Agriculture… Welsh Government admits disallowance discussions on EU payments scandal 13 Jul 202028 Jul 2020 Plaid Cymru demands full RDP review as £53m may have to be paid back An urgent and independent review of the Rural Development Programme is needed after it was revealed…
Agriculture… Call to close more footpaths as walkers ignore lockdown in rural areas 30 Mar 2020 Plaid Cymru's shadow rural affairs minister has raised concerns about the numbers of people still walking across farmland, despite the Covid-19 lockdown - with one worried farmer counting 200 people…
Health… FARMERS BEING KEPT IN DARK BY WELSH GOVERNMENT ON COVID-19 30 Mar 2020 Concerns among farmers and rural communities about the impact the Covid-19 pandemic will have on agriculture are not being addressed by the Welsh Government, Plaid Cymru have said. Plaid Cymru…
Agriculture… ‘Don’t sell family silver’ – call to protect council farms 5 Feb 20205 Mar 2020 Plaid Cymru’s shadow rural affairs minister has made an impassioned call to enhance and develop council-owned farms as part of a new vision for agriculture. Llyr Gruffydd, Plaid Cymru’s North Wales AM,…
Agriculture… Tomlinsons: “Worrying news for workers and farmers” 14 Oct 201923 Oct 2019 In response to news that Tomlinsons dairy was not taking local farmers’ milk over the weekend: Llyr Gruffydd, Plaid Cymru’s North Wales AM, said: “This is worrying news both for…
Agriculture… Victory on Brexit and Our Land legislation U-turn 16 Jul 201916 Jul 2019 Responding to the Welsh Government’s announcement that it will not introduce a Welsh Agriculture Bill to implement the outcome of its Brexit and Our Land policy in this Assembly, Plaid…
Agriculture… Plaid call for meeting with Gove to tackle law on dog attacks 16 Jul 201916 Jul 2019 Plaid Cymru MPs and AMs have joined forces to call for a meeting with UK agriculture minister Michael Gove about the rising problem of dog attacks against farm livestock. In…
Agriculture… Sustainable Farming Scheme: Welsh Government proposals a change of tone but not a change of course 9 Jul 2019 Plaid Cymru have accused the Welsh Government of softening its rhetoric but still ploughing ahead with significant changes to agricultural payments post-Brexit, despite warnings of the threats that will create…
Agriculture… Welsh Government proposals a change of tone but not a change of course 8 Jul 201912 Jul 2019 Plaid Cymru have accused the Welsh Government of softening its rhetoric but still ploughing ahead with significant changes to agricultural payments post-Brexit, despite warnings of the threats that will create…
Agriculture… Give Wales the powers to sort out dog attacks 14 Jun 201925 Jun 2019 Scots show the way on tackling livestock attacks Plaid Cymru's shadow rural affairs minister Llyr Gruffydd has called for Wales to be given the powers to deal with dog attacks…