{"id":83814,"date":"2024-03-07T09:45:57","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T09:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=83814"},"modified":"2024-03-14T09:27:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T09:27:58","slug":"sustainable-farming-scheme-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/03\/07\/sustainable-farming-scheme-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Farming Scheme: What you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Consultation over Wales&#8217; controversial new agricultural plan ends today. But what does this mean for food and farmers?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>FARMERS today have their last chance to have a say on the Welsh Government\u2019s controversial Sustainable Farming Scheme which would have a major impact on the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scheme has come under fierce opposition from some farmers over a requirement for them to cover 20% of their land in trees or other natural habitats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe current proposals do not give farmers the stability their businesses need and also hinder the industry\u2019s food producing capacity,\u201d said NFU Cymru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So what is SFS, how it is different from the scheme that came before, and what it will mean for farmers\u2019 livelihoods?<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"embedpress-gutenberg-wrapper aligncenter   ep-content-protection-disabled inline\" id=\"a540f86b-2507-4727-b6b2-e0c714b36470\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper   \">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-d66e1d7b0a78b96ec7cb2582bba5f5ba\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\t\t >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper  insta-grid  \" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-9beb7896c28f7c90ef235ef96eb8c938 ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px;height:340px;max-height:340px;max-width:100%\"><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bourj28KQzY?feature=oembed&amp;color=red&amp;rel=1&amp;controls=2&amp;start=true&amp;end=true&amp;fs=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;cc_load_policy=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bourj28KQzY?feature=oembed&amp;color=red&amp;rel=1&amp;controls=2&amp;start=true&amp;end=true&amp;fs=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;modestbranding=0&amp;cc_load_policy=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t.ose-youtube.ose-uid-9beb7896c28f7c90ef235ef96eb8c938 {\n\t\t\twidth: 600px !important;\n\t\t\theight: 340px!important;\n\t\t\tmax-height: 340px !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.ose-youtube.ose-uid-9beb7896c28f7c90ef235ef96eb8c938>iframe {\n\t\t\theight: 340px !important;\n\t\t\tmax-height: 340px !important;\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\tposition: relative !important;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\n\t\t.ose-uid-9beb7896c28f7c90ef235ef96eb8c938 .wistia_embed {\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t.alignright .ose-wistia.ose-uid-9beb7896c28f7c90ef235ef96eb8c938{\n\t\t\tmargin-left: auto;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.alignleft .ose-wistia.ose-uid-9beb7896c28f7c90ef235ef96eb8c938{\n\t\t\tmargin-right: auto;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.aligncenter .ose-wistia.ose-uid-9beb7896c28f7c90ef235ef96eb8c938{\n\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.ose-uid-9beb7896c28f7c90ef235ef96eb8c938 img.watermark{\n\t\t\tdisplay: none;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\n\t<\/style><style>\n\t\t.ose-matterport.ose-uid-9beb7896c28f7c90ef235ef96eb8c938 {\n\t\t\tposition: relative;\n\t\t\twidth: 600px !important;\n\t\t\theight: 340px !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t\t  }\n\t\t.ose-giphy.ose-uid-9beb7896c28f7c90ef235ef96eb8c938 img{\n\t\t\tposition: relative;\n\t\t\twidth: 600px !important;\n\t\t\theight: 340px !important;\n\t\t\tmax-width: 100%;\n\t\t  }\n\n\n\n\t<\/style>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Sustainable Farming Scheme?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sustainable Farming Scheme is the Welsh Government\u2019s plan to subsidise farmers now that the UK has left the European Union and no longer falls under its Common Agricultural Policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The CAPs paid farmers largely based on <a href=\"https:\/\/law.gov.wales\/environment\/agriculture-and-horticulture\/common-agricultural-policy\">how much land they owned<\/a> and treated environmental actions from farmers as a form of bonus. Under the SFS, farmers would be subsidised according to their ability to meet requirements, many of which are to do with the environment rather than food production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wales voted to leave the EU in the 2016 referendum at a higher rate than any other UK nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/OKmZI\/2\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"817\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/OKmZI\/2\/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"817\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How would farmers be paid?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the old EU policy, farmers were on a basic payment scheme called the BPS. Under the new scheme, farmers would still be paid a baseline rate, depending on how many of the new requirements they fulfill. Environmental concerns were a bonus under the EU, they are now  a requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help this transition, farmers would be paid a \u201cstability payment\u201d between 2025 and 2029 if what they earn under the SFS is less than they received under BPS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"482\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme-1024x482.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme-1024x482.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme-770x362.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme-1536x723.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme-293x138.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme-1400x659.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme-1024x482.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme-1024x482.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme-770x362.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme-1536x723.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme-293x138.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme-1400x659.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSpaymentscheme.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The new payment rate for farmers under the SFS proposed by the Welsh Government.<\/strong> Credit: Welsh Government<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Welsh Government says it will take into consideration \u201ccosts incurred, income forgone, and social value\u201d but these payments have not yet been defined so farmers are unclear over how much they would be paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why has the SFS faced backlash?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The new requirements the Welsh Government wants to prioritise are known as Universal Actions and some of them are worrying farmers. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1474\" height=\"922\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSfloor-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSfloor-edited.jpg 1474w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSfloor-edited-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSfloor-edited-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSfloor-edited-770x482.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSfloor-edited-293x183.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSfloor-edited-1400x876.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1474px) 100vw, 1474px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1474\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSfloor-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSfloor-edited.jpg 1474w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSfloor-edited-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSfloor-edited-1024x641.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSfloor-edited-770x482.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSfloor-edited-293x183.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSfloor-edited-1400x876.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1474px) 100vw, 1474px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Placards at the protest outside the Senedd last Wednesday.<\/strong> Credit: Caleb Tutt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tree coverage<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.wales\/sites\/default\/files\/publications\/2023-07\/sustainable-farming-scheme-co-design-final-report.pdf\">most concerning issue<\/a> is that 10% of farmers&#8217; land must have tree cover. This could take up land currently being used for food production and may take away crucial sources of income for struggling farms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Habitat coverage<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Farmers must also have 10% of their land reserved as natural habitat. This could include ponds, established woodland, and good hedgerows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So one fifth of farmland in total would be unable to accommodate crops or livestock. Farmers are worried this change would hit them hard financially, as crops and livestock are more profitable than the payments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do Welsh farmers feel?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Farming, across the UK, is a difficult business, with only half of UK farms managing to <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/6331b071e90e0711d5d595df\/AUK_Evidence_Pack_2021_Sept22.pdf\">turn over a profit<\/a> in the past 10 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cardiffiannews\/video\/7342882156676500768\" data-video-id=\"7342882156676500768\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" > <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@cardiffiannews\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cardiffiannews?refer=embed\">@cardiffiannews<\/a> <p>Ernie Richards, a shepherd from Powys, shares his views on the Welsh Government\u2019s Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). . . . . . <a title=\"sustainablefarmingscheme\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sustainablefarmingscheme?refer=embed\">#sustainablefarmingscheme<\/a> <a title=\"welshpolitics\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/welshpolitics?refer=embed\">#welshpolitics<\/a> <a title=\"welshgovernment\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/welshgovernment?refer=embed\">#welshgovernment<\/a> <a title=\"agriculture\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/agriculture?refer=embed\">#agriculture<\/a> <a title=\"farming\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/farming?refer=embed\">#farming<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - The Cardiffian\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7342882182292785952?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; The Cardiffian<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Ernie Richards, a shepherd from Powys, is afraid that the Welsh Government are not treating livestock and food as a priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We, as farmers, produce food, and the Sustainable Farming Scheme, in its current format, is not enhanced towards producing food,&#8221; said Mr Richards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As farmers, we do care about the environment, but we need to make sure that food production is the first thing we look at.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> NFU Cymru has said that farmers in their union \u201cremain frustrated\u201d that the Welsh Government has not \u201cheeded the views\u201d provided by farmers in previous consultations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe simply cannot see the government move forward with a scheme that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.wales\/sites\/default\/files\/consultations\/2023-12\/potential-economic-effects-of-the-scheme-phase-4-universal-actions-modelling-results.pdf\">puts 5,500 Welsh farming jobs in jeopardy<\/a>, never mind the additional knock-on this will have to further jobs in the food supply chain,\u201d said an NFU Cymru spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAhead of the closing of the Sustainable Farming Scheme consultation, NFU Cymru has already facilitated and received a record level of responses to its online consultation template\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is important that the Welsh Government listens to the high level of concern being expressed by Welsh farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where do the political parties stand?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the Welsh Conservatives and Plaid Cymru, who occupy more rural Senedd seats, spoke at the farmers&#8217; protest outside the Senedd last Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"828\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"83967\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/AndrewRTDavies-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/AndrewRTDavies-1-edited.jpg 621w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/AndrewRTDavies-1-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/AndrewRTDavies-1-edited-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"828\" data-id=\"83967\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/AndrewRTDavies-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/AndrewRTDavies-1-edited.jpg 621w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/AndrewRTDavies-1-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/AndrewRTDavies-1-edited-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Andrew RT Davies, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives. Credit: Andrew RT Davies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"83968\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSscapegoats-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSscapegoats-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSscapegoats-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSscapegoats-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSscapegoats-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSscapegoats-1-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSscapegoats-1.jpg 1489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"83968\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSscapegoats-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSscapegoats-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSscapegoats-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSscapegoats-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSscapegoats-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSscapegoats-1-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/SFSscapegoats-1.jpg 1489w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Protester outside the Senedd last Wednesday. Credit: Caleb Tutt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"83969\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/rhunapiowerth-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/rhunapiowerth-1.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/rhunapiowerth-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/rhunapiowerth-1-293x439.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"83969\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/rhunapiowerth-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/rhunapiowerth-1.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/rhunapiowerth-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/03\/rhunapiowerth-1-293x439.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rhun ap Iowerth, Leader of Plaid Cymru. 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Academics will demonstrate to you the favourability of Welsh farming is in its trees but also its hedgerows and soils as well. That has not been accurately represented in this consultation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Jones said that NFU Cymru has asked ministers for \u201cregular meetings\u201d and to \u201cset up a science panel to look into alternatives\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe consultation might close tomorrow, but the journey does not.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The end of the SFS consultation means that the scheme will now go to an independent body to assess all of the responses from farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consultation over Wales&#8217; controversial new agricultural plan ends today. 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