Western Telegraph | Pembrokeshire Farmer

Saving foals from certain slaughter

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:30:00 +0000

The work of a Monmouthshire couple, who saved foals from slaughter, has been recognised with a national award.

Industry is bucking the trend

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:40:00 +0000

By Debbie James Confidence isn’t a word used often by economic commentators in these straitened times.

Farms feelgood factor brings in 2012 on a high

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:40:00 +0000

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

Bid to halt spread of nitrate zones

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:00:00 +0000

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.

Triple top of the chops!

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:20:00 +0000

A farmer’s son from the Swansea area has become the first butcher to complete a hat-trick of wins in Wales’s premier butchery competition.

Royal lamb lunch helps spread word

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:20:00 +0000

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

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:20:00 +0000

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

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 08:30:00 +0000

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

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:20:00 +0000

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

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:40:00 +0000

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.