Welsh Labour

Welsh Government funding schemes in 2025 will focus on preparing for the launch of the Sustainable Farming Scheme in 2026

Importance of tenant farms to rural communities, and the ‘many challenges' tenants faced were highlighted to mid & south Pembrokeshire Labour MP Henry Tufnell at a rent farm visit

NFU Cymru president Aled Jones said he was ‘deeply concerned' any future adjustments to agricultural funding into the Welsh block grant would be ‘subject to the Barnett formula'

Following a vote of confidence in his leadership, he said his position was no longer tenable.

NFU Cymru president Aled Jones said the budget for SFS must match up with the 'scale of ambition' for sustainable food production and environmental outcomes

The Welsh Government's new outline for the Sustainable Farming Scheme has ‘scaled back' the number of universal actions from 17 to 12

The farm-level 10% tree cover figure has been removed and will be replaced by a scheme-wide target, which will be agreed after discussions with the Ministerial Roundtable

Welsh Conservatives set to launch its 'Welsh Farming and Countryside Scheme' at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, as an alternative to the Welsh Government's 'damaging' Sustainable Farming Scheme

NFU Cymru president Aled Jones said 'around £340 million should be forthcoming from the Treasury block grant to Welsh Government for agricultural support'

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Climate Change Huw Irranca-Davies confirmed the carbon sequestration evidence panel would be reporting its findings to the ministerial roundtable 'anytime soon'