The union’s Celebration of Welsh Food & Farming Week takes place from Monday 19 June and will see events taking place across Wales to promote positive messaging about Welsh agriculture.
What's on
Monday
The week kicks off on Monday 19 June when NFU Cymru is encouraging Welsh farmers to take to Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to highlight the importance of Welsh farming to Wales and its communities. Farmers are encouraged to post using the hashtags #WelshFarmingWeek and #WythnosFfermioCymreig and tag NFU Cymru in their posts.
NFU Cymru members wishing to use their social media to promote the climate-friendly credentials of Welsh farm produce can find a promotional poster to hold in their photo and video posts in the upcoming edition of the union’s members’ magazine, Farming Wales. The posters can also be downloaded from the NFU Cymru website.
Download our Welsh Farming Week posters
Tuesday
Tuesday 20 June will see NFU Cymru take Welsh farming to the heart of Cardiff Bay with a special Celebration of Welsh Food & Farming event at the Senedd. The reception, kindly sponsored by Samuel Kurtz MS, will also see NFU Cymru launch its new policy document on the next generation of farmers with key asks for politicians around future support. Members of NFU Cymru’s Next Generation Group will also attend a Primary School in Barry to find out more about the Big Box Bwyd initiative.
Wednesday
The following day, Wednesday 21 June, NFU Cymru is hosting a virtual live lesson in both English and Welsh language for school children across the country to learn more about the farming industry and where their food comes from. It is a free event for all schools to attend and you can register by visiting the NFU Cymru website where more resources are available.
Thursday
Day four of the Celebration of Welsh Food & Farming Week - Thursday 22 June - will see a school leaders event take place at Bwlchwernen Fawr, Lampeter. The purpose of the event will be to discuss how schools can introduce more local, seasonal, and nutritious foods into their kitchens, whilst also exploring how to integrate learning about food through the curriculum and through mealtimes.
Friday
A week of promotional activity will draw to a close on Friday 23 June with Members of the Senedd invited to local on-farm meetings across Wales. These visits will provide a terrific opportunity for members to engage with MSs and discuss the opportunities and challenges facing Welsh agriculture at this juncture.
NFU Cymru President Aled Jones said:
Given the success of last year’s Welsh Farming Week it was an easy decision for us as a union to try and build on the fantastic support we received and to make this year’s event even bigger and better. There is no getting away from the fact that Welsh farming is facing significant challenges at present and has done for some time.
"This week is about spreading positive messaging about our role in feeding the nation healthy, climate friendly food, while enhancing the environment and ensuring prosperous rural communities. We have another exciting week of activities planned across Wales and I hope we can see the industry unite over the course of the week to champion Welsh agriculture.”
Follow, like and share the week of campaigning activity on NFU Cymru’s social media channels by using the hashtags #WelshFarmingWeek and #WythnosFfermioCymreig.
