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During Brexit negotiations in 2020, trade union NFU Cymru president John Davies emphasised that the European market was of "supreme importance" to the farming industry of Wales. 35-40% of Welsh lamb is sold to the continental mainland of Europe whilst 55-60% is sold to other countries in the UK and 5% is sold within Wales itself. Liz Truss ...
Glastir (Welsh Green land) is a sustainable land management scheme in Wales launched by the Welsh Assembly Government in 2012. Its goals include "combating climate change, improving water management and maintaining and enhancing biodiversity." It aims to "deliver measurable outcomes at both a farm and landscape level in a cost effective way".
Farmers will have to commit to planting trees on 10% of their land and another 10% for wildlife habitat as part of the Labour-run government’s scheme.
Changes to the scheme, which included 10% tree cover on all Welsh farms, have been made. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food. Games. Health ...
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Prior to the FUW, the National Farmers' Union (NFU) was the only organisation representing farming businesses in Wales.Increasingly, some Welsh members believed the NFU had been inadequate in negotiations during annual agricultural price review, and that the NFU prioritised big English farms over small Welsh ones.
The former prevailing agri-environment scheme in Wales was Tir Gofal, which means literally 'Land Care'. It was the first scheme Europe, aimed at promoting whole farm conservation and management. It was different from previous schemes, as it brought farming and conservation into a different level of partnership.
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