Plaid Cymru MP Ann Davies writes on how Chancellor Rachel Reeves' Autumn Budget changes to APR and BPR is leading to the quiet demise of generational family farming
Welsh farmers have already been counting the losses in trade due to bluetongue restrictions, but the sector will have to wait another two weeks before they can potentially take vaccinated livestock to one of eight eligible markets in England
With almost 600 farm-related incidents reported involving ATV’s (all-terrain vehicle) in the last year alone, the farming unions are urging everyone in agriculture to prioritise safety and reduce the risks that come with their everyday use
NFU Cymru hits out at new SFS saying loss of 40% of payments will leave farmers facing a 'cliff edge'
Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael said farmers must keep on campaigning to urge Government that they have made a mistake on Inheritance Tax reforms
Producers have warned reduced livestock numbers has had serious ramifications on the social, cultural and economic value of rural and farming communities
With elections to the Senedd just months away, the union has urged candidates to recognise the importance of Welsh agriculture
The NFU has asked the Treasury for support in five key areas including a UK-wide £5.6 billion annual budget, a cross-government biosecurity plan, and a review on the clawback solution for changes to Inheritance Tax
NFU Cymru president Aled Jones said: "No farmer, wherever they reside, should be impacted like this by a poorly designed policy"
NFU Cymru said Welsh farmers had waited four years for the review and it had failed to reflect ‘the sheer desperation of farmers in Wales in grappling with the impracticality of the regulations'