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Farmer confidence in Wales' new Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Climate Change Huw Irranca-Davies will come down to whether her can deliver change. Chief reporter Rachael Brown sat down with him to find out how he hopes to launch the SFS in time for January 2025

NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said he was especially concerned that the Welsh Government continues to force a proposed implementation date of 2025 for SFS

Welsh farmers set out 5,500 wellies at the Senedd in Cardiff to warn that thousands of jobs would be lost under current SFS proposals

The final consultation for Wales' Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) closes on March 7

Senedd proceeded to debate and vote down two motions on policies relating to the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) and bovine TB.

30 farmers blocked the roads outside Lesley Griffith's office in Wrexham to share their frustration with Wales' current farming policies

Íæż½ã½ã said rural budget cuts, increased taxes and production costs, the emotional and financial impact TB had placed on business, alongside proposals to take agricultural land out of production for tree planting had taken its ‘toll' on the emotional and financial well-being of farmers

The support payments will be available to all fully-certified organic farmers, not just those who were part of the previous Glastir Organic Scheme. Applications for payments must be submitted by May 15 2024

Mr Drakeford will stand down as Welsh Labour leader in March, triggering a leadership contest for a new first minister

Samuel Kurtz MS, is the Welsh Conservatives Shadow Rural Affairs Minister in the Senedd