Western Telegraph | Pembrokeshire Farmer

Farms feelgood factor brings in 2012 on a high

9:40am Sunday 1st January 2012

THE majority of Wales’s farmers say they will increase production amid a climate of growing confidence.

Bid to halt spread of nitrate zones

9:00am Friday 30th December 2011

Attempts to extend Wales’s nitrate vulnerable zones from 2013 will be resisted by the farming industry, unless there is scientific proof that nitrate levels are too high.

Royal lamb lunch helps spread word

3:20pm Thursday 29th December 2011

THE Prince of Wales showed his support for a campaign to promote lamb from the Cambrian Mountains with a lunchtime reception at Clarence House.

Wales walks the walk — and the world follows

3:20pm Thursday 29th December 2011

Wales is set to become the first country in the world to have a formal trail all the way around its coast.

How to find a local, farm-fresh turkey this Christmas

8:30am Thursday 8th December 2011

Shoppers looking for a tasty, locally-reared, and good value Christmas turkey this festive season are being urged to head online.

Open meeting on CAP reforms

9:20am Wednesday 7th December 2011

Farmers’ Union of Wales Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire branches are holding a joint open meeting to discuss the post-2014 CAP reform proposals.

Record attendance at Winter Fair

11:40am Friday 2nd December 2011

Keen interest in baby beef cattle among buyers seeking animals with show potential was reflected by a flying trade at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair when a number of young animals topped £4000 in the sale ring.

88% of Welsh farmers to receive Single Payments on first day

12:30pm Tuesday 29th November 2011

Eighty-eight per cent of Welsh farmers will receive their Single Payments on Thursday, December 1st, the first day that the European Commission allows payments to be made, Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and European Programmes Alun Davies announced today.

Entries hot up for a sizzling winter fair

6:00am Monday 28th November 2011

Sub-zero temperatures at last year’s Royal Welsh Winter Fair have not deterred exhibitors from entering the 2011 event.

Action urged to beat cattle virus

1:00pm Friday 25th November 2011

A disease with major financial implications for Welsh livestock farmers could be eradicated if the country adopts a national screening and testing regime.