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21 - July - 2008 NFU CYMRU PRESIDENTS MESSAGE FOR THE ROYAL WELSH SHOW
Speaking on the eve of the 2008 Royal Welsh Show, Dai Davies, President of NFU Cymru, puts forward the main challenges currently facing Welsh farmers.
18 - July - 2008 Four Young Farmers Will See the World Thanks to Travel Schol
Four young farmers from across Wales have financially benefited from this year’s Gareth Raw Rees Memorial Travel Scholarship. This year has seen the highest amount ever awarded by the Management Committee to scholars wishing to broaden their knowledge of agriculture, following a donation from the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust.
16 - July - 2008 NFU CYMRU VICTORY
NFU Cymru is today claiming victory for those Welsh farmers previously rejected from the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) earlier this year.
15 - July - 2008 Assurances at the Abattoir
Prime lamb producers on Anglesey now fully realise the vital importance of having a modern high throughput abattoir on their doorstep, after NFU Cymru Anglesey members recently visited Welsh Country Food’s Abattoir and cutting plant at Gaerwen.
15 - July - 2008 NEW NFU CYMRU DIRECTOR
NFU Cymru has today announced that their new Director will be Mary James currently Head of Policy/Deputy Director with the Union.
11 - July - 2008 One hundred years of NFU Cymru history goes online
NFU Cymru is marking its centenary year with the launch of a special website page looking back over its first 100 years. The special centenary page can be found on our main website or through entering www.nfu-cymru.org.uk/centenery.php. The page features information about the past and the future along with a list of past chairmen and presidents of NFU Cymru.
09 - July - 2008 PEMBROKESHIRE NFU CYMRU ON FARM MEETING
Ian Backhouse, Chairman of the NFU Combinable Crops Board will address a meeting of Pembrokeshire NFU Cymru arable and horticultural members on farm at penfeidr, Castle Morris next Wednesday, 16 July 2008.
09 - July - 2008 NFU FOOD AND FARMING ROADSHOW VISITS ROYAL WELSH SHOW
Celebrity farmer, Johnny Ball, and his NFU Food and Farming Roadshow will be visiting the Royal Welsh Show, in Builth Wells this week.
09 - July - 2008 Concern over rejections for the Organic Farm Scheme
NFU Cymru has written to the Welsh Assembly Government following a number of rejections for the Organic Farm Scheme, (OFS). The main reason for this is because members were unaware that they had to complete a separate application for the OFS scheme in addition to registering their interest in the scheme on the SAF 2008.
07 - July - 2008 Dr Prysor Williams to address Mid Gwynedd NFU Cymru County M
Dr Prysor Williams, a teaching fellow at the School of Environment and Natural Resource, Bangor University will be the guest speaker at the next NFU Cymru Mid Gwynedd County meeting on Tuesday, 15 July 2008 at 7.30pm.
07 - July - 2008 A Morning of Memorabilia Re- acquainting Reminiscing and Ref
An extraordinary one off event has been organised to celebrate NFU Cymru’s centenary at the Royal Welsh Show.
01 - July - 2008 why not give way to temptation
Figures published by the Department of Health reveal more than 30 per cent of people do it five times a day. Adam and Eve started it and now NFU Cymru members are following in their footsteps to encourage people across the country to join them in a new campaign. But fear not, fig leaves are optional - it’s all about eating British fruit and vegetables.
01 - July - 2008 eid plans will force sheep farmers out of sector
Electronic Identification and individual movement recording of sheep will drive farmers out of the industry – that was the message reinforced to the Secretary of State, Hilary Benn, yesterday by a delegation representing sheep farmers, livestock auctioneers and meat processors.
01 - July - 2008 STRONG MESSAGE FROM NFU LIVESTOCK BOARD CHAIRMAN
“As a Union, we vehemently oppose and see absolutely no justification for electronic sheep identification. We have taken this firm stance in the hope that if we cannot stop the Regulation, it at least gives us an opportunity to get something better that could work – we are determined to find a workable and practical solution to the EU Regulation.” This was the clear message set out by Alistair Mackintosh, NFU Livestock Board Chairman at a recent on farm meeting of Brecon and Radnor NFU Cymru members.
01 - July - 2008 Clwyd Young Farmers benefit from 200 donation
Clwyd Young Farmers Clubs have received a £200 donation from local NFU Cymru members.
30 - June - 2008 NFU CYMRU MEMBERS OPPOSE AGENCY FLOOD PLANS
A packed NFU Cymru meeting at Welshpool’s Royal Oak Hotel recently gave an unequivocal message of opposition to the Environment Agency’s plans to ‘deliberately increase’ the frequency of flooding along the Rivers Severn and Vyrnwy.
30 - June - 2008 statement from UK officeholders on agricultural production
The following statement has been issued by the presidents of the four UK farming unions – NFU Cymru President Dai Davies, NFU President Peter Kendall, NFU Scotland President Jim McLaren and Ulster Farmers’ Union President Graham Furey – following a meeting they held in Stratford last week:
25 - June - 2008 PEMBROKESHIRE NFU CYMRU ON FARM MEETING
Dai Davies, the President of NFU Cymru will address a meeting of Pembrokeshire NFU Cymru members on farm near Reynalton, Kilgetty, next Tuesday, 1 July 2008.
25 - June - 2008 ANGLESEY NFU CYMRU MEETING
NFU Cymru members on Anglesey are invited to attend a tour of the Welsh Country Food abattoir and cutting plant on Thursday, 10 July 2008.
25 - June - 2008 BLUETONGUE VACCINE NEWS IS THE KICKSTART WELSH FARMERS DESPE
The Rural Affairs Minister’s announcement that 850,000 doses of the Bluetongue vaccine will be made available to Wales later this week has been welcomed by NFU Cymru’s President as a much needed kickstart following the recent disappointing and unfortunate delay.
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