Following the success of its inaugural Welsh Food & Farming Week last year, NFU Cymru has once again organised a week-long campaign of activities to promote all that’s great about Welsh food and agriculture to politicians, stakeholders and the wider public.

The union’s Celebration of Welsh Food & Farming Week opens on Monday, June 19, and will see events taking place across Wales to promote positive messaging about Welsh agriculture.

NFU Cymru is encouraging Welsh farmers to take to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to highlight the importance of Welsh farming to Wales and its communities. Farmers are encouraged to tweet using the hashtags #WelshFarmingWeek and #WythnosFfermioCymreig and tag NFU Cymru in their posts.

NFU Cymru members wishing to use their social media to promote the climate-friendly credentials of Welsh farm produce can find a promotional poster to hold in their photo and video posts in the upcoming edition of the union’s members’ magazine, Farming Wales. The posters can also be downloaded from the NFU Cymru website.

Tuesday, June 20, will see NFU Cymru take Welsh farming to the heart of Cardiff Bay with a special Celebration of Welsh Food & Farming event at the Senedd.

The reception, sponsored by Samuel Kurtz MS, will also see NFU Cymru launch its new policy document on the next generation of farmers with key asks for politicians around future support. Members of NFU Cymru’s Next Generation Group will also attend a primary school in Barry to find out more about the Big Box Bwyd initiative.

On Wednesday, June 21, NFU Cymru is hosting a virtual live lesson in both English and Welsh language for school children across the country to learn more about the farming industry and where their food comes from. It is a free event for all schools to attend and you can register by visiting the NFU Cymru website where more resources are available.

Day four will see a school leaders event take place at Bwlchwernen Fawr, Lampeter. The purpose of the event will be to discuss how schools can introduce more local, seasonal, and nutritious foods into their kitchens, whilst also exploring how to integrate learning about food through the curriculum and through mealtimes.

The week of promotional activity draws to a close on Friday, June 23, with Members of the Senedd invited to local on-farm meetings across Wales. These visits will provide a terrific opportunity for members to engage with MSs and discuss the opportunities and challenges facing Welsh agriculture at this juncture.

NFU Cymru President Aled Jones said: “Given the success of last year’s Welsh Farming Week it was an easy decision for us as a union to try and build on the fantastic support we received and to make this year’s event even bigger and better.

"There is no getting away from the fact that Welsh farming is facing significant challenges at present and has done for some time.

"This week is about spreading positive messaging about our role in feeding the nation healthy, climate friendly food, while enhancing the environment and ensuring prosperous rural communities. We have another exciting week of activities planned across Wales and I hope we can see the industry unite over the course of the week to champion Welsh agriculture.”

NFU Cymru Deputy President Abi Reader added: “I am really excited to be joining these activities throughout the second Celebration of Welsh Food & Farming Week. This is a brilliant opportunity for us to ensure politicians, stakeholders and the Welsh public understand the importance of Welsh farming and it’s important that all our members help us spread the positivity, whether that’s via social media, by attending the events we have planned, or hosting on-farm visits. We can all play a part in making this week a huge success.”

Follow, like and share the week of campaigning activity on NFU Cymru’s social media channels by using the hashtags #WelshFarmingWeek and #WythnosFfermioCymreig.