Rural Affairs Secretary Huw Irranca-Davies said he wanted the board to be represented 'largely' by farmers, with a farmer also set to be named its chair
Mr Irranca-Davies will still remain as Wales' Rural Affairs Secretary
Elgan Thomas, 26, is a dairy farmer from Llanelli in Carmarthenshire
Kate farms alongside her husband Jim on their farm near Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. Farming 122 hectares (300 acres), the main enterprise consists of 800 breeding ewes and cider made on-site from their orchards. She is a mum of two, runs Kate’s Country School on-farm and is the woodland creation officer for Stump Up For Trees.
Mr Irranca-Davies has told ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian readers that the Conservative Party has made life 'much harder' for farmers
The roundtable will prioritise looking at ‘further and alternative proposals' to achieving additional carbon sequestration within SFS
The funding schemes will provide support investment in on farm infrastructure to help 'build resilience to the potential impact of climate change'