Welsh Conservatives

Welsh Election 2026 - Samuel Kurtz: "We believe farming needs a friend and farmers in Wales will always have that friend in us"

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Welsh Election 2026 - Samuel Kurtz: "We believe farming needs a friend and farmers in Wales will always have that friend in us"

Ceredigion Penfro candidate Samuel Kurtz writes on how the Welsh Conservatives will back farmers in the Senedd and why he believes the farming sector is worth fighting for

clock 15 April 2026 • 4 min read
Welsh Election 2026 - Darren Millar: 'Without farmers, there is no food security, no thriving rural economy, and no future'

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Welsh Election 2026 - Darren Millar: 'Without farmers, there is no food security, no thriving rural economy, and no future'

Welsh Conservatives leader Darren Millar outlines the party's vision and growth strategy to support farmers, strengthen food security and grow the rural economy

clock 03 April 2026 • 3 min read
Welsh Tories oust farming MS over Reform defection links

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Welsh Tories oust farming MS over Reform defection links

Could former Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary and farmer James Evans be about to join Reform?

clock 20 January 2026 • 2 min read
Labour and Plaid Cymru vote against Welsh Conservative calls to scrap SFS

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Labour and Plaid Cymru vote against Welsh Conservative calls to scrap SFS

Today (October 8), the Welsh Conservative called for the Sustainable Farming Scheme to be scrapped as it will supposedly result in the loss of over 1000 Welsh farms

clock 08 October 2025 • 2 min read
Welsh Conservatives demand early vote on Sustainable Farm Scheme

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Welsh Conservatives demand early vote on Sustainable Farm Scheme

Publication of Welsh Government's evidence base reinforces party's views the scheme should be scrapped says rural Shadow Cabinet Secretary

clock 03 October 2025 • 3 min read
EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Kurtz: "Farmers deserve a Government that champions them, not undermines them"

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EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Kurtz: "Farmers deserve a Government that champions them, not undermines them"

The MS for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire writes about his reappointment as Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary for Wales, SFS, and why the Welsh Conservatives stand side by side with farmers on Inheritance Tax reforms

clock 13 May 2025 • 4 min read
Farmer to lead rural affairs brief for the Welsh Conservatives

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Farmer to lead rural affairs brief for the Welsh Conservatives

With 12 months to go until the 2026 Senedd Elections, Welsh Conservatives Leader Darren Millar has announced a reshuffle in the Shadow Cabinet

clock 03 May 2025 • 2 min read
Peter Fox: "APR has been retained by past Governments of all colours, so what has changed?"

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Peter Fox: "APR has been retained by past Governments of all colours, so what has changed?"

Shadow Rural Affairs Secretary for Wales, Peter Fox, writes about the Autumn Budget, farmers anxious about changes to Inheritance Tax and Agricultural Property Relief, reduced investment in farming and his concerns for the future of family farming in Wales

clock 10 March 2025 • 5 min read
Andrew RT Davies: "The rural industry has refused to roll over and become a casualty in Labour's class war"

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Andrew RT Davies: "The rural industry has refused to roll over and become a casualty in Labour's class war"

Mr Davies, a farmer and former leader of the Welsh Conservatives, writes about why Labour introduced Inheritance Tax changes on farmers, the strength and togetherness of the community in standing up to the changes, and why it needs to be reversed

clock 07 March 2025 • 3 min read
Round up: Pressure on Rachel Reeves after farmer protest and more Labour MPs speak out and experts answer questions on IHT

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Round up: Pressure on Rachel Reeves after farmer protest and more Labour MPs speak out and experts answer questions on IHT

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on this week's main news stories including mounting pressure on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, with 40 Labour MPs calling for changes to the current family farm tax proposals. She also looks ahead to next week, with a special 'Ask the Expert' feature coming up in Farmers Guardian online and in print, where a panel of experts will be answering our readers' questions around the fallout of Inheritance Tax and how to best prepare your family farm business

clock 07 March 2025 • 1 min read