Welsh Government

Welsh farmers will soon find out whether Vaughan Gething or Jeremy Miles has been elected as the new First Minister, with speculation mounting on whether Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths will remain in post after a likely cabinet reshuffle

NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said he was especially concerned that the Welsh Government continues to force a proposed implementation date of 2025 for SFS

Wales' Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths said: "We have to get this right, the future of food production in Wales depends on it." Welsh Government's analysis of the SFS consultation will be published in the late Spring

The next First Minister has been urged to rethink

The final consultation for Wales' Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) closes on March 7

Senedd proceeded to debate and vote down two motions on policies relating to the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) and bovine TB.

Farmers Guardian chief reporter Rachael Brown and livestock reporter Ellie Layton are reporting live from the protest at the Senedd in South Wales

NFU deputy president Abi Reader said: "It is vitally important that there is a voice around the Cabinet table who is able to make the case for the necessary budgetary allocation for Welsh farming"

The display of 5,500 wellies will depict the 5,500 agricultural jobs that are predicted to be lost based on 100 per cent take up of the Sustainable Farming Scheme

Outgoing NFU president Minette Batters, who was succeeded by Tom Bradshaw this week, expressed her frustration around Mr Sunak's use of language