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Plas Isa Farm is part of the Bryn Eisteddfod Estate in the lower end of the Conwy Valley. It was advertised on a 15-year tenancy. They run a flock of 500 Welsh mules crossed with charollais and texel rams and 500 Welsh mountain ewes crossed with …

Mr Huws, chairman of Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) milk committee, claimed more than 200 Welsh dairy farms have left the industry since 2006. However, Mr Lewis, 36, an award-winning young farmer, said he believes decline in the industry could be …

“We went through tough times after Chernobyl, but we gradually recovered, and we’ll be glad to see the day when normality returns to the farm.” As well as his flock of Welsh Mountain sheep, Mr Roberts has a herd of mostly Charolais suckler cows.

DEFRA said it was working with the Welsh Assembly to look at whether 338 farmers still under restriction because of radioactive contamination were paid enough to carry out checks and movement restrictions. Farmers currently receive £1.30 for every …

Despite the Prince of Wales’s efforts to keep it green by providing local, seasonal food and flowers and turning off the lights, the food, drink and energy use also has a substantial footprint. The total was calculated by the Certified Emissions …

It was busy when we arrived and you soon found out why once our food, including scallops, began arriving. It was superb quality and astonishing value. Before we left West Wales, by the way, we did stock up on some more of their locally produced Welsh …

“We’ve come a long way since the beginnings in 2009 and when I look back to the farmers’ markets of then to the store shelves now I am extremely proud of our achievement,” said Mr Llewellyn. The Welsh entrepreneur and his team will be in Selfridges …