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October 2009

SHOW STALWART'S AWARD FOR SERVICES TO AGRICULTURE IN CARMARTHENSHIRE

28/10/2009 11:02

THIS year's winner of the Farmers' Union of Wales-United Counties Agriculture and Hunters Society annual award to the person making the most outstanding contribution to agriculture in Carmarthenshire is David Lloyd who has been a member of the society for over 40 years.

RURAL AFFAIRS MINISTER SPEAKS AT FUW MEETING

27/10/2009 11:02

The Denbighshire branch of the Farmers' Union of Wales will hold its annual general meeting - when rural affairs minister Elin Jones will be the guest speaker - and a farm visit on Thursday, November 12.

FUW HANDS OVER WELSH SHEARING TEAM JACKETS

26/10/2009 16:24

The Farmers' Union of Wales has donated the official jackets that the Welsh team will be wearing at the 2010 Golden Shears world shearing championships to be held during next year's Royal Welsh Show.

FUW WARNS CUTTING CAP BUDGET WILL THREATEN KEY EU GOALS

23/10/2009 11:12

THE Farmers' Union of Wales today reacted angrily to a draft EU report suggesting CAP spending after 2013 will be significantly reduced.

FUW INVESTS IN TRAINING FOR CARMARTHENSHIRE PUPILS

22/10/2009 10:27

The Farmers' Union of Wales has invested in helping pupils at a Carmarthenshire school learn about the countryside and the food it produces.

AUDITORS RAISE FURTHER CONCERN ABOUT MILK QUOTA ABOLITION

20/10/2009 13:17

A special report by the European Court of Auditors has raised further concerns over the impact milk quota abolition will have on Welsh and UK dairy farms, says the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW).

LIFELONG SERVICE TO DAIRY SECTOR EARNS FARMER TOP AWARD

20/10/2009 11:53

A Carmarthenshire farmer was today rewarded for his diligent lifelong service to the Welsh dairy industry.

COPING WITH bTB RESTRICTIONS IS A REAL CHALLENGE, SAYS FUW MEMBER

20/10/2009 08:46

The overwhelming impact of bTB restrictions on the day-to-day running of a farm was today brought home during a farm visit in Carmarthenshire arranged by the Farmers’ Union of Wales.

FUW’S WORST FEARS ABOUT DEFRA’S ‘VISION’ FOR AGRICULTURE CONFIRMED

06/10/2009 10:01

The Farmers’ Union of Wales today warned that Defra’s “Vision for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)” would decimate Wales’s rural communities.

FUW ISSUES BOGUS CHAINSAW SALESMAN WARNING

02/10/2009 16:18

The Farmers' Union of Wales today warned farmers throughout Wales to be on their guard if a bogus salesman calls on them offering cheap chainsaws for sale.

FUW HIGHLIGHTS WELSH DAIRY CONCERNS TO ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE

01/10/2009 16:18

THE Farmers’ Union of Wales today (Thursday October 1) highlighted key concerns about the future of the Welsh dairy industry during an official inquiry by the National Assembly’s rural development sub committee.

WELSH SHEARING TEAM TO ATTEND FUW DINNER

01/10/2009 16:17

THIS year’s Farmers’ Union of Wales national annual dinner at the Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells, on Saturday October 24, will be a unique occasion.