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FUW URGES MEMBERS TO GIVE GLASTIR FEEDBACK

23 Feb 2010

Welsh farmers are being encouraged by the Farmers' Union of Wales to provide feedback about the scoring system the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG)...

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FUW WEBSITE TO EASE FARM WASTE HEADACHES

18 Feb 2010

The Farmers' Union of Wales has linked up with Environment Agency Wales to help Welsh farmers manage their agricultural waste better. Recent research...

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ASSEMBLY GROUP TOLD GLASTIR SCHEME MUST BE DELAYED

17 Feb 2010

The Farmers' Union of Wales has told Welsh Assembly Rural Development Sub-Committee members that the implementation date of the new Glastir land...

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FUW OPTS FOR TWO-TIER DAIRY FUND DISTRIBUTION

16 Feb 2010

Farmers' Union of Wales members have given their overwhelming support for an EU dairy fund distribution that favours smaller dairy producers. The EU...

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CAERNARFONSHIRE FARMERS RAISE ISSUES WITH RURAL MINISTER AND LOCAL MP

12 Feb 2010

The Westminster government's decision to scrap rules allowing holiday accommodation owners to claim certain tax benefits was strongly criticised when...

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FUW WELCOMES WAG EXTENSION OF SUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING RELAXATION

08 Feb 2010

THE Farmers' Union of Wales today welcomed the Welsh Assembly Government's decision to extend the relaxation of rules on supplementary feeding to 28...

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FUW URGES EXTRA FUNDING FOR IBERS TO PREVENT JOB LOSSES

05 Feb 2010

The Farmers' Union of Wales today called on the Westminster and Assembly Governments to provide extra funding urgently for Aberystwyth University's...

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FUW WELCOMES NEW GROCERY CODE BUT REPEATS PLEA FOR SUPERMARKET OMBUDSMAN

05 Feb 2010

The new Grocery Suppliers Code of Practice just introduced by the Competition Commission has only gone part of the way towards breaking the arm-lock...

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NORTH WALES FARMERS RAISE CONCERNS WITH MEPS

02 Feb 2010

A five-man delegation of Farmers' Union of Wales members from North Wales took the opportunity on a recent visit to the EU Parliament headquarters in...

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FUW RAISES SMOKIES ISSUE IN BRUSSELS

27 Jan 2010

The Farmers' Union of Wales today welcomed the Food Standards Agency's move to push for a change in European Union (EU) law to allow production of...

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FUW ISSUES ARSON WARNING

26 Jan 2010

The Farmers' Union of Wales today warned farmers in Gwynedd to be vigilant after two suspicious fires in one week badly damaged farm buildings and...

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FUW BOOSTS BID TO EXPORT WELSH LAMB TO CHINA

18 Jan 2010

A bid to put Welsh Lamb on the menu in China could take a step closer following a function organised by the Farmers' Union of Wales at the House of...