Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society are looking to appoint an Ambassador for 2023 to help support Officeholders in promoting and meeting the aims of the Society. This voluntary...
Red Valley Farm in Carmarthen is celebrating coming first in Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales’s ‘Put Your Best Sausage Forward 2022’ competition, with their...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales says Governments must act to boost on-farm renewable energy production in order to increase the UK’s energy security and reduce greenhouse...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has launched a ‘five point plan’ for UK Governments which it believes should be implemented to tackle the impacts of the...
Top London TV chef Francesco Mazzei has been unveiled as the new PGI Welsh Lamb campaign ‘Lambassador’ for 2022. As part of his ambassadorial work, Francesco...
Carmarthen’s award-winning pork producer, Red Valley Farm, is celebrating being shortlisted in Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales’s ‘Put Your Best Sausage Forward 2022’ competition,...
The increase in New Zealand’s import quota for sheep meat in year one of new trade agreements signed by the UK and EU is more than...
Would you like some extra financial support to assist with your chosen college or career path? Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society’s Student Bursary Award is now open for...
A warning for farmers this Easter Bank holiday weekend as police will be on the look-out for long queues disrupting the holiday traffic. Leading farm vehicle insurance...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has, for a second time, written to the Welsh Government urging them to instigate actions within their control to alleviate some...
Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society are looking for the county’s top progressive farmers for a new award to be presented at the Pembrokeshire County Show. If you farm...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has written to the UK’s major retailers highlighting the need for ongoing support for Welsh and UK food given the impacts...
Mansel Raymond, who runs a family farm in Letterston, has been unanimously elected to become the new President of Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society for the year ahead....
Farming is known for its challenging working conditions, including isolation and long hours and survey results from the RABI Big Farming Survey have highlighted that more...
A new project aimed at creating an oral history of the lives, and mental health experiences of those working on the land has been launched in...
The Leader of the Opposition in the Senedd today called for a Food Summit to bring together industry leaders to agree a strategy to build resilience...
Mid and West Wales Senedd Member Cefin Campbell has heard how comprehensive environmental work undertaken on farms – including through cooperation between farmers – has only...
An Ambleston farming family, who were told fast broadband would never reach their home, are now enjoying ultrafast fibre speeds, thanks to a pioneering Pembrokeshire project....
A prominent Welsh farmer is laying down the gauntlet to Mark Drakeford and the rest of the Welsh government if they are to secure a brighter...
St David’s Day (1 March) is an opportunity to celebrate the finest Welsh produce on offer and the Farmers’ Union of Wales is encouraging consumers to...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has welcomed aspects of the Welsh Governments’ consultation on planning legislation and policy for second homes and short term holiday lets,...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has warned that proposals contained within the recent Welsh Government Refreshed TB Eradication Programme consultation could cause significant declines in the...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales and FUW Insurance Services Ltd. are looking forward to welcoming members and customers back to Carmarthen Mart in March 2022. The...
Plans which could potentially penalise cattle keepers who ‘fail to take notice’ of TB information when purchasing stock have been strongly opposed by the FUW in...
A new campaign tackles the biggest hidden problem facing farmers today A new survey has found that 92% of farmers under the age of 40 suggest...
Carmarthenshire Council have announced that Carmarthen Mart is to re-open following a significant refurbishment. Leaseholders Nock Deighton Agricultural LLP will open the mart doors on Wednesday,...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has expressed extreme concern that the recent Welsh Government Refreshed TB Eradication Programme consultation has been produced without any assessment of...
Animals experienced ‘a large amount of suffering over a period of time’ according to District Judge Chris James at the prosecution of Richard Scarfe at Haverfordwest...
Healthy eating will soon take on a whole new meaning with exciting plans to develop a “farm” on land near Morriston Hospital. The health board has...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has written to ASDA regarding the supermarket’s decision to step away from its pledge to source 100% fresh British beef...
Volunteers at a community agriculture scheme in Gower are planning to buy a tractor to help reduce manual labour – thanks to house-builder Persimmon. Big Meadow...
The Chief Veterinary Officers for Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland have agreed to bring in new housing measures to protect poultry and captive birds from...
A refreshed TB Eradication Programme will build on the positive progress already made in Wales which has seen a 48% decrease in new TB incidents since...
A five-year plan which outlines steps towards achieving the ambition of ensuring a good quality of life for all animals in Wales will be published today...
Farming needs to urgently scale and pace the adoption of nature-based solutions for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss or face an uncertain future, warns the...
More than 15,600 farm businesses across Wales will tomorrow receive a share of over £159.6m in Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Advance payments, Rural Affairs Minister Lesley...
Cattle have returned to Crynant’s Rhos Common this year for the autumn season. Butterfly Conservation, PONT Cymru, Natural Resources Wales and Neath Port Talbot Council’s Countryside...
Around thirty cyclists got on their bikes to raise an incredible £4,350 for three important causes. The members, county officials and friends of Carmarthenshire Federation of...
The Cattle Vet, a new, independent veterinary practice focused on cattle, has launched in West Wales. Based in Carmarthen, Newcastle Emlyn and Cardigan, the practice is...
An innovative trial to offer UK dairy farmers attractive subsidies that support growing feed more sustainably for their livestock, has been launched by Tesco and WWF. ...
A new expression of interest window for the Farm Business Grant will open on 1st September Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths, announced today ahead of a...
Gower Salt Marsh Lamb has become the first new product to be awarded UK Geographical Indication (UK GI) Status, the highly sought after award, which will...
The family of 3-year-old who died after an incident at a farm in Clynderwen have paid tribute. Dyfed Powys Police have said that Ianto Sior Jenkins...
The cost of rural theft fell 20% in 2020 as COVID restrictions kept criminals out of the countryside, according to figures released today by leading rural...
A revolutionary and significantly greener way of growing fruit and vegetables in the UK is starting to gather pace. From this week a West Sussex fruit...
A new report states using insect meal to feed fish and livestock could cut the UK’s future soy footprint by a fifth, protecting critical landscapes like the Brazilian...
The first ever all-Wales Wildlife and Rural Crime Coordinator will outline his priorities today after being appointed to the position. The role is the first of...
Welsh Conservatives have called on the First Minister to apologise after making ‘misleading’ claims regarding Bovine TB in the Senedd. Last week, Mark Drakeford – in...
If you stood all the chickens that could, conservatively, need rehoming in 2021, the queue of chickens would stretch from John O’Groats to Lands’ End and...
Gower MP, Tonia Antoniazzi, has become the first official patron of Woodfield Animal Sanctuary, the rescue centre based on Welsh Moor, Gower. The Member of Parliament...
12 months ago, presenter Meinir Howells along with her husband Gary purchased a heifer on behalf of the flagship farming programme. The idea was to breed with her and then...
Any UK trade deal with Australia must not disadvantage Welsh farmers, Wales’ Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething and Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths have said today. A...
The future of Carmarthen Mart has been secured with the signing a new leaseholder with the promise of new investment and new jobs for the area....
The lambing season is upon us and with many public paths crossing fields of sheep, the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority is appealing to dog walkers...
Healthy-minded Brits are creating the biggest demand for fruit and vegetables this century, latest sales data can reveal. Since the first lockdown started last year, stay-at-home...
Opposition parties and farming unions says Welsh Government’s agricultural pollution solution will cause more harm, with Plaid’s Llŷr Gruffydd calling plans the ‘wrong answer to the...
A major European grant has been awarded to partners in Ireland and Wales, including Swansea University, to research the development of oats as a climate-resistant crop...
Following the news that a four-month-old foal in Pembrokeshire died last week after vegetables and sandwiches were repeatedly found in her field, Janet Finch-Saunders MS –...
South Wales Police are urging walkers living in rural areas who are using the countryside on their doorstep to take their daily exercise to stick to...
Farming unions and opposition politicians have lined up to criticise the Welsh Government’s plans to designate the whole of Wales as an EU Nitrate Vulnerable Zone...
Throughout the month of February, the social media campaign ‘#Februdairy’ is celebrating the dairy industry and encouraging people to support local farmers. Janet Finch-Saunders MS –...
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Society has announced the cancellation of the Royal Welsh Show along with May’s Smallholding and Countryside Festival and the postponement of Clwyd’s...
Lesley Griffiths MS, the Welsh Government Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs has announced regulations to tackle agricultural pollution in Wales – a move heavily...
The Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs – Janet Finch-Saunders MS – has today (January 26) encouraged Welsh producers and supply chain...
Carmarthenshire County Council is looking for a business to operate its livestock market in Carmarthen. The council intends to offer the lease of the mart at...
A Carmarthenshire farmer, whose negligent management of slurry killed thousands of fish in the Afon Dulas, has been fined by Swansea Magistrates’ Courts. Iwan Humphreys, aged...
A white paper on agriculture in Wales has been released that sets out a series of proposals paving the way for an Agriculture (Wales) Bill, which...
A 1MW solar farm at Killan Fach farm in Dunvant now has a fully operational battery, releasing green energy from locally-harvested sunshine onto the national grid....
Dyfed-Powys Police is advising the farming community to be extremely wary of any suspicious calls, texts or emails as a scam specifically targeting the agricultural sector...
