Shameful : Welsh govt criticised for silence on payment capping
23 April 2021 |
Welsh farmers are asking for payments to be capped at levels which favour family farms
The failure of the Welsh government to look at the issue of farm payment capping has been slammed as shameful by a Ceredigion sheep farmer.
Most farmers in Wales have supported the capping of farm payments in response to consultations over the past two decades.
A limit on the amount of direct payments a farm business in Wales can receive was introduced in 2015 by then farming minister Alun Davies.
But Ceredigion sheep producer Anwen Hughes has raised concerns that a regressive move away from this policy is being considered by Welsh government.
Bovine TB eradication must be priority for next Welsh govt
23 April 2021 |
9,762 animals were slaughtered in Wales in the year to December 2020, latest data shows
The eradication of bovine TB must be a priority for the next Welsh government, the Farmers Union of Wales has urged.
The latest statistics available show that 9,762 animals were slaughtered in the year to December 2020 in Wales.
This figure is 20 percent below the all-time high of 12,256 animals slaughtered in 2019.
But the union says data shows recurrence rates of closed bTB incidents breaking down again within the subsequent 2 year period, at around 30%.
Because of this, the FUW warns that the disease is not being controlled effectively under the current measures.
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WELSH farming unions and local Young Farmers Clubs have come together in Brecon and Radnor to ensure that their members have the opportunity to quiz Senedd election hopefuls next week. NFU Cymru, the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) and CLA Cymru, alongside Brecknock and Radnor Young Farmers’ Federations, have worked together to arrange a virtual electoral hustings for the Brecon and Radnor constituency, inviting all candidates to participate in the event on Monday, April 26, starting at 7pm. The event will be hosted on the Zoom platform and members will be sent login details ahead of the event. Each candidate will have a timeslot allocated and will be invited to present their local ambitions if successfully elected with a question and answer session.