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Country Focus: Farmers Protest and the Scarce Yellow Sally

Farmers Protest and the Scarce Yellow Sally

BBC Radio Wales - Country Focus, Farmers Protest and the Scarce Yellow Sally

Welsh farmers unite in protest, and a rare stonefly on the Dee.

Welsh farmers are to air their grievances in a planned march on the Senedd this week, and we hear about efforts to save a large yellow stonefly from extinction.

Welsh Farmers Unite - a new grassroots organisation organises a march in Cardiff this Tuesday, to highlight the threat to our food security and what they perceive as anti-farming policies.   We speak to one of the organisers.  We also hear from a group of farmers called Digon yw Digon, or Enough is Enough campaign about their meeting with the Welsh Government's Climate change and Rural Affairs minister

The mental health lorry providing a safe haven for farmers to share their struggles and receive support .  The DPJ Foundation drives a lorry to the marts and shows in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire to provide a dedicated space for the rural farming community.  

The Scarce Yellow Sally - we explore the efforts to save a large stonefly that was once thought to be extinct on the river Dee, now rediscovered.  It's just one of the species focused upon with Natur am Byth - a major nature recovery project  to save rare species.  And whether it's the shrill carder bee, pink sea-fan coral, barbastelle bat, or Snowdonia’s arctic alpine plants - they're all in line for intensive care and this week is ‘Nature in your Community’ week and we're being encourage to get out and reconnect with nature.

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