The event saw NFU Cymru bring together partners and organisations from across the county to discuss opportunities to work together locally for the benefit of Welsh agriculture.
Present at the event, along with NFU Cymru members and staff were Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, Menter Mon / Larder Cymru. Anglesey County Council, Anglesey Local Nature Partnership and Farming Connect.
Functioning farming sector
NFU Cymru Anglesey County Chairman, Richard Rogers said: “Every farming business supports a significant number of wider businesses. The reliance on a functioning, viable farming sector is vital to many families, businesses, communities and organisations in our area.
“Robat, Kimberly and their family have diversified into keeping free range hens. This has been a long time coming following a four-and-a half-year process to get the necessary planning approvals. It is so important that farm diversification ventures such as this one are supported through the planning and regulatory approval process not only to help their own businesses stay afloat, but to be able to produce sustainable food for the future.
“Our ability as a nation to feed itself is of growing importance in a world which is increasingly unstable as conflict rages in many parts of the globe, supply chains are increasingly stressed and our climate changes. The Evans family’s passion and enthusiasm for the industry was refreshing and most stakeholders who attended the event hadn’t been to a facility like this one before, so it was great to see the eggs being sorted and stacked ready for collection.
Secure the Future of Welsh Food
The union, having launched its Secure the Future of Welsh Food / Diogelu Dyfodol Bwyd Cymru campaign, is hoping to see significant numbers signing the online pledge which will underline the high level of public support for food produced in Wales.
Richard added: “We want policymakers to see that the Welsh public want future support to deliver on the production of safe, sustainable, high-quality food produced in Wales. By holding this event we have spoken to organisations across the county about our aspirations for Welsh food and explained the importance of supporting home-grown food. We sincerely hope the general public get behind the campaign and sign up to the pledge.”
Sign the pledge
Visit nfu-cymru.org.uk/SecureWelshFood or follow the #SecureWelshFood #DiogeluBwydCymru hashtags on NFU Cymru’s Facebook, X and Instagram accounts for more details on the public campaign and to find farmer-facing and public-facing resources to support the cause.