Agri-Business
Welsh farmers throw support behind Red Meat Benchmarking
Several Welsh farm groups have given their unanimous support for the Red Meat Benchmarking project, urging all their members to...
Wales
Sheep
‘Beast from the East’ knocks 500,000 off Welsh sheep numbers
Short-term weather factors have, as anticipated, hit the Welsh sheep industry this year, new figures released by Welsh Government show....
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
We’ll give the public food facts not fake news - HCC
Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has said it will champion red meat’s nutritional values and environmental credentials in a fact-based fightback...
Agri-Business
Welsh Basic Payments to remain unchanged for an extra year
Welsh Rural Affairs Secretary Lesley Griffiths has confirmed Basic Payments Scheme (BPS) will remain unchanged for an extra year (2020)...
Sheep
New business in Asia boost for Welsh Lamb
A recent drive to develop new business outside of its traditional European markets is already paying dividends for the Welsh...
Agri-Business
Farmers accused of fly-tipping as silage bales picked up by floods in Wales
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has urged farmers to ensure their bales are kept in a safe place, away from potential...
Rural Life
Welsh sausage crowned 'Champion of Champions'
A butcher shop in Wales has had its own sausage creation named the ‘Champion of Champions’ at the Butcher Shop...
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-Business
Major Brexit conference scheduled in Wales
Farmers, processors, retailers and politicians will gather in Wales next week to discuss Brexit and the possibility of the UK...
Dairy
Project to improve Welsh dairy sustainability launched at Dairy Show
Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, is urging farmers to apply for support through a new project to...
Agri-Business
Welsh warn no trade deal would have 'stark implications' for red meat sector
The challenges of Brexit for Wales’s iconic red meat industry were laid out in clear terms as Hybu Cig Cymru...
Sheep
Welsh Lamb roadshow delivers sales boost
A summer drive to promote PGI Welsh Lamb directly to consumers at large stores across England and Wales has led...
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-Business
North Wales TB testing to be ramped up following 'unprecedented increase'
The TB testing regime in North Wales is set to be ramped up in herds with contact with those infected...
Agri-Business
Welsh nuclear firm offers local farmers short of winter fodder free bales
A Welsh nuclear energy firm is offering a helping hand to farmers on Anglesey who are short of winter fodder...
