ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASES
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September 2009
30/09/2009 13:18
The Farmers’ Union of Wales today welcomed the laying of the Tuberculosis Eradication (Wales) Order 2009 before the Welsh Assembly, describing it as a crucial step towards bTB eradication.
29/09/2009 11:47
The Farmers’ Union of Wales’ Flintshire county branch will stage its Annual General Meeting at Caerwys Institute, Caerwys, on Monday, October 5 at 7.30pm.
17/09/2009 13:32
Former Farmers’ Union of Wales president Hubert Robert Môn Hughes OBE, affectionately known as HRM, died in hospital at Bangor last night (Wednesday, September 16), aged 85.
16/09/2009 09:54
The Farmers' Union of Wales today welcomed the Welsh Assembly's decision to extend the deadline for the return of the transitional Tir Cynnal agreement forms from the end of this month until November 30.
16/09/2009 08:24
Welsh farmers need the support of the public and the public purse if they are to manage their land to meet the effect of climate change, the Assembly’s rural affairs minister Elin Jones said today.
15/09/2009 15:40
RURAL affairs minister Elin Jones today (Tuesday September 15) discovered successful diversification is the key to success when she visited a family farm run by the Farmers’ Union of Wales’ new Meirionnydd county branch chairman Robert Wynne Evans.
08/09/2009 14:21
A Farmers' Union of Wales delegation has told Plaid Cymru's environment, food and rural affairs spokesman Elfyn Llwyd of concerns about the Westminster government's decision to repeal rules allowing UK holiday accommodation owners to claim certain tax benefits.
02/09/2009 14:20
The Farmers' Union of Wales today revealed Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority granted permission for a permanent dwelling on a farm after the union helped the applicant compile records and details to demonstrate the farm's viability.
02/09/2009 09:28
Nominations are invited for the annual Farmers' Union of Wales award to the person who has made the most outstanding contribution to agriculture in Carmarthenshire.
