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Milk Mayhem & the 'pop up' Village shop

Dairy farmers juggle to meet supply and demand and our daily exercise takes us to the pub, now turned village shop

28 minutes

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Thu 30 Apr 2020 05:30

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Dairy - as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to affect our rural economy and in particular food production, some sectors are busier than ever, as consumer demand for staples soars. Among those is the dairy sector, but it's an ever changing situation as producers juggle to meet supply and demand

NVZs - we hear how a decision to publish, long-awaited plans to tackle agricultural pollution has been described as a "massive misjudgement" . The new regulations, which will apply to all farms in Wales, have been put on the Welsh Government’s website but ministers insist the document is just a draft and a final decision on whether to introduce the measures has been delayed in response to the pandemic. Farming unions and politicians have however, voiced their disappointment.

Connectivity - the community in the Ceiriog Valley that's been campaigning for better broadband speeds for years, but say the current lockdown makes them feel even more isolated

²Ή²Τ»εΜύkeeping it local....there hasn’t been a village shop in Maentwrog, in the Vale of Ffestiniog, for many a year, but for this week's "Country Focus walk" Huw Jenkins goes shopping at the local pub turned shop

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