JOHN DAVIES, a beef and sheep farmer from Powys, has been unanimously elected to become the new President of NFU Cymru. Aled Jones, a dairy farmer from Mid Gwynedd, has been elected to the role of Deputy President for the next two years.
New NFU Cymru President John Davies farms with his family in Merthyr Cynog, near Brecon. He is married to Menna with two children, Sioned and Brychan. He has 100 suckler cows, 1,000 ewes, and runs a silage contracting business and holiday accommodation.
John is currently club leader of his local Pontfaen YFC and a community councillor. He was President of the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society in 2012 and currently sits on the RWAS Board of Management.
Speaking following his election, John Davies paid tribute to outgoing President Stephen James for his hard work on behalf of the industry over the course of his four year term.
Mr Davies said his priorities during his term in office would be to ensure that the Welsh agricultural industry gets a good deal out of Brexit, tackling bovine TB, addressing water quality in Wales, holding retailers to account on food labelling and ensuring a fair price for everyone in the food chain and also creating greater opportunities for the next generation of young farmers in Wales.
He said: “I am looking forward to the task of leading the Union over what is sure to be a challenging time for the agricultural industry in Wales as the UK negotiates its departure from the European Union. There is no time to waste and I can assure members and the wider industry that we will be doing everything in our power to champion the industry and lobby with politicians in Cardiff Bay, Westminster and Brussels to ensure the best future for Welsh farming.”
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