NFU Cymru livestock board chair Rob Lewis said: "We need a robust, future proof and cost-effective system that can be totally aligned with a modernised cattle database"
The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Huw Irranca-Davies confirmed that BPS would continue to be available in 2025
The roundtable will prioritise looking at ‘further and alternative proposals' to achieving additional carbon sequestration within SFS
NFU Cymru president, Aled Jones said whilst he applauded Welsh Government's 'ambitious' time frame, he was resistant to launching an SFS scheme that was 'not ready', adding he felt there was a lack of comprehension on ‘the enormity' of what is still left to be done, including piloting and an up-to-date impact assessment
Leaders from the farming unions said there must be a closer partnership between farmers and politicians
Commissioners say schemes should be ‘efficient, effective and economically viable for farmers’
Welsh farmers set out 5,500 wellies at the Senedd in Cardiff to warn that thousands of jobs would be lost under current SFS proposals
NFU deputy president Abi Reader said: "It is vitally important that there is a voice around the Cabinet table who is able to make the case for the necessary budgetary allocation for Welsh farming"
The display of 5,500 wellies will depict the 5,500 agricultural jobs that are predicted to be lost based on 100 per cent take up of the Sustainable Farming Scheme
NFU Cymru said the projections from Welsh Government's latest SFS impact assessment predicted a 'shocking scenario' for Welsh farming