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Farming

Defend our food. Secure our future.

Our Food 1200’s Duncan Fisher reflects on a new report looking at the resilience of our food system.

13th February (17th February)
  • People and Places
Regenerative farmer Hywel Morgan with his highland cattle, which graze alongside his cross shorthorn sheep on his farm Esgair Llaethdy, Llandovery, Wales. Both compliment each other because the cows eat the longer grass, whilst the sheep eat the much shorter grass. The cattle are wearing a virtual fencing GPS collar. This enables the cattle to graze on rich pastures without the need for electric fencing. They get a small shock if they roam outside the programmed radius of the supporting app.

Improving the Sustainable Farming Scheme for people, nature, and climate

Surveying the crisis affecting the farming sector, Alex Phillips outlines the conditions required to secure a more hopeful future.

7th March (7th March)
  • Politics and Policy
Line of sheep standing on a ridge on a mountain.

Agroecology in Action: the Land of our Future

Ruth Lawrence highlights how Welsh agricultural policy can help to support a sustainable, agroecological future for Welsh farming.

24th July
  • Politics and Policy
Caravan on a farm

Getting back our Food: Let there be farms

Duncan Fisher, Sue Holbrook and Dianne Spencer outline what farmers need from the Government to so they can grow fruit and vegetables for the communities of Wales

9th June (24th November)
  • People and Places
A chicken in a coop looking down towards the ground

Intensive Poultry Units and the Well-being of Future Generations Act

Intensive Poultry Units raise complex challenges for campaigners against river pollution, Jane Powell argues.

4th April (30th June)
  • People and Places

Working Towards a globally responsible Wales

Whilst the Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill could have been stronger on global responsibility, Aileen Burmeister argues that Wales must continue to live up to the ambition of a Fair Trade Nation.

3rd April (30th March)
  • Politics and Policy

A once in a generation opportunity to tackle climate and nature emergencies in Wales

Karen Whitfield discusses the future of agriculture in Wales in the face of the climate crisis.

14th March (14th March)
  • Politics and Policy
Welsh mountain ponies grazing.

Upland Welsh Mountain and Carneddau Ponies: Yma o Hyd

Donna Udall details the environmental benefits of Welsh Mountain ponies and advocates for their survival.

22nd February (2nd March)
  • Voices
Julie Brominicks finds common ground between livestock farmers and environmentalists regarding the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis.

Environmental Angst and Opportunity

Julie Brominicks finds common ground between livestock farmers and environmentalists regarding the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis

27th January (3rd November)
  • Voices

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