Welsh Government announces changes to controversial farming payment scheme
Farmers in Wales will not be expected to have a minimum of 10% tree cover on their land, after changes to a controversial ...
Farming UK7d
Welsh government axes 10% on-farm tree cover proposal
The Welsh government has agreed to axe its proposal mandating farmers to set aside 10% of their land to woodland and tree ...
Business Green6d
Welsh Government cuts back tree cover rule for green farming subsidy scheme
Following feedback from farmers the Welsh Government said it was ‘clear changes were needed’ to the scheme, despite green ...
Welsh Labour in about-turn on controversial eco farm rules
Welsh Labour has dropped plans to introduce controversial eco-friendly rules for farmers. The Welsh Government will not pursue plans to force farmers to cover one tenth of their land in trees to ...
Farmers Weekly7d
Welsh government drops controversial 10% tree cover plan
Farmers in Wales won’t need to have 10% tree cover on their land to qualify for government funding after it was announced ...
The Scottish Farmer6d
Welsh government drops 10% tree cover rule for farmers
The Welsh government has withdrawn its proposal that would have required farmers to allocate 10% of their land to woodland and tree cover. This proposal, which had been a key part of the Welsh ...
Controversial tree planting targets for farmers scrapped in Welsh government U-turn
The target requiring a minimum of 10% tree cover on farmland in return for government funding has been dropped, the deputy ...
Farmers Weekly7d
Welsh government drops controversial 10% tree cover plan
It has ditched the compulsory tree cover target, replacing it instead with a “scheme-wide ambition”, although no figure has yet been agreed. See also: Analysis – Can Welsh tree cover plans ...