3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (559+ words) People across Wales are being urged to vote for a Welsh oak in the race to be crowned the UK’s Tree of the Year. The Wales Coast Path Oak, at Ynys-hir nature reserve in Ceredigion, is Wales’ sole contender among…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (578+ words) A council leader called for Wales’ local government funding system to better recognise the cost of providing rural services – just hours before ministers announced it was being reviewed. Powys County Council leader Cllr Jake Berriman said large, sparsely populated authorities…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1104+ words) Primary school pupils in south Wales have spent a year learning where their food comes from as part of a project connecting classroom learning with farming. Bridgend Sustainable Food Partnership brought together Slade Farm Organics and Afon-y-Felin Primary School for…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (462+ words) Chicks belonging to one of Wales’ most threatened breeding birds have been spotted this summer, offering a hopeful sign for ongoing efforts to reverse the species’ decline. Bannau Brycheiniog National Park took to Facebook last week to share their delight…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (689+ words) A council has confirmed it holds no recorded evidence to support its repeated public warnings that a popular river is unsafe for swimming, despite messaging urging people to stay out of the water. Campaigners say that the council is aware…...

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (1151+ words) Animal rescue centres across Wales are dealing with exceptionally high numbers of dogs being surrendered, with the cost of living and the challenges of caring for animals with complex needs among the pressures facing owners. Rescue organisations continue to stress…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (577+ words) The UK needs a fundamental rethink of how farmland is managed if it is to cope with increasingly severe floods, droughts and heatwaves driven by continued fossil fuel use, according to the Nature Friendly Farming Network. After another year of…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (424+ words) Decades of intensive breeding have reduced the genetic diversity of modern cattle, putting valuable traits that could help farming adapt to climate change at risk, according to new research from a Welsh University. The authors of the study, published in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1656+ words) A food charity say they’ve known parents who are choosing to skip meals so their children can eat, older people who ration food to make their pension last, and working families who never expected to need support walk through their…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1464+ words) Richard Youle Local Democracy Reporter Two farming councillors said investing in a borehole has been one of the best decisions they’ve made as drought conditions continue to grip. Cllr Andrew Stevens from Swansea said his beef farm in the north-west…...