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DID you fill ina short su rvey abou t you r satisfactionwith themembership service, potential new services and promotional material du ring you r Single ApplicationForm appointment? The feedback from last year’s su rvey has already shaped some


decisions abou t ou r fu tu re direction, su ch as keeping the local county stru ctu re of ou r services, communicating with you ondifferent platforms and expanding to u se text messages and also widening engagement in monthly FUWmeetings. You r feedback is essential to help gu ide ou r fu tu re directionas an


union. We want you to lead and shape the union’s services to su it you r ever changing needs. We might not know exactly what those potential new services are at


themomentwhilstwe await the details of ou r exit fromthe EU. However, this shou ldn’t stop u s from starting to develop a su ite of new services available to you as members. We need you r inpu t to gu ide ou r thinking inthe correct direction. So if you haven’t filled ina su rvey, you cando so by popping to you r local county office.


In2018 we saw the uniontake a strong stance ontheWelsh Government Brexit and Ou r Land Consu ltation.


AWales wide postcard campaign lead by the union rejecting the proposals.


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In2018 we piloted a Glastir add‐on service inAnglesey & Caernarfonshire.


The take‐u p has beenextremely su ccessfu l and are preparing to widenthe service to other parts ofWales.


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Inthe first few days of Janu ary 2019, all FUWmembers of staff completed an intensive two day cou rse onMental Health First Aid training within the agricu ltu ral sector.


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Welsh lamb and beef.


Photographs: Hybu Cig Cymru


RECENT reports highlighting the large qu antities of water needed to produ ce meat and dairy produ cts are well wide of the mark inWales, where it’s mainly rainwater which irrigates the lu sh pastu res. Su ch reports are based onglobal figu res, which grou p together the extensively reared cattle and sheep ofWales with the intensive farms of the US. FUWpolicy officer Charlotte Priddy (pictu red a


b ove) said: “Here the majority of stock benefit


from Greenwater, the world wide definitionof the rainfall that is u sed at the place where it falls, althou gh no stu dies cu rrently focu s onWales, one looking at beef and lamb water footprints inEngland showed 84 per cent and 97 per cent respectively is ‘green’. “It is so important to consider water u se incontext. Ina temperate, wet climate su ch as Wales, grassland water requ irements are adequ ately met by this greenwater from rainfall. Evenwhengrey water is considered, more than80 per cent of water consumptionfor beef and lamb produ ctioninthe UK is rainfall. “By eating local, seasonal produ ce wherever possible, following the fu ll story of the foods you eat, you canhave peace of mind abou t water u se and also redu ce carbonemissions,” said Charlotte. •Water u se worldwide is split into three categories, green, blu e and grey water. Greenwater is where requ irements are adequ ately met by rainfall. Blu e water is water that is abstracted from water resou rces su ch as rivers and groundwater, and grey water which is defined as freshwater requ ired to dilu te pollu tion.


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