NFU Cymru sets out its key asks ahead of election

THE importance of food and farming to every constituent in Wales forms the heart of NFU Cymru's new election manifesto launched at the Senedd.

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The union's Welsh farming: Growing forward document features a series of bold and ambitious asks of all candidates and parties set to stand in next year's Senedd Election.

The document launch at the Senedd was the centrepiece of NFU Cymru's Celebration of Welsh Food & Farming event, kindly sponsored by Jane Dodds MS. The event made up one of several activities hosted by the union across Wales as part of its fourth annual Welsh Farming Week celebrations.

Food production is at the core of NFU Cymru's new Welsh farming: Growing forward manifesto, with key asks concerning a comprehensive farm to fork food strategy, future policy underpinning food production and commitments to increasing the sourcing of Welsh food in the public sector.

The document also features a wider series of priorities in areas such as bovine TB, water quality and a ring-fenced multi-annual budget for Welsh farming.