Environment

The year 2020 will see the fight for Welsh farm funding intensify

Livestock

The year 2020 will see the fight for Welsh farm funding intensify

The fight between Welsh Government and the UK Government over funding for farmers is likely to intensify in 2020, says Plaid Cymru Shadow Rural Affairs Minister Llyr Gruffydd.

clock 10 January 2020 • 3 min read
Farm groups slam anti-meat documentary 'Apocalypse Cow' for 'unfair vilification'

Arable

Farm groups slam anti-meat documentary 'Apocalypse Cow' for 'unfair vilification'

Farm groups have slammed Channel 4 documentary Apocalypse Cow: How Meat Killed the Planet, after presenter and prominent farming critic George Monbiot claimed livestock farming was destroying the planet.

clock 09 January 2020 • 3 min read
Welsh Tories set out plan to split Environment and Rural Affairs Department

Arable

Welsh Tories set out plan to split Environment and Rural Affairs Department

The Welsh Conservatives have set out plans to split the Environment and Rural Affairs Department if they win power at the next Assembly election in May 2021.

clock 03 January 2020 • 1 min read
Ex-Defra adviser accused of lying about livestock farmers 'damaging' nature

Livestock

Ex-Defra adviser accused of lying about livestock farmers 'damaging' nature

The Tenant Farmers’ Association (TFA) has accused ex-Defra adviser Professor Sir Ian Boyd of lying, after he claimed livestock farmers were being paid by the Government to damage the environment.

clock 02 January 2020 • 2 min read