There has been a great deal about the “terrible” effects of Brexit on the Welsh lamb industry. What is the truth? Only about 30-40% of Welsh sheep meat is exported: The Welsh sheep industry was worth c.£278m to the Welsh economy in 2018. Only about £70m of meat of all types is …
Read More »Scrapping the Common Agricultural Policy After Brexit Means A Golden Era for Farmers
Farming in the European Union cannot be discussed without talking about the Common Agricultural Policy, one of the first steps in the EU masterplan, created when the union was first formed at the Treaty of Rome, to ensure that food could be grown for the countries within the bloc. Its …
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