GIVE FARM A FAIR BUDGET

Unions reinforce their shared call to next Welsh Government

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE

Huw Thomas (NFU Cymru Political Advisor), George Lewes (FUW Senecdd & Parliamentary Officer), Llyr Gruffydd MS, Abi Reader (NFU Cymru President) at the joint fringe event at Plaid Cymru's recent Spring Conference

THE Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW) and NFU Cymru used their joint fringe event at Plaid Cymru's recent Spring Conference, held at the ICC Newport, to reinforce their shared manifesto priorities and urge the next Welsh Government to deliver a fair, forward-looking budget that properly supports Welsh agriculture and the rural communities it sustains.

Chaired by Llyr Gruffydd MS, Plaid Cymru’s Agriculture and Rural Affairs spokesperson, the event provided a platform for both unions to set out the sustained financial pressures facing the sector. They pointed to what they described as more than a decade of stagnation in the agricultural budget, warning that funding has failed to keep pace with rising costs and increasing regulatory and environmental expectations.