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Buy local: fresh is better, and it supports the local economy
Published on 26 Nov 2021
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- Wales
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- The CLA is encouraging the public to buy locally grown Christmas trees this festive season, to support rural businesses and the environment
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- Don’t be needled by your Christmas tree! Buy local - buy fresh, says CLA Cymru
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Senior Policy Adviser Fraser McAuley highlights the importance of the newly-published Agriculture (Wales) White Paper and what it means for members
Published on 23 Feb 2021
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- Fraser McAuley
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- Senior Policy Adviser Fraser McAuley highlights the importance of the newly-published Agriculture (Wales) White Paper and what it means for members
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- Pivotal moment in Welsh Agriculture
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Welsh farms fear a black hole in funding as England surges ahead in finessing their new scheme
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- Wales
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- CLA Cymru is calling for a Welsh Government pilot scheme to test-out and point the way forwards for an effective system of support for Welsh farming.
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- Welsh farms fear a black hole in funding as England surges ahead in finessing their new scheme
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Some sort of Basic Payment System (BPS) support will go on as a new scheme for farm support's introduced in 2 years time. Arguably the scheme's political journey only starts next spring, when the Bill's introduced to the Senedd
Published on 26 Jul 2021
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- Wales
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- CLA Cymru's policy advisor, Fraser McAuley, explains how the Agriculture (Wales) Bill may reach the statute books. Arguably, the political journey only starts when the Bill's introduced in the Senedd
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- The new Welsh farm support scheme: some important wins for farmers on the road towards the statute books
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A Senedd committee and a Welsh Government task force with the CLA's input are both looking at better solutions to reduce agricultural pollution than the new regulations introduced this spring
Published on 27 Jul 2021
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- Wales
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- CLA Cymru Policy Advisor, Fraser McAuley assures us that opportunity still exists to find better solutions to well-meaning regulations to protect the environment, which have a disproportionate negative impact on Welsh farms
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- Welsh Ag Pollution Regs: no time wasted!
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Another lobbying win as Glastir is extended, but the Welsh Government must keep a hand on the throttle to deliver the new farming support scheme
Published on 22 Sep 2021
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- Wales
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- CLA Cymru welcomes continuity of Wales’ sustainable land management schemes until the end of 2023, and urges the Welsh Government to turn the new farming support scheme vision into reality by the end of 2024
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- Welcome continuity for Glastir, but let’s deliver a world-beating Sustainable Farming Scheme on time!
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Good news: the United States' ban on UK lamb imports is to be lifted, let's make that happen as soon as possible!
Published on 23 Sep 2021
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- Wales
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- It's good news that the long-standing BSE ban's been lifted on lamb: but when will it come into effect?
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- Welcome access to US market for lamb, but when?
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The way ahead: our summary of the timeline towards Wales' new Sustainable Farming Scheme
Published on 22 Sep 2021
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- Wales
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- Fraser McAuley summarises the status quo and what lies ahead, 22 September 2021
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- The Agriculture (Wales) Bill and development of the new scheme for farming support
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Devon is aiming to bolster its position as the UK’s leading area for the Community Energy sector with the launch of a new pilot funding scheme.
Published on 15 Sep 2021
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- The South West
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- Devon is aiming to bolster its position as the UK’s leading area for the Community Energy sector with the launch of a new pilot funding scheme.
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- Challenge Fund launched to help growth of Community Energy sector
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CLA Land Use Policy Adviser, Cameron Hughes explores the much anticipated Farming Investment Fund (FIF)
Published on 18 Nov 2021
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- Cameron Hughes
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- CLA Land Use Policy Adviser, Cameron Hughes explores the much anticipated Farming Investment Fund (FIF)
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- The Farming Investment Fund (England only)
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COP26 member briefing
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- Climate Action
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- The CLA policy team explore what the COP26 agreement means for members
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- COP26 member briefing
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With the environmental crisis deepening, more and more businesses are turning to refurbished phones as a way to upgrade their tech in an environmentally friendly way
Published on 17 Nov 2021
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- With the environmental crisis deepening, more and more businesses are turning to refurbished phones as a way to upgrade their tech in an environmentally friendly way.
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- Sponsored: Reduce your business' environmental footprint with refurbished mobile phones