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From left, FUW vice president Richard Vaughan, national livestock, wool and marts committee chairman Dafydd Roberts, national land use and parliamentary committee chairman Gavin Williams, Emyr Jones, Albert Owen MP and Alwyn Rowlands.[/caption]
The Farmers' Union of Wales stand at the Anglesey Show gets so busy officials were forced to hold top-level meetings this year in an Ifor Williams livestock trailer alongside the union's marquee on the showground.
"Every year we organise meetings that are normally held within the marquee. However, it is always heaving with visitors and we, therefore, find it difficult to hear what our guests have to say," said FUW Anglesey county executive office Heidi Williams.
"So I had a brainwave and decided this year to hold the meetings in a livestock trailer - a clean one, of course! We borrowed it from our county chairman Tecwyn Roberts who, unfortunately, was competing in the beef classes at the time of our meeting with the island's MP Albert Owen.
"It worked extremely well and our local FUW members were given ample time to ask the guests questions. Topics raised on the show day were milk prices, CAP reform and EID.
"Anglesey County Council's smallholdings were also discussed at great length and members stressed that it was imperative that the council were not to make rash decisions and decide to sell them.
"Members also highlighted the fact that these farms were long term 'assets' for the council," Mrs Williams added.