Agri-Business
Pembrokeshire Creamery to open new milk processing facility in early 2024
Pembrokeshire Creamery Ltd. (PCL) has announced that its new liquid milk processing facility in Haverfordwest will open in the first...
Wales
Government
Welsh Cabinet meets to discuss financial pressures
The Welsh Cabinet has met during summer recess to discuss financial pressures it is facing ahead of Budget 2024-2025. Wales’...
Rural Life
Events like Llandeilo Show are 'incredibly valuable' - FUW
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has said that its Carmarthen team is looking forward to the “incredibly valuable” Llandeilo...
Rural Life
Cardigan County Agricultural Show cancelled due to weather warning
Cardigan County Agricultural Show has been cancelled due to extreme weather that has been forecast, organisers have confirmed. The Welsh...
Rural Life
10 young Welsh farmers awarded travel scholarships
10 young farmers from across Wales have been selected as the recipients of this year’s Gareth Raw Rees Memorial Travel...
Sheep
Nantymoel sheep farmer named Wales Woman Farmer of the Year
Katie Rose-Davies, a third-generation hill sheep farmer from Nantymoel, near Bridgen, has been named as the 25th winner of the...
Agri-Business
Status of Single Malt Welsh Whisky to be protected
Single Malt Welsh Whisky was registered under the UK Geographical Indication (UKGI) status scheme earlier this week, which protects its...
Dairy
First Milk under investigation for discharge into river in Wales
Following confirmation that discoloured discharge entered the Cleddau river from an effluent treatment plant at First Milk, an investigation by...
N.Ireland
Farmers in Wales need to ‘reduce’ livestock to reduce emissions – report
Reducing agricultural emissions will require a reduction in livestock in Wales, according to a new report published today (Tuesday, July...
Agri-Business
Welsh food and drink exports worth £797 million in 2022
Welsh food and drink exports were worth £797 million in 2022, the highest recorded yearly value, Rural Affairs Minister Lesley...
Schemes
Wales: Glastir scheme to be replaced in January
The Welsh government has today (Friday, July 21) announced that the Glastir scheme will end in December. It will be...
Sheep
Forum to discuss future of sheep farming at Llandovery Sheep Festival
A forum will discuss the future of sheep farming in relation to the climate crisis at this year’s Llandovery Sheep Festival...
Schemes
Wales: Progress on Sustainable Farming Scheme moves forward
Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has published three documents relating to the second phase of co-design on the Sustainable...
Rural Life
FUW staff to embark on Welsh 3000s challenge for charity
Eight staff members from the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) and FUW Insurance Service are embarking on a 24-hour challenge...
Agri-Business
Carmarthenshire farmer elected FUW president
Ian Rickman, a beef and sheep farmer from Carmarthenshire, has been elected president of the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW)...
Government
Wales: Senedd to vote on Agriculture Bill today
Members of the Senedd are set to vote on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill today (Tuesday, June 27) as it reaches...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru launches 2023 Sustainable Agriculture Award
The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) has launched this year’s Sustainable Agriculture Award, which it aims to champion...
Government
NFU Cymru outlines policy priorities for young farmers
The Welsh branch of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has launched a report outlining its policy priorities for young farmers...
