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… Developing crisis in the Welsh food processing sector – Tomlinsons 15 Oct 201923 Oct 2019 The collapse of Tomlinson's Dairies and problems in the meat processing industry in Wales has prompted Plaid Cymru's shadow rural affairs minister to call for urgent government action. Llyr Gruffydd,…
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…
Agriculture… No funding allocated for farming pilot schemes 5 Dec 201811 Dec 2018 ‘Promises, promises’ The Welsh Government’s post-EU agricultural policy proposal fails to allocate funding to plan for the future. That’s the damning verdict of Plaid Cymru’s Llyr Gruffydd after quizzing the…
Agriculture… Brexit uncertainty looms large for Welsh farmers 17 Oct 201825 Oct 2018 Plaid’s new rural affairs spokesperson highlights concerns Plaid Cymru’s newly appointed rural affairs spokesperson wasted no time in the role with a farm visit to Cae Haidd Uchaf, Nebo near…
