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CLA Cymru met formally with Llyr Gruffydd MS, the Welsh Government Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability, reflecting a shared commitment to the future of rural Wales.
Published on 5 Oct 2026
- Authors
- Steven Crane-Jenkins
- Regions
- Wales
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- Llyr Gruffydd, CLA Cymru
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- The CLA Cymru team recently travelled to the Senedd for a meeting with Llyr Gruffydd MS, the Welsh Government Cabinet Minister for Rural Resilience and Sustainability. This meeting marked a significant step in the ongoing relationship between CLA Cymru and the Welsh Government, reflecting a shared commitment to the future of rural Wales.
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- CLA Cymru meets with minister to discuss policy detail
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CLA Cymru attended Plaid Cymru's conference to represent members to the new Welsh Government.
Published on 5 Oct 2026
- Authors
- Steven Crane-Jenkins
- Regions
- Wales
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- Plaid Cymru conference, rural affairs
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- CLA Cymru attended Plaid Cymru's conference to represent members to the new Welsh Government.
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- CLA Cymru at the Plaid Cymru Conference
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A summit on the River Wye brought farmers, policymakers and the water industry together to discuss the practicalities of improving the health of the river Wye.
Published on 5 Oct 2026
- Authors
- Sarah James
- Regions
- Wales
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- Wye, river wye, water quality, river health
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- A summit on the River Wye brought farmers, policymakers and the water industry together to discuss the practicalities of improving the health of the river Wye.
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- CLA Cymru Wye summit discusses the details of river health
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CLA calling for urgent reform and funding as investigation reveals lack of equipment, training and resources
Published on 5 Oct 2026
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- Mike Sims
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- CLA calling for urgent reform and funding as investigation reveals lack of equipment, training and resources
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- Half of fire services missing basic wildfire kit as blazes reach record highs
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Hear from CLA Deputy President Joe Evans about the CLA's action and approach to the SFI debacle at our Cumbria and Lancashire AGMs - have you registered yet?
Published on 24 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Henk Geertsema
- Regions
- The North
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- Hear from CLA Deputy President Joe Evans about the CLA's action and approach to the SFI debacle at our Cumbria and Lancashire AGMs - have you registered yet?
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- SFI de-brief at our Autumn AGMs in Lancashire and Cumbria
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In last in a series of articles, Dan Rogers, Partner at Bell Cornwell, looks at how Class Q and Class R, offer routes to bring traditional farm buildings back into use.
Published on 29 Sep 2026
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- Sarah Wells-Gaston
- Regions
- The South West
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- Traditional barns and modern agricultural sheds are increasingly left behind by changing farming practices, yet they often represent one of a landowner's most underused assets.
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- Ad: Redundant Farm Buildings: A Guide to Class Q and Class R
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The money for the second round of SFI has now been allocated meaning many will miss out on funding Published on 23 Sep 2026
SFI26 funding fully allocated within hours
News story- Authors
- Cath Crowther
- Regions
- The East
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- The money for the second round of SFI has now been allocated meaning many will miss out on funding
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- SFI26 funding fully allocated within hours
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Some abstraction licence holders can fill irrigation reservoirs this month: Here's what you need to know
Published on 2 Oct 2026
- Authors
- Peter Ewin
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- Some abstraction licence holders can fill irrigation reservoirs this month: Here's what you need to know
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- Extra opportunity to fill irrigation reservoirs – but not for everyone
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CLA members earlier this week met with Bridlington and The Wolds constituency MP Charlie Dewhirst, who was recently promoted to Shadow Minister for the Union, and also serving on the EFRA Select Committee.
Published on 1 Oct 2026
- Authors
- Henk Geertsema
- Regions
- The North
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- CLA members earlier this week met with Bridlington and The Wolds constituency MP Charlie Dewhirst, who was recently promoted to Shadow Minister for the Union, and also serving on the EFRA Select Committee.
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- CLA member meeting with MP Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds)
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Senior Policy Adviser Fraser McAuley analyses changes to the Sustainable Farming Scheme and Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Published on 30 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Fraser McAuley
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- Wales
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- Sustainable farming scheme, sfs, control of agricultural pollution regulations
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- Senior Policy Adviser Fraser McAuley analyses changes to the Sustainable Farming Scheme and Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations
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- CLA Cymru responds to Welsh Government announcements on farm regulation and support
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We explore what CLA members can do to create and manage one of the defining features of the countryside Published on 30 Sep 2026
Hedgerows: How can we get things growing?
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- Harrie Mort
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- We explore what CLA members can do to create and manage one of the defining features of the countryside
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- Hedgerows: How can we get things growing?
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Cwm Agricultural Ltd spent weeks over the summer supporting South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, deploying specialist knowledge and equipment to enable crews to operate in locations which would otherwise have been inaccessible
Published on 30 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Steven Crane-Jenkins
- Regions
- Wales
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- wildfires, fire, wildfire, fires
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- A South Wales land management contracting business, Cwm Agricultural Ltd, spent weeks over the summer supporting South Wales Fire and Rescue Service who were fighting wildfires across the region. Their specialist knowledge and equipment enabled fire crews to operate in locations which would otherwise have been inaccessible, as Managing Director Simon Cook explains.
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- CLA Cymru member recounts supporting fire services to fight wildfires