NFU advises farmers to refer back to the current guidance of the scheme before completing the online checker, to ensure their proposal has the best possible chance of being approved
VetPartners, who look after a number of the UK's dairy herds are concerned more dairy farmers will continue to leave the industry if the Government does not step up its support
Applications for the SFI scheme are expected to open for applications in the coming weeks
NFU Cymru are concerned the views of Welsh farmers, particularly common land graziers are not being ‘adequately represented' in discussions around land management in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
The Welsh Government warned they are going through 'very difficult' budget times. The Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths said she was having to fight for 'every penny' for the farming pot
Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths said 'progress' continued to be made with tackling bTB in Wales, but acknowledged it was ‘slow'. She asked for farmers and vets to 'redouble their efforts'
The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø' Union of Wales president Ian Rickman said the UK Government needs to ‘put its money where its mouth is' and show its commitment to Welsh agriculture by delivering the necessary funding from 2025
Owner of Black Brow abattoir, Maurice Wharton said a combination of staffing issues and continuous losses meant that he ‘did not dare to carry on'
The consultation is key to meeting the Government's Environmental Improvement plan to support farmers to create or restore 30,000 miles of hedgerows by 2037
The Chair of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee, Sir Robert Goodwill has urged the Government to ‘pause’ the funding switchover to help out marginal and small farms until there is better ‘clarity’ on future funding of farming