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Final countdown to the Royal Welsh Show
Preparations are in full swing for the pinnacle event in the British agricultural calendar, the Royal Welsh Show, which takes place from Monday 22nd - Thursday 25th July. Each year, the four-day event attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors
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Support schemes confirmed in new SFS timetable
Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, has confirmed a number of schemes to support farmers and landowners before the Sustainable Farming Scheme is introduced in 2026. In May, a new timeframe for the Sustainable
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Threat to boycott rural show with huge disagreement over fox hunting
SOME Chepstow residents plan to ‘boycott’ this year’s Chepstow Show by not attending over disagreements surrounding the ethics of fox hunting. Traditionally, two hunts are invited to attend the Chepstow Show each year: The Wollaston Bassets and
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Machynlleth farmer breaks record by shearing over 700 sheep in nine hours
An experienced shearer from Powys managed to set a record by shearing over 700 sheep across nine hours. Meirion Evans, a 25-year-old farmer from Machynlleth, took on the British Ewe record attempt and was able to make all the preparation worth
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Let's give a shout-out to the volunteers who support us
Farming is so much more than a job. It’s a way of life that often involves multiple generations of the same family - children, parents, grandparents - and nowhere more so than in Wales where most farms are family-run businesses. It can be one of