6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (400+ words) Farmers are calling for urgent changes to rules on when they can spread slurry, warning that current restrictions are unworkable. The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) says the fixed autumn closed period for slurry and poultry manure spreading does not…...

6+ day ago   (215+ words) Champion Pembrokeshire ploughman won gold in the grassland section of the World Championships held in Croatia at the beginning of September. Rhodri George, from St Davids and District Ploughing Society, represented Wales in the conventional class while Euron Griffith from…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (311+ words) Hundreds of people were in attendance as the sun shone on Saturday (Image: Gavin Grosvenor/CT)> Newtown’s annual Food Festival brought food, music and family activities to the town on its first day. The free festival was being held across…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (451+ words) A new event dedicated to nature-friendly farming in Wales will be held for the first time next weekend (September 12-13). Inspired by the success of nature-friendly farming events elsewhere in the UK, including Groundswell in England and Northern Ireland’s Fields Good,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (615+ words) A large-scale trial will investigate whether the strategic use of sodium salicylate can improve calf health and lifetime performance in dairy beef systems. Supported through ADOPT, the project will follow 725 dairy-beef calves from arrival through to finishing and processing, generating…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (424+ words) THE "best habitat conservation workers in the business" are back on the Clwydian Range’s busiest peak. Belted Galloway cows have returned to Moel Famau to help boost biodiversity. Peek-a-moo – two Belted Galloways relaxing in the heather on Moel Famau The…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (347+ words) Organisers of Guilsfield Show have revealed the leading prize winners from this year's flower, floral art, preserves, cookery and horse sections. Sue Southam was named overall flower winner, while Deborah Webster took the award for best exhibit in the flower…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (433+ words) Overall sheep championship winners and judges gather for a presentation at Pantydwr Show. (Image: Pantydwr Show.) The Pugh family enjoyed a standout show, claiming the overall supreme sheep championship with a Suffolk ewe. They also won the any other breed…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (340+ words) Continuing policy uncertainty is one of many factors impacting the farmland market across Wales, reports Savills. Savills Farmland Market report highlights that at the half year point, supply of publicly marketed farmland in Wales was down by -32% from the same…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (645+ words) An Agrisgôp group, led by Rhian Jones, who is also a Regional Champion for the DPJ Foundation, brought together nine farmers from a mix of beef, sheep, dairy and poultry enterprises to explore how to improve mental health within the…...