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Huw Irranca-Davies, the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Climate Change, has visited Halen Môn, one of Wales’s best-known Welsh producers and exporters to the rest of the world.

New Regulations have today been approved by the Senedd for the mandatory use of CCTV in all slaughterhouses in Wales.

The outcomes and recommendations from the Bovine TB Technical Advisory Group’s (TAG) first meeting are announced today.

• Confirmation that the Basic Payment Scheme will be available in 2025
• Proposed SFS transition period will start in 2026
• “We have always said the Scheme would not be introduced until it is ready and I stand by that” -  Rural Affairs Secretary, Huw Irranca-Davies

There are now more than 100 National Forest sites in Wales.

Wales’ Chief Veterinary Officer has urged farmers in Wales to be alert to signs of Bluetongue as we enter a period where animals are at an increased risk of contracting Bluetongue virus from midges.

Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies recently met with local fishers at Swansea Maritime Quarter.

A fund to support food and drink festivals and events across Wales opens for applications on Wednesday 1 May.

Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, has today confirmed two funding schemes to support investment in on farm infrastructure, which will help to build resilience to the potential impact of climate change.

Residents and businesses in mid-Wales have helped to create a world-first initiative to by taking part in the trial of a digital deposit return scheme (DDRS).

From today (Saturday, April 6), it will become law for all businesses, charities, and public sector organisations to sort their waste for recycling.