A group of Welsh farming and environmental organisations have jointly written to the First Minister of Wales to impress the importance of maintaining the Rural Affairs...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales is encouraging consumers to get behind Welsh sheep farmers during Love Lamb week (1-7 September) by making Welsh lamb the star...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has boosted the funds of mental health charity, The DPJ Foundation, with £50,000 after just over three years of fundraising.
Trials of a Biosecurity App have helped farmers and vets in Wales work together to tighten farm biosecurity and help reduce the need for antibiotics.
The Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW) has said the Welsh Government's announcement that mainstream Glastir contracts will not be extended will cause major concerns across the...
Carmarthen’s award-winning pork producer, Red Valley Farm, has been shortlisted in Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales’s ‘Put Your Best Sausage Forward 2023’ competition, with...
Llandovery Sheep Festival will return this September – ewe herd it here first! A new Chairman and committee have been appointed to manage this year’s event...
A mother and son from Carmarthenshire have been prosecuted for the unnecessary suffering of livestock on their farm.
Wales is leading the way in animal health with the launch today of Gwaredu Scab - a new project to combat sheep scab.
A sheep has been rescued from a Pembrokeshire sea cliff by a specialist RSPCA rope team.
National Trust Cymru say they're looking for a tenant for Lords Park Farm near Llansteffan with passion for conservation and people to run a diverse and...
A new project is to install more Weather Stations on farms within the Cleddau river catchment, to help farmers manage how they work around predicted weather...
Brian Jones, founder of Castell Howell, has been unanimously elected to become the new President of Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society for the year ahead. Adam Thorne, has...
Four Welsh vineyards have joined in a collaborative project to look at ways of delivering innovative solutions to decarbonisation and improving the efficiency of Welsh Vineyards...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has expressed concern over proposals by the Welsh Government to introduce a statutory licensing scheme for accommodation providers in Wales....
One of Wales’s best known law firms JCP Solicitors, which has an office in Swansea, has announced the appointment of a new head of its industry-leading...
Young beef and sheep farmer Gemma Haines from South Wales has been elected as the Farmers’ Union of Wales Younger Voice for Farming committee chair at...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales say they wholeheartedly welcome the announcement of a £17 million investment to develop a new milk processing facility in Pembrokeshire and...
Two sheep have been rescued in dramatic fashion from a Pembrokeshire sea cliff by a specialist RSPCA rope team.
Local residents in Gowerton, Gorseinon and Fforestfach are being invited to attend the next public exhibition on 6th March, as part of the ongoing consultation for...
A recent consultation which would see mandatory CCTV in Welsh slaughterhouses was generally supported by members of the Farmers’ Union of Wales.
Pembrokeshire tenant beef farmer, Tony Cadogan, who keeps a herd of 50 Hereford suckler cows plus followers on his coastal farm near Kilgetty, has opened the...
Folly Farm has been approved by the Rare Breed Survival Trust for their efforts and contribution to conserving rare breeds of livestock.
A fresh milkshake vending machine business from Hendy that made UK-wide headlines for innovation during the pandemic now has a new base in Swansea city centre.
Carmarthenshire hill sheep farmer Ian Rickman has been re-elected the Farmers’ Union of Wales Deputy President at its recent Grand Council meeting in Aberystwyth. Ian is...
The Welsh Conservatives are calling on the Labour Government in Wales to review its tree planting policies to take into account new findings on carbon capture....
As the lambing season approaches, Welsh farmers are making simple changes to livestock protocols to reduce the need to use antibiotics and so help address the...
Councillor Andrew Stevens, Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment and Infrastructure has spoken out against plans to build a massive solar farm on 85 acres of...
Guests at a Cardiff City Hall dinner enjoyed a special menu led by Carmarthenshire’s Castell Howell Foods to reflect Wales’ sustainable food and farming credentials. The...
Farmers from Carmarthenshire have come together to discuss the sustainable farming scheme and wider farming matters. The discussion was joined by Member of the Senedd for...
Farmers across Wales are playing a crucial role in protecting soils and are essential in enhancing and building healthy soils across Wales, the Farmers’ Union of...
The Gower Fields to Forks project, which has linked pupils at Bishopston Comprehensive School with local food producers, concluded on October 21 with a meal for...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales – United Counties Agricultural and Hunters Society Award has been presented to long serving member of staff and former FUW Facilities...
A familiar face to many, and a highly respected dairy farmer from Carmarthenshire, Peter Rees has been recognised for his services to the Dairy Industry by...
Insights into local farming life are set to go on show at a special exhibition in Swansea this month. Stories of a Changing Landscape in images...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales is urging people to remember the distress fireworks and sky lanterns can cause to livestock and pets this year. With bonfire...
More than 15,600 Welsh farms will receive a share of over £161m when Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2022 advance payments are made tomorrow (Friday 14 October),...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has welcomed news that the first consignment of PGI Welsh Lamb in decades has been shipped to the United States....
A new project, Gower Fields to Forks, is bringing together several local farms with Bishopston Comprehensive School and food distributor Castell Howell in a ground-breaking series...
A Pembrokeshire beef farmer has highlighted the need for future agricultural policies to be as flexible as possible to allow the industry to thrive in difficult...
Primary school children from across Pembrokeshire have been invited to learn directly from local farmers where their food comes from in the first ever ‘Pembrokeshire Agricultural...
Discount supermarket chain Lidl has announced new measures to support British farmers who supply its fresh fruit and vegetable produces as growers face stunted crops due...
Farmers Union of Wales has met with Ceredigion Council’s leader following concerns about the lack of a cow’s milk option for making smoothies on their stall...
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...
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...
Actions to support the sustainable production of food, improve biodiversity, and strengthen the rural economy are part of proposals published by the Welsh Government. The government...
Feeding a growing population while reducing the environmental impact is an urgent challenge, but a major international conference at Swansea University will help by bringing together...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has written to Welsh Minister for Finance and Local Government, Rebecca Evans MS urging the Welsh Government to seriously consider an...
Castell Howell Foods is collaborating with Wales’ largest independent contract caterer, Just Perfect Catering Ltd, to devise a lower carbon menu – and create a sustainability...
Trials have started on a system to help farmers in Wales identify and resolve weak spots in their biosecurity, and so reduce the need for antibiotics....
Urgent action is required now more than ever to tackle the UK’s energy shortages and to secure future energy production, the Farmers’ Union of Wales has...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...