Llyr Gruffydd MS Member of the Senedd for North Wales

On the 24th of October Llyr Gruffydd had the privilege of addressing the Anglesey section of the Farmers Union of Wales. The meeting was held in the YFC building on the Anglesey Showground in Mona. There was a lot of ground to cover, and Mr Gruffydd discussed a host of issues affecting the rural economy including-

• Plaid Cymru's work in putting pressure on the Government to come up a workable version of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS).
• The implications of the new NVZ regulations coming intoo force affecting the storage and disposable of agricultural slurry on farmland. The industry is struggling to come to terms with the new regulations, especially after an unusually wet summer which has severely hampered slurry spreading over the summer months.
• The latest on the Goverenment's plans to tackle Bovine TB, and the need for a proper strategy that will reduce incidences of the disease and ease pressure on the industry.
• Plaid Cymru's call for a summit to discuss the issue of local authorities selling off Council Farms in order to balance th books. The sale of these farms greatly affects new generations of farmers trying to get into the industry.
• The issue of Blue-Tounge disease in sheep.