Episodes
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It's become a feature of the countryside Christmas.....the increasingly popular festive tractor run. Country Focus presenter, Caroline Evans joins the Young Farmers for this year's parade through the towns and villages around Llangollen.
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Falling numbers of livestock ....new figures show the Welsh sheep flock has fallen to just 8.75m in 2024 - down from 12m in the 1990s. We hear how it's of prime concern for the Chair of Hybu Cig Cymru-Meat Promotion Wales
The rural gallery, MOMA - or the Museum of Modern Art - celebrates 40 years in Machynlleth, calling for future funding to continue its success
For our bird of "conservation concern" we head to the Gwynedd coast and hear about a small, dumpy, short-legged wading bird - the Ringed Plover!
and what does it take to write a Country Diary? We speak to John Gilbey who writes about his local area around Aberystwyth.
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Using natural ingredients and traditional methods - and a little bit of patience....this week we're at an award-winning dairy in Gwynedd that specialises in cheeses and creamy yogurt - made from sheep's milk. Dr Carrie Rimes used to make cheese on her family farm growing up and honed her skills at a fromagerie in France before setting up her own enterprise Cosyn Cymru in 2015. She was awarded the ‘Best Food Producer 2023' at the prestigious BBC Food & Farming Awards and the business has expanded into new premises in Bethesda where Country Focus visits to learn more about this artisan cheesemaker and her craft.
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A revised version of the Welsh Government's Sustainable Farming Scheme - "Tree planting and hedgerow creation" replaces the 10% tree cover requirement and the checklist of actions farmers would have to sign up to in order to access the scheme's universal layer have been cut from 17 to 12. Country Focus presenter, Caroline Evans attends the Royal Welsh Winter Fair in Llanelwedd, Powys, to assess the reaction to the proposals.
