Carmarthenshire hill sheep farmer re-elected as FUW Deputy President

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Carmarthenshire hill sheep farmer Ian Rickman has been re-elected the Farmers’ Union of Wales Deputy President at its recent Grand Council meeting in Aberystwyth.

Ian is a past county chairman of the FUW in Carmarthenshire, and has previously held the position of chairman of the hill farming and marginal land committee.

He was elected as Deputy President of the FUW in 2019 and has worked tirelessly to represent the Union and its members at a variety of Welsh Government meetings, at farm visits with MPs and AMs highlighting why #FarmingMatters.

FUW congratulates new UK Prime Minister and sets out ongoing concerns

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The Farmers’ Union of Wales has written to congratulate the newly appointed UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss, and set out the immediate and longer term concerns for Welsh agriculture and rural areas.

The long drawn-out campaign against former Chancellor Rishi Sunak concluded yesterday (5 September) with Ms Truss being appointed by a margin of 81,326 votes to 60,399.

In his letter to the new Prime Minister, FUW President Glyn Roberts said: “On behalf of the FUW, I would like to congratulate you on your successful campaign and on having been appointed as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

FUW Drafts Plans for TB Industry Groups Following Today’s Ministerial Statement

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The Farmers' Union of Wales has repeated its call for the establishment of an industry Task and Finish Group to examine both Informed Purchasing and the future of TB Cattle Compensation payments following the publication of the Minister for Rural Affairs' statement on the TB eradication programme earlier today.

Amongst the new TB plans outlined in the statement are policies which could see the use of lay testers for TB testing, the provision of mandatory TB information at point-of-sale and significant changes to the way in which TB compensation is paid.

Dr Hazel Wright, FUW Senior Policy Officer, said:

FUW Group looks forward to busy Royal Welsh Show after Covid crisis

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The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is looking forward to a busy week discussing the most critical farming matters at the Royal Welsh Show (Monday 18-Thursday 21 July 2022), which is taking place in person in Llanelwedd following the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Speaking ahead of the show, FUW President Glyn Roberts said:

FUW calls on UK Governments to tackle five key areas to provide relief for consumers and tackle food and energy security

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The Farmers’ Union of Wales has launched a ‘five point plan’ for UK Governments which it believes should be implemented to tackle the impacts of the Ukraine war and other factors on farmers, food producers and consumers.

Speaking during the FUW’s pre-Royal Welsh Show press conference on Sunday (17th July), FUW President Glyn Roberts highlighted that Russia’s war on Ukraine had exacerbated ongoing impacts caused by the pandemic and Brexit, causing major economic pressures for consumers and businesses and a global food emergency.

FUW - Good relations with nearest neighbours must be restored by incoming PM

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The Farmers’ Union of Wales has called on the incoming Prime Minister to restore relationships with the EU and other countries in order to protect food security, trade and the UK’s reputation and standing on the international stage.

The call is one of five demands which form the FUW’s ‘Five point plan’, which comprises key actions which together will help relieve pressures for farmers, food producers and consumers in the immediate term, while bolstering food and energy security in the long term.

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