Agri-Business
Welsh afforestation plans could drive 1,400 farming families off the land
The burden of decarbonisation should not fall unequally on Wales’ farming community, the NFU Cymru Rural Affairs Board has warned....
NFU Cymru
Agri Politics
Theresa May sits down to talk about future of farming at Welsh Winter Fair
Prime Minister Theresa May was among the many visitors through the gates on the second day of the Royal Welsh...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru & BMPA: Poor ag policy plans could destroy red meat sector
NFU Cymru and the BMPA (British Meat Processing Association) have voiced their shared concerns over Brexit’s potential impact on the...
Beef
Welsh Livestock Champion of the Year announced
Owen Watkins of Caenantmelyn, near Hay-on-Wye has been named NFU Cyrmu / NFU Mutual Welsh Livestock Champion of the Year...
Dairy
UK farming unions urge dairy farmers to speak up for fair contract terms
Four UK farming unions are urging all dairy farmers to make their voices heard and speak up for a more effective and...
Rural Life
Farmers' 'Hike and Bike' raises over £22,000 for RABI
NFU Cymru has managed raised over £22,000 for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI), after its ‘Hike and Bike’ challenge...
Agri-Business
Griffiths: Maintaining the status quo is 'not an option' post-Brexit
The Welsh Government will continue to support farmers post-Brexit – but just in a “much smarter way”, according to Cabinet...
Agri Politics
Farming unions underline vision for the future
The presidents of the four farming unions have described their shared ambitions for the future of farming in the UK,...
Agri-Business
'F' is for farmers - 'We will never be the National Park keepers' Union'
Just over 24 hours after the ‘Brexit and Our Land’ consultation drew to a close, NFU Cymru president John Davies...
Dairy
Welsh Dairy Stockperson of the Year Award winner announced
A young Ceredigion dairy farmer who judges said showed “meticulous attention” towards animal health has been named this year’s NFU Cymru...
Agri-Business
'Proposals do not match Welsh farmers’ ambitions for growth'
Welsh farmers are concerned that their Government’s ‘Brexit and Our Land’ consultation proposals do not match their ambition for growth,...
Dairy
Call for voluntary dairy codes to be made statutory
NFU Cymru has said it is time producers and processors worked together to create a set of statutory dairy codes...
Agri-Business
Could you have what it takes to win the 2018 Wales Livestock Champion Award?
NFU Cymru and NFU Mutual are launching the search to find the best livestock person working within the agricultural industry...
Agri Politics
Welsh ambition for growth to take centre stage 2018 NFU Cymru conference
One of Wales’ farming unions has said it has ambitions for the country’s agriculture to become a bigger player internationally....
Agri Politics
Welsh decarbonisation proposals criticised over lack of focus on impacts
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru has warned that the Welsh Government’s greenhouse gas emissions consultation is likely to have been...
Environment
Environmental groups slammed for 'damaging' consultation claims
John Davies has spoken of his “disappointment and dismay” at what he describes as “damaging” claims made by environmental groups...
Beef
'Never a more important time' for unity among Welsh meat stakeholders
Future Welsh Government policy must ensure the continued supply of a critical mass of top-quality PGI Welsh Beef and Lamb,...
Dairy
Assembly samples Welsh finest to celebrate School Milk Day
Assembly Members were presented with Welsh milk provided by a local farmer as part of this year’s World School Milk...
