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There will be a sweet smell of success at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair (November 28th & 29th) when honey producers take to the Cywain stand in the Food Hall.
Beekeeping and honey will feature heavily on the Cywain stand with visitors able to try and buy products from different producers on both days of the Fair.
It is a boost too for Cywain Bee, an initiative launched two years ago to support Welsh beekeepers and increase honey production and marketing in Wales.
Wales continues to lead the way in business support to the agricultural industry with launch in Northern Ireland of a pioneering initiative developed by Welsh economic development company, Menter a Busnes.
The first group of agricultural consultants in Northern Ireland have embarked on a Wales designed module that will help them implement support schemes to the farming sector.
Combining expert business support techniques honed by decades of working in the Welsh agricultural industry, with accreditation by Aberystwyth University, Menter a Busnes have created a unique post-graduate module in Facilitation Skills.
New vineyard, Gwinllan Conwy, will be joining the Cywain stand on the first day of the Royal Welsh Show (July 18-21).
The family-run North Wales vineyard produced its first wine earlier this year and were delighted to be awarded a silver award for their Solaris dry white wine at last month’s English and Welsh Wine of the Year competition.
Owners Colin and Charlotte Bennett harvested their first grapes at their vineyard near Llandudno Junction last October, and the special hybrid grape varieties have been chosen specifically to work well with the soil and climatic conditions in North Wales.
The success of a homegrown Welsh project that has become a blue print for agricultural business support across Europe is highlighted in an independent report published today (October 22nd).
Cywain Agriculture, was set up by Menter a Busnes in 2008 to offer Wales-wide business support for primary producers, and has succeeded in creating jobs and bringing new products into the marketplace.
An independent evaluation has now been carried it into Phase 2 of the project (2013-15) by the experienced evaluators the Rural Development Company Ltd.
New Carmarthenshire vineyard – Jabajak – has joined the illustrious ranks of Wales’ burgeoning wine industry with the launch of its first wine, which has just picked up its first award too!
The launch took place during the Welsh Vineyard Association’s annual awards ceremony, which saw vineyard owners from across Wales gather at Jabajak’s Whitland-based vineyard for the competition.
It was also a day of celebration for Jabajak as their first wine received a prestigious silver award.
Jabajak Vineyard Restaurant with Rooms is the creation of the Stuart Robson family: Amanda and Julian their children Jo, Ali and Katie and grandmother Buddug.
A unique Welsh milk brand, which uses pioneering scientific techniques to naturally boost the amount of Omega-3 in dairy products, is set to hit the shelves.
OM3 is the result of a collaboration between Pembrokeshire dairy farmer Will Prichard and scientists in Wales and Australia.
Omega-3 is an “essential” fatty acid and a vital component for human health. While it has been shown to help prevent certain diseases, Omega-3 is also believed to be beneficial to brain development in in babies and children.
But unlike most types of fats the human body can’t make Omega-3 and instead relies on getting its supply from food, with fish, vegetable oils, nuts, seeds and leafy vegetables particularly good sources.
However, using groundbreaking technology to combine natural cattle feed with Omega-3 oil, it is now possible to produce milk which is naturally enriched with this essential fatty acid..
Cywain Fisheries, a groundbreaking project to boost the fortunes of the fishing industry in Wales is leading the way among its European counterparts bringing security and jobs to the sector.
Set up in 2011 by Menter a Busnes, and jointly funded by the European Fisheries Fund (EFF) and Welsh Government, Cywain Fisheries helps the fishing sector add value to primary produce and developing new products or markets.
Its package of support, and the way in which it is delivered, has been lauded as unique with no comparable scheme available anywhere else in Europe, and as such has the potential to act as a sectoral hub for all types of fisheries development activity.
Bespoke Montgomery biscuiteer Doodle Bakes has launched into the retail scene with a new range of bilingually packaged biscuits.
It has been a rapid rise for Doodle Bakes, which was started by busy mum Nicky Markham in her kitchen in 2011 making high quality, hand crafted, bespoke Royal Iced biscuits and cakes.
The venture has been supported in its brand development by Cywain, a Welsh Government backed project to help bring added value to primary produce.
Now Nicky hopes the launch of the eye-catching bilingual branding will widen the appeal of her bakes even further.
A Pembrokeshire dairy processors’ desire to add value to welsh milk has become a reality with the launch of a new brand – Totally Welsh.
Haverfordwest based Mark Hunter Ltd has expanded its bottling operation to include its own dairy brand – and has picked up an award for job creation in the process.
The company has been supported in its brand development by Welsh Government backed project Cywain, which was established to help bring added value to primary produce within the agriculture sector.
Originally formed as a fruit and vegetable packing business, Mark Hunter began bottling milk for local suppliers five years ago.