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Commercial farmers are increasingly keen to purchase prime farmland to expand their businesses, and this strong demand is keeping the market very active. “This, combined with lack of supply of good quality land can only lead to even higher prices over …

THE future of organic farming in Wales is “hanging in the balance” because of inadequate agri-environment payments, the Soil Association has claimed. It said organic farmers in England will get more than double the …

Organised every two years by the Welsh Culinary Association, the competition is sponsored jointly by the Welsh Assembly Government to promote the food and drink industry brand ‘True Taste’ and Hybu Cig Cymru/ Meat Promotion Wales. …

Professor Morton put a flock of seven normal Welsh Mountain sheep through a series of tests to examine their learning ability as a mark of their intelligence. In one test she used yellow and blue coloured buckets to see how long it would take the …

In addition, hygiene measures such as vehicle cleaning and disinfection take place where animals gathered together at abattoirs, auction markets and agricultural shows. Farmers generally are much more aware of biosecurity risks and understand the …

“But there doesn’t seem to be any way [in the proposals] to stop farmers dropping out and I think this is very likely,” she said. Wales has been separately pursuing a badger cull, but a court ruling last July halted the effort. The Welsh assembly …

One of Mid Wales’ major food festivals has been cancelled because of fears of funding cuts. Llanwrtyd Wells Gourmet Festival of Food and Drink has been held on the first Saturday in April for the last 10 years. But organisers have axed this year’s …

St David’s Week is a festival of music, food, dance, poetry and culture running from February 26 to March 6. It aims to aims to commemorate Wales’s patron …

But the Welsh Tenants Federation said while the idea was “interesting”, it could be problematic as any income could affect housing benefits. …

A HERD of cows are living the life of luxury on a Welsh hilltop thanks to a revolutionary new diet and some extra pampering. …