Agri Politics
NFU Cymru welcomes intentions to continue with BPS until 2023
NFU Cymru has welcomed the announcement from the Minister for Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, of her intention to continue with...
NFU Cymru
Agri Politics
Banning live exports is a 'major blow' - NFU Cymru
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru says it is a ‘major blow’ that the Welsh government has decided to ban the...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru welcomes future funding intentions for BPS
NFU Cymru has welcomed positive comments from the Minister for Rural Affairs regarding future funding for Welsh farmers. In response...
Dairy
Farming unions warn of rising dairy production costs and unstable milk prices
The UK farming unions are warning that the dairy industry is facing an extremely challenging year on the back of...
Agri-Business
Australia FTA: UK Government report warned deal would drop UK farm output
Reports have emerged that the UK government has agreed in principle to offer a 15-year transition zero-tariff, zero-quota trade deal...
Agri Politics
The next few years will be a 'defining period for farming' - NFU Cymru
NFU Cymru president John Davies has offered his congratulations to all those who have just been elected to the Welsh...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru to host national Senedd election hustings event
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru is inviting its membership across Wales to join its virtual national hustings event on...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru raises concerns of illegal dumping of untreated sewage after Panorama documentary
NFU Cymru has written to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, to express its concerns after...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru set to launch legal challenge over 'damaging' NVZ regulations
NFU Cymru is to launch a legal challenge against the Welsh government’s new rules to control agricultural pollution, having previously...
Agri Politics
White Paper policy proposals do not match industry’s ambition - NFU Cymru
“The Welsh government’s future policy proposals do not share NFU Cymru’s ambition and vision for the sustainable growth of the...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru welcomes 'fairer' red meat levy distribution
NFU Cymru has welcomed news that the red meat levy bodies in Wales, England and Scotland have agreed a redistribution...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru has expressed 'profound disappointment' on water regulation vote
NFU Cymru has expressed profound disappointment that a vote on a motion to annul all-Wales NVZ regulations was narrowly lost...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru questions lawfulness of new water quality regulations
NFU Cymru’s lawyers have written to the Welsh government to question the lawfulness of the decision to introduce new water...
Agri Politics
Consultation proposals will cause 'significant disruption to livestock transportation'
NFU Cymru has said that many proposals within the Welsh government and Defra’s Welfare in Transport consultation will cause significant...
Agri Politics
Welsh farming unions raise concerns about future direction of Welsh agri policy
The Welsh farming unions and Wales YFC have written to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to express...
Agri Politics
NFU Cymru welcomes new chair of HCC
NFU Cymru has congratulated Catherine Smith on her appointment as the new chair of Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC). Food Business...
Environment
NVZ support package for Welsh farmers is 'woefully inadequate' - NFU Cymru
NFU Cymru has said that they are astounded by the Welsh government’s announcement introducing an EU Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ)...
Environment
NFU Cymru welcomes High Court ruling on general licences for bird control
NFU Cymru has welcomed the High Court ruling that Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) general licences to control wild birds are...
