NFU Cymru Rural Affairs Board delegate John Davies and his family, welcomed members of the National Assembly for Wales’ Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Board Committee to his farm in Talgarreg.

The meeting was arranged to give the committee an insight into the daily challenges facing the Welsh family farm and to discuss the future of Welsh agriculture post-Brexit.

This was part of the committee’s inquiry into the Future of Agricultural and Rural Development policies in Wales in the wake of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.

The current Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Board Committee was established in June following the National Assembly elections in May. The role of the committee is to examine legislation and hold the Welsh Government to account by scrutinising expenditure, administration and policy matters and is made up of Assembly Members.

Mr Davies, a beef and sheep farmer, said: “The meeting was a great opportunity to illustrate how Welsh farmers contribute to the Welsh economy.

“Farming is the cornerstone of the £6.1bn Welsh food and drink supply chain industry which employs over 220,000 people, making it Wales’ biggest employer. Farm businesses are the axis around which rural communities thrive and therefore, it is vitally important that the industry gets a fair deal post-Brexit."

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