The Wildlife Trusts Wales are consulting on the benefits of reintroducing this extinct species and will need the approval of the Welsh government and the Countryside Council for Wales. Sharon Girardi, project manager at Blaeneinion Farm, …
Llyndy Isaf farm in Wales saved by National Trust after £1m appeal
The National Trust has raised £1m to buy a farm encompassing a lake considered one of the most beautiful and emblematic in Wales. There were concerns that Llyn Dinas in Snowdonia and its shoreline could be turned into a water sports centre if it were …
Coastal research will help ensure projects are ecologically sound
Wales has some of the best sites in the world for exploiting the tidal stream resource. For this reason, leading developers are planning large-scale tidal energy farms around the coast of Wales. Much of my research is concerned with understanding how …
Winter Fair set to find Wales’ Woman Farmer of the Year
Now in its 15th year, the competition aims to celebrate the often forgotten contribution that women make to Welsh farming. Previous winners have gone on to hold key roles in the industry and win other awards. Shortlisted from Powys is Trefeglwys farmer …
Newport, South Wales solar farm plans approved
… hectare field at Hazel Farm, Langstone. Once built it will provide enough energy for more than 500 homes for 25 years. Proposals for the scheme were approved in May but more than 100 objectors called for the Welsh Government to consider the plans. …
Mid Wales – Lib Dem peer warns of ‘damage to landscape’ by new wind farms
A LIBERAL Democrat peer yesterday warned of the “devastating” potential of wind farms to damage the landscape of Mid Wales. Lord Thomas of Gresford described the economic benefits of wind farms as a “total illusion”. …
Newport solar farm plan set to go ahead
Silicon Vineyard Limited won permission for 10560 solar photovoltaic energy panels to built on a 5.6 hectare field at Hazel Farm, Langstone, in May. But the firm had to wait to see if the Welsh Government had any objections, after more than 100 people …
Top dairyman warns of ‘catastrophic consequences’ to Welsh dairy industry over CAP changes
He said: “The draft CAP proposals published on October 12 would have a severe impact on dairy farms if implemented in their current form. “And it is essential that Welsh Government establishes an evidence base which can be used to show Europe why the …
Wales to Get First Tidal Power Farm
Just recently, a lease has been given which will allow for the development of Wales’ first tidal power farm. For those that do not know, the Crown Estate owns much of the UK seabed. However, they have agreed to lease out sections to Skerries Tidal …
Welsh government cuts rural budget
Despite the cut, Wales’ deputy farming minister, Alun Davies, said that he would maintain funding at last year’s level to administer the Single Payment Scheme, to run the Young Entrants’ Support Scheme and on delivering the Rural Development Plan. …
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