New team at our Hay on Wye office | Congratulations to Mark Simpson and Sioned who have taken over the running of the Hay on Wye agency.

More about the new team➡️ow.ly/zGcY50Rbsfl

Springs like this always have a killer morning and today this is it. Cold wet sleet and snow falling. Gruesome rounds ahead. This is why there are stability payments in farming. To help weather the storms. #Spring #nophoto #itsgrim

Introducing the ‘do not get stuck drowned rat look very well.’ I did not get stuck. But I did get soaked shifting sheep from rapidly rising river Usk. #storm #rain #Spring2024

When you try to get a decent pic of the dog in quad sitting training. 🤦‍♀️

One year on and the land that the welsh government payed double the agriculture value for with taxpayers money doesn’t seem to be paying off… No environmental gains here, just a lot of failed saplings. Anglesey has some of Wales’s finest Agricultural land. What a waste.

To the person who drove in to the bottom yard this morning….If your looking for something your best coming and ask me rather than poking around going into my sheds.

😡

If you know the person please let me know who he is.

Morning

In Wales, the majority of the last 9 months have been wetter than average. Looks like April will go the same way too with further rain and showers at times. But the JMA model suggests drier and warmer weather in May and June! Fingers crossed it's right.
metoffice.gov.uk/weather/long-r…

Welsh Water released sewage into rivers, lakes and the sea around Wales for more than 916,000 hours last year
bbc.in/4a2K7kd

Born ready. Beautiful girls. Future flock. #lambing #shewhodaresfarms #liveit #breatheit #farmit #Easter

This will be fun!

Dyfed-Powys Rural Crime Team supporting National Sheep Association week highlighting the issue of livestock worrying by dogs. #Sheepworrying #SWBD24 . Local team attending Llandielo Mart today handing out gate and fence post signs. Thanks to @NFUCYMRU and @NFUCYMRU for helping with the signs

Shame on those speculating…. It’s a bitter world. #Kate #GetWellSoon

A picture says … a thousand words. #stand #protect #ready

BREAKING | NFU Cymru has offered its congratulations to Huw Irranca-Davies as new Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs.

We now anticipate an early meeting to talk through the very pressing challenges the sector faces.

➡️ow.ly/u4aI50QZ3XQ

NEWS

Yesterday (March 19), representatives from the FUW , NFU Cymru 🚜 and the Nature Friendly Farming Network met with senior leaders from Powys County Council to discuss the challenges facing the agriculture sector, including the proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme.

More: en.powys.gov.uk/article/15957/…

About to start our whole herd TB test. It was the one thing on the farm that I never missed in 10yrs ⁦National Farmers' Union⁩ But always that same sense of dread before we start.🤞🤞🤞 #TBFree 🙏

“I think the government do need to get behind the expertise in farming.”

NFU Cymru County Adviser stella owen spoke to Times Radio following the article she featured in on the Sustainable Farming Scheme in this morning’s Sunday Times.

‘Insulting’: the Welsh farmers who fear an eco land grab

thetimes.co.uk/article/d368bf…