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...
Wales
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...
Agri-Business
£3.6 million TB Excellence Centre to open in Wales
A new £3.6 million Centre of Excellence for Bovine Tuberculosis for Wales will open at Aberystwyth University later this year,...
Agri-Business
Welsh farmers to be paid £1,000 to complete benchmarking
A new £2.15 million benchmarking initiative to help beef and sheep farmers identify improvements to their businesses and prepare for...
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...
Rural Life
FUW mourns passing of former vice president Gwilym Jones
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is mourning the loss of its life member Gwilym Jones, who sadly passed away...
Agri-Business
Wales' Farm Business Grant application window extended
Wales’ farmers will now have an extra three weeks to complete applications for the latest round of the Farm Business...
Agri Politics
'Monumental consultation' launched for Welsh farmers
The head of one of Wales’ farming unions has pleaded for farmers who want to see a “prosperous industry after...
Agri-Business
Help Welsh business prosper: NFU Cymru and CBI Wales make joint Brexit plea
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Wales have come together in a joint call...
Rural Life
Wales mourns passing of farming stalwart Meurig Voyle at 93
Tributes have been paid to Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) stalwart Meurig Voyle who has sadly passed away at 93....
Rural Life
Search is on for Welsh Dairy Stockman of the Year
Nation Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru and NFU Mutual have once again launched the search for the Dairy Stockman of the...
Rural Life
Gorse offered to farmers as animal bedding in Wales
Farmers in Wales are reportedly being offered an unusual form of animal bedding in light of straw price hikes caused...
Agri-Business
Mixed response on loan support for Welsh farm businesses
A new loan facility to help Welsh farmers who won’t receive their BPS payment on day one has been met...
Agri-Business
‘No-deal’ technical notes offer little comfort for Welsh farming
Technical notes to help the agricultural sector prepare for a ‘No-Deal’ Brexit scenario offer little comfort for the farming sector...
Agri-Business
Welsh farmers urged to speak out over 'souped-up Glastir payments'
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is urging all those with an interest in the survival of the Welsh rural...
Agri-Business
£6 million grant announced for Welsh nutrient management
A new £6 million Sustainable Production Grant (SPG) will open in September aimed at addressing on-farm nutrient management and storage...
Sheep
48 sheep stolen from Welsh agricultural university
Almost 50 sheep are thought to have been stolen from a mountain farm belonging to an agricultural university in Wales....
Beef
UK meat plants buyer urged to invest in British industry sustainability
Irish firm Kepak Group has been urged to invest in the sustainability of Britain’s red meat sector following its acquisition...
