Farmers in Wales will not be expected to have a minimum of 10% tree cover on their land, after changes to a controversial ...

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 ...

Last year it was Slam Dunk, and there have been European festivals, with Japan and the US also on the cards and Welsh tour next spring. Some may dismiss covers as an easy option, but Peej said a ...

Following feedback from farmers the Welsh Government said it was ‘clear changes were needed’ to the scheme, despite green ...

The Welsh government has agreed to axe its proposal mandating farmers to set aside 10% of their land to woodland and tree ...

The Welsh government has withdrawn its proposal that would have required farmers to allocate 10% of their land to woodland and tree cover.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 ...

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 ...

The target requiring a minimum of 10% tree cover on farmland in return for government funding has been dropped, the deputy ...