Agri Politics
NFU Cymru seeks early BPS commitment from Minister
NFU Cymru has called on the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs to make an early commitment to maintain...
NFU Cymru
Rural Life
Search is on for Welsh Livestock Champion
NFU Cymru and NFU Mutual are again looking to find the best livestock person working within the agricultural industry in...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru seeks exemption for NVZ closed periods
NFU Cymru has written to Welsh Government to seek an exemption that will allow farmers operating within Nitrate Vulnerable Zones...
Agri-Business
Welsh cross-industry forum discusses low beef prices
Stakeholders from across the Welsh beef industry came together on Wednesday (September 25) to discuss current low prices that are...
Beef
Welsh farmers meet UK minister to seek beef chain investigation
Welsh farmer organisation the National Farmers’ Union Cymru has confirmed that it is meeting with the UK Minister of State at...
Agri-Business
Environment Secretary champions Welsh food and farming industry
Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers has this week met key members of the thriving Welsh farming, food and drink industries, while...
Agri-Business
BPS loan support for Welsh farm businesses announced
A new loan facility to help Welsh farmers who won’t receive their Basic Payment on day one has been announced...
Agri-Business
Third of Welsh cows culled due to TB hail from Pembrokeshire
Closer analysis of Government statistics reveal the staggering toll of bovine TB on Pembrokeshire farmers. As local farmers gather for...
Agri-Business
Young farmer crowned Wales Woman Farmer of the Year 2019
A beef and sheep farmer from Trefecca, near Brecon, has today (Thursday, July 25) been announced as the NFU Cymru/NFU...
Agri-Business
Royal Welsh Show sees cross-industry meeting on beef prices
Representatives from across the beef supply chain met at this week’s Royal Welsh Show, to address the falling market prices...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru president to outline ‘No-deal’ fears in letter to new PM
NFU Cymru president John Davies will write to the new Prime Minister this week to underline the ‘serious threat’ a...
Beef
UK farming unions outline measures needed to address beef price crisis
The presidents of four of the main UK farming unions have met at the 100th Royal Welsh Show at Llanelwedd,...
Agri-Business
Registration open for Welsh women in ag event
Registration is open for NFU Cymru’s event for women working in the agricultural industry. ‘She Who Dares…Farms’ will take place...
Agri-Business
Tenant farmers meet to discuss Agricultural Tenancy Reform
Tenant farmers in mid and south-east Wales have met to discuss the latest Government consultation on Agricultural Tenancy Reform. Held...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru launches new Sustainable Agriculture Award
NFU Cymru has launched a new Sustainable Agriculture Award to recognise the unparalleled contribution Welsh farming enterprises make to the...
Agri-Business
Farmers play 'irreplaceable' role in protecting UK's natural environment
“Welsh farmers play an irreplaceable role in looking after our cherished environment,” NFU Cymru president John Davies told delegates at...
Agri-Business
Welsh farming unions welcome ‘Brexit and Our Land’ statement
Farmers’ unions in Wales have given a “cautious welcome” to the Welsh Government’s review of responses to the ‘Brexit and...
Environment
NFU Cymru hosts net-zero agriculture workshop
NFU Cymru has outlined Welsh agriculture’s net-zero ambitions during a special workshop for academics and industry stakeholders. The event was attended...
