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From the editor: 'Uncertainty' as countdown begins on the Welsh Government's Sustainable Farming Scheme consultation

From the editor: 'Uncertainty' as countdown begins on the Welsh Government's Sustainable Farming Scheme consultation

This week from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley (March 1)

Politics
Olivia Midgley
clock 29 February 2024 • 2 min read
Politics

First Minister Mark Drakeford: "We want a successful future for Welsh farming"

clock 28 February 2024 • 4 min read
Arable

Crop walk with Simon Nelson: Spring crops are decided in the main

clock 24 February 2024 • 2 min read
Livestock

In your field: James Robinson - "Bovine TB policy, it is like wading through treacle"

clock 23 February 2024 • 3 min read
Dairy

In your field: Helen Stanier - "Fresh milk often provokes memories about growing up on, or near, a farm"

clock 23 February 2024 • 2 min read
Livestock

Farming matters - Phil Latham: "I was uncertain as to whether I could carry on"

clock 23 February 2024 • 3 min read
Politics

From the editor: "A cynic might say the Prime Minister's speech and package of announcements was a last ditch attempt to woo farmers"

clock 22 February 2024 • 2 min read
Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: If you want to be sustainable, focus on farm efficiency

Dairy

Dairy Talk - Becky Fenton: If you want to be sustainable, focus on farm efficiency

I start this column on a high; we have just returned from a skiing holiday in France

clock 20 February 2024 • 3 min read
David TC Davies - "We must stop Welsh farmers being driven out of business"

Politics

David TC Davies - "We must stop Welsh farmers being driven out of business"

David TC Davies is the Member of Parliament for Monmouth and the Secretary of State for Wales - "Farmers are the custodians of the land and the main guarantors of our food security"

clock 19 February 2024 • 4 min read
Roger Evans: "There were lots of hoops we had to negotiate"

Dairy

Roger Evans: "There were lots of hoops we had to negotiate"

Part of our exit strategy if you like, was to get planning permission on three of our conventional buildings. I would hasten to add that our exit was forced upon us

clock 19 February 2024 • 4 min read