Rural policy

The Wales Climate Week 2023 will have a special focus on fairness, and the ways in which we can ensure any changes in...

A new survey of over 1,000 adults in Wales has shown that the vast majority of people in Wales support the principle...

Farming Connect have announced that they are to hold farm safety sessions with the Wales Farm Safety Partnership in...

Farmers across the UK have been told to be vigilant after the first case of blue tongue was discovered in Kent, the...

The Welsh Government have announced that they are to provide £1 million to projects that can show that they can reduce...

Farming Connect have announced a series of free workshops to help farmers understand how they can reduce emissions in...

Farming Connect have announced that they are funding a pilot project that will see two farms in Powys using rock dust...

Lesley Griffiths has announced that £158m of payments will be distributed to 15,600 farms across Wales today as the...

The Welsh Government’s ban on glue traps and snares for the purposes of hunting animals and pest control has come into...

A new paper by Professor Michael Woods from the Geography and Earth Sciences Department at Aberystwyth University has...

Innovative Farmers have announced that they are holding a digital workshop on 19 October 2023 to research how to...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have published two reports looking at innovation in...

The Farmers Union of Wales has repeated concerns regarding the lack of detail available regarding the Habitat Wales...

The Welsh Council for Voluntary Action have announced that the next round of the Landfill Disposals Tax Communities...

Tickets for the fifth Wales Real Food and Farming Conference have gone on sale. The conference will be held in Coleg...

NFU Cymru’s Rural Affairs Board has expressed concern that those who are currently in receipt of a Glastir contract...

Scientists from Aberstwyth University are researching new methods of fighting a parasite that affects most sheep...

An analysis of HMRC data conducted by Hybu Cig Cymru Meat Promotion Wales has shown that sheep meat exports from the...

The Agriculture (Wales) Act has become legislation after it received Royal Assent. In a statement the Welsh Government...

A project to try to get to grips with bovine TB in Pembrokeshire has begun according to Lesley Griffiths following the...

The National Lottery Heritage Fund have announced that they are to give £247,194 towards protecting an area of...

NFU Cymru have once more expressed their concerns regarding the Welsh Governments intention to compel farmers to plant...

Farming Connect have announced the 24 individuals who have won a place on the Agri Academy 2023. According to Farming...

Julie James, the Environment Minister, has launched the Welsh Government’s strategy to promote messages regarding...

Vaughan Gething, Minister for the Economy for the Welsh Government, has announced that a plan to create a community...

The Centre for Cross Border Studies (CCBS) recently unveiled a report, authored by its Director, Dr. Anthony Soares,...

A report by the Rural coalition has called on all political parties to commit to policies that will help strengthen...

Ramblers Cymru’s paths to Wellbeing project have announced that they have helped to create 145 new walking routes...

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service have published a reminder to farmers to take measure to ensure their...

The Wales Centre for Public Policy have presented their first report to the Wales Net Zero Challenge Group 2035,...

Cardiff University and Waikato University have announced that they are co-operating on research looking at how Wales...

NFU Cymru have expressed their disappointment in an increase in fees in the regulatory fees and charging regime that...

Ian Rickman has been elected as the new President of the Farmers Union of Wales following a unanimous vote in his...

The next round of funding to create woodlands in Wales opens from 24 July until 15 September. This is the last chance...

Mark Drakeford has launched the National Forest for Wales Status Scheme that aims to ensure a way of including...

NFU Cymru’s Next Generation Group have launched a new report have launched a new Report in Cardiff Bay. The group is...

The Welsh Community Pubs Network have announced that they are conducting an informal networking event for community...

Academics from Aberystwyth University conducting research into rural loneliness are looking for volunteers to share...

Lee Waters, the Deputy Minister with responsibility for Transport has announced that the Welsh Government will invest...

The National Lottery Heritage Fund is to hold online publicity sessions in order to advertise The Woodland Investment...

Julie James, the Climate Change Minister for the Welsh Government has laid the Infrastructure (Wales) Bill and its...

NFU Cymru’s celebration of Welsh food and farming is returning once more. The week of events will start on the 19th of...

Lesley Griffiths, Welsh Government Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd visited Grŵp Llandrillo...

The Scottish Government has published findings from an evaluation of a pilot project providing  a range of integrated,...

The European Network of Rural Development, (ENRD)  has produced A Framework of Rural Proofing Actions with the aim of...

The Welsh Government has published its outline proposals for The Sustainable Farming Scheme, the main source of future...

A celebration event was held on July 7th to mark the end of the LEADER programme in Powys. It marked 30 years of...

Two half day workshops recently showcased the work of  Rural Futures, the community development element of The...

Rural policy in Northern Ireland is at a genuine crossroads. This is the conclusion of a report commissioned from...

The Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paper outlines the next steps of the social and economic levelling up...

Wales Rural Compass grew from a network of individuals and independent enterprise agencies with a long history of...

One of the consequences of lockdowns and public health restrictions has been requiring people, where they can, to work...

By Aled Rhys Jones, Founder of ON THE LAND I remember being given a business card about five or six years ago which...

In partnership with a number of organisations, Natural Resources Wales has published the Green Recovery: Priorities...

The Welsh Local Government Association has launched their vision for rural Wales in order to address the address some...

The Wales Field Guide for Future Generations calls for the country to ‘seize this critical moment’ to resource and...

Working together, the Welsh Government and regional partners are inviting people to join them in establishing a shared...

The ‘Smart Rural’ report commissioned by BT Cymru Wales, and produced by Wavehill, reviews the use of digital...

By Liz Bickerton, Chair of Rural Network Wales In November 2018 a group of individuals and representatives of...

Aberystwyth University and the Welsh Local Government Association Rural Forum are working together on a rural recovery...

Thoughts on a Charter for Rural Wales A network of independent organisations and individuals with extensive knowledge...

As Arsyllfa enters the second phase of its delivery, the project team concludes that its work is more important than...

It is obviously too early to analyse what impact Covid-19, along with the social distancing measures to combat it,...

How local communities are responding proactively to the crisis During this unprecedented time local enterprise...

The project team has reviewed press coverage, reports and academic articles to assess the impact of Covid-19 on rural...

The project advisory group recently reviewed The Llandovery Deep Place Study: A Pathway for Future Generations, led by...

The project advisory group recently looked at Reimagining Rural Business Opportunities, a collection of articles...

The project advisory group recently reviewed a collection of essays by expert researchers, policymakers and...

The project advisory group recently reviewed A Framework for Regional Investment in Wales: Securing Wales’ Future, a...

The project advisory group recently reviewed the 2018 paper ‘After Brexit: 10 key questions for rural policy in...

The project advisory group recently reviewed the Rural Wales: Time to Meet the Challenge 2025 report led by Eluned...

In its recent review of the The Future of Towns in Wales report, the project advisory panel were encouraged by some of...

The project advisory group recently reviewed the OECD’s Rural Policy 3.0, an overarching framework to help national...

The project advisory group recently reviewed the ‘Moving Rural Carmarthenshire Forward’ report by Carmarthenshire...

The project advisory group recently attended and reviewed the output of the Carno Rural Workshop held in July 2019,...

An Entrepreneurship in Carmarthenshire workshop was held in partnership between the Arsyllfa project and University...

The Arsyllfa project team worked with OB3 Research over June/July 2018 to develop an initial scoping feasibility...

Leading economic experts from across Wales have announced plans to launch a major two year project focused on...