Sustainable Farming Scheme

NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said he was especially concerned that the Welsh Government continues to force a proposed implementation date of 2025 for SFS

The next First Minister has been urged to rethink

The final consultation for Wales' Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) closes on March 7

Senedd proceeded to debate and vote down two motions on policies relating to the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) and bovine TB.

The regulations in England will include a two metre ‘buffer strip' from the centre of hedgerows with no cultivation or application of pesticides or fertilisers, as well as hedge cutting ban between March 1 and August 31

A look back at pictures of protesting farmers outside Welsh Parliament

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

Farmers Guardian chief reporter Rachael Brown and livestock reporter Ellie Layton are reporting live from the protest at the Senedd in South Wales

First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford speaks to Farmers Guardian about his thoughts on the current farming climate in Wales

South Wales Police has asked farmers not to bring tractors to the protest to ensure the movement of the emergency services is not 'restricted' in a busy city centre