This joint UKELA Wales and ALA event will focus on the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme and its practical implications for farmers and advisers.
A panel discussion followed by structured small group discussion, the aim is to provide a practical, accessible forum for discussing how the Scheme is likely to operate in practice and how applicants can engage with its requirements.

Meet the panel:

Chair HHJ Jarman KC, Chancery Judge for Wales

HHJ Milwyn Jarman KC was called to the Bar in 1980 at Gray’s Inn, and is now a Bencher. He practiced from 9 Park Place Cardiff in chancery and planning law. In 2001 he took silk and became a recorder. In 2007 he became the Chancery Judge for Wales, a judge of the Administrative Court and of the Upper Tribunal. He is a Diversity and Community Relations Judge. He tutored on Judicial College seminars, chaired the Legal Wales Foundation Board, and was a member of the Civil Procedure Rule Committee. He is a member of the Gorsedd, a governor of Christ College Brecon, and a Honorary Fellow of Aberystwyth University.

Speaker Hywel Morgan, Farmer (Nature Friendly Farming Network)

Hywel Morgan is a 10th-generation beef and sheep farmer from Esgairllaethdy, Myddfai, near Llandovery, on the western edge of Bannau Brycheiniog. The family farm runs suckler cows, Cheviot × Welsh Mountain sheep and Welsh Mountain ponies, with livestock grazing on Mynydd Myddfai Common playing a vital role in the business.

Hywel is Chair of NFFN Cymru, Agriculture Advisor to Plantlife Cymru, a Farming Connect Mentor, Deputy Chair of the British Wool Cymru Committee, a Community Councillor and Secretary of the local Commons Grazing Association. He is passionate about Welsh farming policy, common land grazing and supporting the next generation of farmers.

Speaker Gareth Parry, FUW Head of Policy

As FUW Head of Policy, Gareth is responsible for directing and managing the Union's Policy Team alongside leading on some fundamental areas such as the Sustainable Farming Scheme, International Trade and Agricultural Budgets. He is also responsible for directing the servicing of Standing Committees of the Council of the Union which are central to the grassroots democratic structure of the FUW.

Gareth has a family background in agriculture and now lives on a mixed beef and sheep farm near Aberystwyth. Prior to joining the Policy Team, he completed a degree in Agriculture and Business Studies at Aberystwyth University with first class honours.