as they mentioned it,...
Farmers have branded as “illogical, unobjective and unfair” the Welsh Government’s refusal to allow appeals against the incorrect categorisation of their land as moorland. In January this year, natural and food minister...
Welsh Government director general for sustainable futures Gareth Jones will be the guest speaker at the FUW’s annual general meeting on Monday June 16 at 10am at the MedRus Conference Centre, Aberystwyth...
76-year-old touched victims and kissed one on the neck, court hears A MILFORD HAVEN man has admitted sexually assaulting two...
POLITICIANS in the Senedd have voted in favour of legislation that could allow assisted dying services to be provided through...
Prosecution says machete-armed gang carried out “carefully planned” attack TWO men have gone on trial accused of involvement in an...
Figures revealed in Senedd questions as political row intensifies ahead of election THE WELSH GOVERNMENT has come under political pressure...
INDEPENDENT shop owners in Pembrokeshire have warned that rising costs and increasing pressures could threaten the future of small high-street...
A PEMBROKESHIRE charity has launched an ambitious bid to restore Foley House, one of Haverfordwest’s most significant historic buildings, through...
A PEMBROKESHIRE man who sent a message threatening to kill Pembrokeshire Herald editor Tom Sinclair has been given a suspended...
Row intensifies over waiting times, A&E pressures and hospital service changes THE WELSH CONSERVATIVES have brought forward a Senedd debate...
Three quarters of Welsh politicians say they have felt unsafe in their role ABUSE and intimidation directed at politicians is...
A NEW BBC documentary examining one of Pembrokeshire’s most disturbing crimes will be broadcast this week — and includes contributions...