Wales Farmer reporter

One of Wales' top agricultural awards has been won by a west Wales farmer.

Over 100 guests joined staff at Carmarthen Mill, owned and operated by ForFarmers as it marked 50 years of operation in July with an on-site celebration.

It's a long hard road to the Royal Welsh Show when you're a farmer breeding livestock at the highest level. But all those long hours are worth it for that winning moment in the ring at the show itself.

The 2024 all Wales clamp and big bale silage competitions run by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society and the Federation of Welsh Grassland Societies, has once again seen top quality silage produced by many of the best silage growers from across Wales.

The sun shone on day two of the Royal Welsh Show and farmers and their carefully-prepared animals made sure they looked their best for their big moment in the ring.

As the Royal Welsh Show returns for its 120th edition, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, has outlined his vision for creating a sustainable and resilient farming sector, and reassured farmers and landowners about availability of future support.

Preparations are in full swing for the pinnacle event in the British agricultural calendar, the Royal Welsh Show, which takes place from Monday 22nd - Thursday 25th July.

Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies, has confirmed a number of schemes to support farmers and landowners before the Sustainable Farming Scheme is introduced in 2026.

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A Welsh soft fruit grower who once lost his entire strawberry harvest to an insect pest is establishing colonies of a predatory bug in a bid to find an effective biological control.