Agri-Business
Minister thanks respondents to Sustainable Farming Scheme consultation
Welsh Minister for Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, has today (Friday, March 8) thanked everyone that took the time to respond...
Lesley Griffiths
Agri-Business
FUW urges Griffiths to rethink SFS proposals at emergency talks
During emergency talks held yesterday (Monday, February 19), the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) called for minister for rural affairs,...
Agri-Business
Wales: New measures to help tackle bovine TB from February
The Welsh government has announced new measures to tackle bovine tuberculosis (bTB) will come into force on February 1. The...
Agri-Business
Wales: £238m to be given in direct payments to farmers in 2024
The Welsh government has today (Tuesday, December 19) confirmed a total budget of £238 million to provide direct payments to...
Agri-Business
New Welsh regulations to allow 250kg/ha nitrogen from livestock manures in 2024
The Welsh minister for rural affairs has announced that farms with 80% or more grassland can apply up to 250kg/ha...
Rural Life
Wales: Total ban on snares and glue traps comes into force
Wales’ total ban on the use of snares and glue traps comes into force from today (Tuesday, October 17). Rural...
Agri-Business
Welsh government announces £80k in farm safety funding
The Welsh government has announced £80,000 in funding for the Welsh Farm Safety Partnership to raise awareness of farm safety....
Agri Politics
Habitat Wales Scheme to open for applications this Friday
Applications for the Habitat Wales Scheme can be made from this Friday (September 29), the Welsh Minister for Rural Affairs,...
Government
Agriculture (Wales) Act becomes law after receiving Royal Assent
The Agriculture (Wales) Act is now law, having received Royal Assent today (Thursday, August 17), the Welsh government has announced....
Beef
Wales launches five-year bovine TB delivery plan
Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has today (Wednesday, August 16) launched a five-year bovine tuberculosis (TB) delivery plan. The...
Agri-Business
Welsh food and drink exports worth £797 million in 2022
Welsh food and drink exports were worth £797 million in 2022, the highest recorded yearly value, Rural Affairs Minister Lesley...
Government
Wales: Senedd to vote on Agriculture Bill today
Members of the Senedd are set to vote on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill today (Tuesday, June 27) as it reaches...
Government
Wales to pay higher rates to farmers creating woodland
The Welsh government has today (Thursday, May 25) announced higher payments rates for farmers that create woodland. It is calling...
Agri-Business
Wales: Minimum wage for ag workers to increase next month
The minimum wage for agricultural workers in Wales is set to increase from April 1. Welsh Minister for Rural Affairs...
Government
Additional £2.5m allocated to tackle AMR in Wales
The Welsh govenrment has allocated an additional £2.5 million in funding for the ongoing work in tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR)...
Dairy
£17m investment to see new milk processing site in Pembrokeshire
The Welsh government and Pembrokeshire County Council have completed the sale of land to a Pembrokeshire-based company for the development...
Agri Politics
Wales' chief veterinary officer to step down
Wales’ chief veterinary officer (CVO) Christianne Glossop is today (Friday, October 14) stepping down from the position after 17 years...
Rural Life
Rural Affairs minister to visit Anglesey Show today
One of Wales’ premier agricultural shows, the Anglesey Show, returns this week (August 9-10) which is good news for the...
