A new course has established the ‘Responsible Dog Ownership Course’ (RDOC), an online course to educate dog owners on how to help reduce instances of dog attacks on livestock has been welcomed by the Welsh Cabinet Secretary, and has been made available to police across Wales for dog owners involved in a livestock attacks.
Agricultural Policy
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has fully endorsed the recommendation made by the Commission for Welsh speaking Communities on agricultural policy in its report on ‘Empowering communities, strengthening the Welsh language’ that was published at Rhondda Cynon Taf’s National Eisteddfod.
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has welcomed an announcement from the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, that the Bovine TB Eradication Programme Board has now been established.
This news completes the revised governance structure following the formation of the Bovine TB Technical Advisory Group earlier this year.
Following the third meeting of the Ministerial Roundtable held (23 July) at the Royal Welsh Show, the Welsh Government has confirmed its intentions to pay for the maintenance of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) as part of the Universal Baseline Payment through the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS).