Farm Business

NFU Cymru welcomes Senedd Members and First Minister to farms across Wales, discussing food production, regulation, and the future of Welsh farming

Leaders in the food and drink sector urge swift government action on planning, EU realignment, and support for a more resilient UK food system

Secretary of State, Emma Reynolds has confirmed that the SFI26 Window 1 budget will be fixed at £60m, despite calls for 'flexibility' to ensure all small farms can access funding within the first window

The SFI26 funding scheme will not be enough to meet the demand for financial support for farmers

The changes are expected to cut pre-application time by up to 12 months and save developers £1 billion on major infrastructure projects

CPRE says directing public sector contracts to local producers would provide the kind of stable, long-term investment that enables smaller farms to remain competitive

The Minister instead cited that market forces and global commodity prices should ultimately govern UK agriculture

Secretary of State Emma Reynolds agreed change must happen 'more quickly,' but refused to blame her predecessor, and the now Housing Secretary, Steve Reed

The assessment process for emergency authorisations of pesticides is now to be updated following the investigation by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP)