A LLANDDEWI Brefi farmer has been appointed as new FUW county executive officer in Ceredigion.

A familiar face to many farmers in Ceredigion, Caryl Haf Jones and her family have been farming at Maesyronnen all their lives.

Caryl has been running the farm Troedyrhiw, with her husband Emyr, for the last two years and the couple keep about 500 ewes on mountain and lowland (70 acres owned and 110 acres rented).

Emyr also works on a dairy farm and tends to the home farm in the evenings and weekends.

Her pride and joy is the pedigree flock of Blue Texels, which she takes to local shows, as well as the Royal Welsh Show and sells at various sales, including the NSA ram sale.

In her spare time she also enjoys a bit of tug-of-war and has pulled for the Welsh ladies in the world and UK championships for the last two years.

Caryl said: “I am really excited about starting my new role as a county executive officer here in Ceredigion and I look forward to meeting everyone at the local shows and marts over the coming months.

“I know what farmers need from the experience I have gained in my previous jobs, I understand their worries and on-farm problems and I understand the changing trends in the land.

“I see things from the farmers’ perspective, I am not shy to speak up and will do all I can to help our farmers in Wales transition through the Brexit process.

“I want to make sure that our farmers in Wales are looked after, as equal or better than what we have now and I want them to be as informed as possible about the policies they are going to be faced with in years to come."

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