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RECOGNISE FARMERS' CONTRIBUTION TO WILDLIFE SURVIVAL, FUW SAYS

22/05/2013 10:01

Welsh farmers are concerned about the findings of a new report which claims wildlife in Wales is in crisis despite a legacy of many years of agri-environmental management schemes. the Farmers' Union of Wales stressed today.

FUW WELCOMES LEGISLATION BID IF DAIRY CODE FAILS

21/05/2013 13:54

The Farmers' Union of Wales today welcomed a recommendation by MPs that legislation should be introduced to protect farmers from farmgate milk price cuts if improvements fail to materialise under the existing dairy voluntary code of practice.
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FUW DISCUSSES FUTURE FARMERS SUPPORT

20/05/2013 15:14

A “Question Time” session entitled “Supporting Future Farmers in Wales” will take place during Farmers’ Union of Wales Carmarthenshire county branch's annual general meeting on Monday June 3 at Llanarthne Hall (7.30pm).

TOP FUW BURSARY STUDENTS PLAN SHEEP BREEDING CAREERS

20/05/2013 11:23

Two 16-year-olds studying at the same North Wales agricultural college who both run their own sheep flock have been chosen as the first winners of the Farmers' Union of Wales £1,500 bursary for further education students.
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FUW CLAIMS IRISH FODDER SCHEME DISTORTING MARKET FOR CRISIS-HIT WELSH FARMERS

16/05/2013 15:43

A €2m southern Irish government scheme to help its farmers to import fodder from the UK and other EU countries is distorting the market for Welsh farmers also in desperate need of fodder, the Farmers' Union of Wales claimed today.

FUW DISAPPOINTED AS SKY LANTERNS AND HELIUM BALLOONS BAN RULED OUT

15/05/2013 14:55

The Farmers' Union of Wales today expressed its disappointment that a government study on the effects of sky lanterns and helium balloons on the environment failed to support calls for them to be banned.

FALLEN STOCK RED TAPE ‘UNNECESSARY GOLD PLATING AT A TIME OF EMERGENCY’, SAYS FUW

01/05/2013 14:25

The Farmers’ Union of Wales today branded the Welsh Government’s failure to heed its warnings to make a fallen stock burial derogation more workable - or face a collection crisis - as “gold plating at a time of emergency”.
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FUW GIVES LUKEWARM WELCOME TO MICROCHIPPING FOR ALL DOGS IN WALES

26/04/2013 15:51

The decision that all dogs in Wales will be microchipped by March 2015, following a public consultation last year by the Welsh Government, was given a lukewarm welcome by the Farmers’ Union of Wales today.