Royal Welsh Show: FUW welcomes multiyear budget but urges Gov to offer payment guarantee

President Ian Rickman says farmers still feel barriers to Sustainable Farming Scheme remain

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
FUW president Ian Rickman says while the multiyear commitment is welcome, there needs to be a guarantee on payment rates too
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FUW president Ian Rickman says while the multiyear commitment is welcome, there needs to be a guarantee on payment rates too

The Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW) has called on the Welsh Government to ensure that the new Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) budget is available only to ‘active farmers' to safeguard food production and...

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