The Farmers' Union of Wales and Tenant Farmers Association leaders have met to discuss ways in which the two organisations can work more closely together in order to benefit Wales’ farming industry.

Following a meeting at the FUW headquarters in Aberystwyth, both FUW president Emyr Jones and TFA national chairman Jeremy Walker described the discussions between the two organisations as "extremely positive".

Mr Jones elaborated, "The FUW and TFA have always enjoyed an excellent working relationship and share a broad range of key objectives. It can only be of benefit to the industry in Wales for us to work more closely together for the benefit of the industry."

Mr Walker added, "The TFA has always held the FUW in high regard and I welcome the opportunity to look at how we can work more closely together to complement each others' strengths; it is clear from our discussions that the FUW and TFA share a passion to support grass-roots farming families."

The organisations have said they will hold ongoing discussions to work out the details of how they can work together in the future, and it is hoped this will develop naturally over time. In the short-term Mr Walker will address a special CAP Reform conference organised by the FUW in Aberystwyth on Thursday 20th October.

The meeting between the FUW and TFA covered a range of topics affecting Welsh farming, including CAP reform, bovine TB, new entrants and the importance of ensuring that only genuine farmers have access to future support payments.