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Welsh Farming Week: NFU Cymru unveils its food and farming manifesto

With elections to the Senedd just months away, the union has urged candidates to recognise the importance of Welsh agriculture

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NFU Cymru president Aled Jones said: “The launch of the NFU Cymru manifesto today puts the union on the front foot in promoting Welsh agriculture’s key priorities to candidates ahead of the next election
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NFU Cymru president Aled Jones said: “The launch of the NFU Cymru manifesto today puts the union on the front foot in promoting Welsh agriculture’s key priorities to candidates ahead of the next election

NFU Cymru has unveiled its election manifesto urging all current and future Senedd politicians to support farming and food production. The document, Welsh Farming: Growing Forward was formed the centrepiece...

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