ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASES
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June 2009
26/06/2009 15:32
The Prince of Wales has thrown his support behind a young farmer's determined bid to carry on the tradition of keeping Welsh mountain sheep on the Cambrian Mountain in Mid Wales.
16/06/2009 14:34
Gareth Vaughan was re-elected for the sixth successive time as president of the Farmers’ Union of Wales during the organisation’s council meeting in Aberystwyth this afternoon (Tuesday, June 16).
16/06/2009 10:37
Two well-known Welsh Black Cattle breeders - both stalwarts of the Farmers’ Union of Wales - were presented with awards during the union’s annual general marketing today in recognition of their lifelong work.
16/06/2009 10:30
The Farmers’ Union of Wales president Gareth Vaughan revealed today he was duty bound to condemn the Welsh Assembly Government’s decision to scrap the Tir Mynydd scheme of payments to farmers within Less Favoured Areas.
12/06/2009 16:47
The Farmers' Union of Wales warned today that the closure of the only major milk bottling plant in Wales could result in a withdrawal of bulk tanker collections from many dairy farms in remote areas.
08/06/2009 15:30
Fears that major changes are in store for the Welsh farming industry under the Assembly Government's forthcoming Glastir agri-environment scheme were outlined today by the Farmers' Union of Wales' outgoing Ceredigion chairman.
08/06/2009 15:16
Welsh food producers would quickly lose their competitive edge if genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were used widely in the farming industry, Farmers' Union of Wales president Gareth Vaughan said today.
05/06/2009 15:29
CHIEF veterinary officer for Wales Christianne Glossop, will meet Farmers’ Union of Wales on Anglesey on Tuesday, June 23, to discuss several topical issues including the transport of animals.
03/06/2009 16:23
A Welsh dairy farmers’ leader today demanded that banks must show the same goodwill as the Government showed them during the credit crunch following confirmation that the Dairy Farmers of Britain (DFB) milk co-operative had gone into receivership.
03/06/2009 15:56
Farming leaders from across the dairy industry have issued a call on retailers and the food service sector to take steps to secure the future of British supply. The call comes as many dairy farmers are once again being paid less for their milk than it costs to produce it.
