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
The final consultation for Wales' Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) closes on March 7
Senedd proceeded to debate and vote down two motions on policies relating to the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) and bovine TB.
30 farmers blocked the roads outside Lesley Griffith's office in Wrexham to share their frustration with Wales' current farming policies
²ÝÁñÉçÇø said rural budget cuts, increased taxes and production costs, the emotional and financial impact TB had placed on business, alongside proposals to take agricultural land out of production for tree planting had taken its ‘toll' on the emotional and financial well-being of farmers
The support payments will be available to all fully-certified organic farmers, not just those who were part of the previous Glastir Organic Scheme. Applications for payments must be submitted by May 15 2024
Mr Drakeford will stand down as Welsh Labour leader in March, triggering a leadership contest for a new first minister
Samuel Kurtz MS, is the Welsh Conservatives Shadow Rural Affairs Minister in the Senedd
Livestock farmers in Wales angry after Labour member for Mid and West Wales, Joyce Watson MS said dairy farms with 'perpetual TB should find another business'
Warnings the removal of support will lead to farmers quitting the organic sector