Local Assembly Member Paul Davies met with local farmers at Broadmoor Farm in Wolfscastle, Haverfordwest to discuss a number of concerns facing the local agricultural industry. Mr Davies met with dairy farmers Jeffrey and Elinor Evans, to discuss the effect that Welsh Government plans to expand Nitrate Vulnerable Zones, amongst other issues.

Mr Davies said, “It was a pleasure to meet with Mr and Mrs Evans and other NFU members to discuss some of the more pressing issues facing farmers in Pembrokeshire. We discussed the proposals to designate more NVZs in Pembrokeshire and the effect of those on local farmers and the wider rural economy. I’m concerned that the excessive burden and regulations will do nothing to attract people to farming and could seriously damage the industry in the long term.”

He added, “Farmers in Pembrokeshire are already facing challenging circumstances due to issues such as bovine TB – and these plans will hurt farmers, many of whom do not have the additional money to comply with the capital costs of any new regulations.”