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TB aid on the way?
Thursday 4 May 2006
Pembrokeshire's livestock producers are waiting to hear if they will have parity with farmers in England when it comes to paying for bovine TB pre-movement testing.
Hard work pays off for Richard
Wednesday 26 April 2006
During a ceremony at the Wales Young Farmers' Clubs' Field Day held on Saturday, Richard Lewis, of Pembrokeshire, was announced as the winner of the Welsh Livery Guild Young Farmers Award 2006.
New movement rules add to burden of red tape
Wednesday 26 April 2006
Pembrokeshire sheep farmers are facing a `massive increase in unnecessary red tape' since new sheep movement rules became law this month, according to the Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW).
Meeting tackles fertility problems
Wednesday 19 April 2006
A mid-Devon vet, Dick Sibley, met a group of milk producers at Poyerston farm, Milton, near Tenby, recently to discuss fertility issues relating to the dairy cow.
Couple fined after admitting illegal slaughter operation
Wednesday 19 April 2006
A couple from Freystrop has been fined £5,000, with £2,300 costs, for offences relating to an illegal slaughter operation.
Plea to help ease financial burden
Thursday 13 April 2006
THE Welsh Assembly is being asked to investigate part payment of the Single Farm Payment to ease the financial pressure currently facing some farmers in Wales, who have not yet received their money.
Make farming fair, MP urged
Thursday 13 April 2006
PEMBROKESHIRE dairy producers say the recent cuts in the retail price of liquid milk is putting huge pressure on the viability of their businesses.
Flu wings its way across Europe
Thursday 30 March 2006
As bird flu comes closer than ever to Pembrokeshire, with recent outbreaks in Western Europe, a contingency plan has been published this month by the Welsh Assembly, outlining how they would tackle an outbreak here.
Rural homes crisis
Thursday 30 March 2006
Planners are promising answers to the housing crisis which is forcing farming families out of the Pembrokeshire countryside.
Super silage is a winner
Thursday 30 March 2006
A Pembrokeshire milk producer who maximises milk production from conserved forage has won a national silage competition, a year after coming a close second.
Young farmers quiz minister
Thursday 30 March 2006
MILK prices, bovine TB and avian flu were all hot topics up for discussion when young farmers met the deputy Assembly minister for environment, planning and countryside in Pembrokeshire recently.
Down under to Rhoscrowther
Thursday 23 March 2006
An Australian farmer has experienced farm life in Pembrokeshire thanks to agricultural organisation, AgriVenture.
Farmers cheer end of beef ban
Wednesday 15 March 2006
A multi-million pound market beckons after European Union vets this week signalled the full lifting of the ban on the export of British beef.
No progress in show talks
Thursday 9 March 2006
Three years of discussions between the county council and Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society over the future of Withybush showground have got nowhere, general manager, Malcolm Crossman, told the society's recent AGM.
Top honour for Meurig
Thursday 9 March 2006
Pembrokeshire farmer Meurig Raymond has been elected deputy president of the National Farmers' Union.
New role for Ken
Monday 6 March 2006
The new president of Pembrokeshire Agricultural Society, elected at last Wednesday's AGM, is Wolfscastle sheep farmer Ken Evans.
Agency to pay up
Monday 6 March 2006
Farmers who were denied payment for casualty stock before the Over Thirty Month Scheme (OTMS) was scrapped will be paid after all.
Sun smiles on potato crop
Thursday 23 February 2006
Parts of Pembrokeshire's new season potato crop are in the ground up to ten days early as growers capitalise on exceptional weather conditions.
Boycott Brazilian beef, calls Bishop
Thursday 23 February 2006
The Bishop of St Davids has spoken out against Brazilian beef and issued a grave warning over the future of the dairy industry..
Pair to milk different market
Thursday 23 February 2006
Two Pembrokeshire milk producers are taking the principles of off-farm investment to a new level by inviting farmers to invest up to £10 million in the Swedish property market.
Professor to fly in
Thursday 23 February 2006
Professor James Drackley, of the department of animal science, Illinois, is to speak at a farm open day at Wolfscastle next month.
Honorary OBE for top woman farmer
Thursday 23 February 2006
One of the most influential women in agriculture in Pembrokeshire has become an honorary OBE.
Producers of all sizes urged to join fight against flu
Friday 17 February 2006
FARMING correspondent Debbie James discusses the increasing threat of avian flu and what can be done to combat it.
`No benefits' to GM
Friday 17 February 2006
A Pembrokeshire-based watchdog monitoring the GM food industry claims a top European Commissioner's refusal to answer questions on the benefits of genetically modified crops is evidence that there are none.
Crop suffers as icy winter takes hold
Wednesday 8 February 2006
Pembrokeshire's cauliflower growers are counting the cost of the most difficult growing season in a decade.
No home for John's cattle
Wednesday 8 February 2006
A prominent Welsh Black cattle breeder who retained some pedigree stock from his retirement sale last autumn, has been refused permission to build a livestock shed next to his new home.
Patrick is best student
Thursday 2 February 2006
A student who will become the fifth generation of his family to run the family farm has been named the top agricultural student at Pembrokeshire College.
Farmers face big challenges
Thursday 2 February 2006
Huge challenges lie ahead for farmers but there will also be opportunities, predicts Pembrokeshire farmer and NFU Cymru vice-president, Meurig Raymond.
Friend or foe?
Thursday 26 January 2006
The European beaver, last spotted in Wales on the Teifi river over 800 years ago, may be returning to the area's rivers and streams.
Higher tax for `gas guzzlers'
Thursday 30 March 2006
Pembrokeshire farmers who drive 4x4 vehicles may have to pay a new top rate of vehicle tax, after `green' changes to the system made in this month's Budget.
`Big four' stores in OFT probe
Thursday 30 March 2006
The Office of Fair Trading this month announced that a full investigation into the power of the big four supermarkets will be launched - an issue Pembrokeshire farmers have been highlighting for years.
Put your product on the EU map
Thursday 30 March 2006
Pembrokeshire produce could soon join the ranks of Champagne and Parma Ham by enjoying protected European status - if Euro MPs have their way.
Up-hill funding struggle
Thursday 30 March 2006
Upland farmers in Pembrokeshire are facing uneasy times ahead, as the Welsh Assembly plans to abolish or slash the Tir Mynydd subsidy payments to hill and upland holdings.
Best news for decade
Thursday 30 March 2006
The dozens of Pembrokeshire livestock farmers who make their living from the beef market have welcomed what has been described as the most positive news for the British beef industry in a decade.
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