Statistics published by the Welsh Government. Each chart covers the years since the 2016 Senedd election, or as far back as the figures go, and marks each election since.
Total income from farming
£505 million
2025 (provisional)
A year earlier
£455 million(2024)
The income generated by farming in Wales each calendar year, including subsidies: business profits plus pay for work done by owners and other unpaid workers. In millions of pounds at current prices, not adjusted for inflation.
Farm income varies a lot from year to year with market conditions, so a change between two years should be read with care.
9 commitments in the Welsh Government's Programme for Government 2026 to 2030 fall under this brief, in the Programme's own words. Under each is how often it has been raised in the Seventh Senedd.
A stronger, more resilient rural Wales
Support the agriculture sector in Wales in a way that underpins the long‑term sustainability of farm businesses and protects the future of the Welsh family farm in a changing climate. We will evolve and refine the Sustainable Farming Scheme, in strong collaboration with the farming community, so that it supports a thriving agriculture sector to produce food while also progressively delivering key environmental outcomes.
Raised in 25 speeches and 2 written questions. Most recently on 14 October 2026, by Llyr Gruffydd. Matched on: “sustainable farming scheme”, “SFS”, “family farms”.
Implement a new approach to managing nutrients across catchments, moving away from the “farming by calendar” approach and supporting farmers to reduce agricultural water pollution.
Raised in 14 speeches and 1 agenda item. Most recently on 19 October 2026, by Kate Rabaiotti. Matched on: “control of agricultural pollution”.
Introduce a new Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) Plan, taking a holistic approach to eradication that is evidence-based and science‑led, incorporating the 3 pillars of cattle, people and wildlife.
Raised in 3 speeches, 4 written questions and 1 petition. Most recently on 30 September 2026, by Vikki Howells. Matched on: “badgers”.
Legislate to require rural proofing of spending plans and policy programmes to ensure they are fully responsive to the needs of rural communities. Deliver a new comprehensive National Food Strategy.
Raised in 14 speeches. Most recently on 14 October 2026, by James Evans. Matched on: “food strategy”.
Examine options for extending permitted development rights for single dwellings and converting farm buildings for residential use to improve access to affordable housing in rural areas.
Raised in 1 speech and 3 written questions. Most recently on 9 October 2026, in a written question from Darren Millar. Matched on: “permitted development”.
Community-led planning and a "made in Wales" approach to regional development
Replace the current fragmented and overlapping approaches to marine management by delivering a Marine Planning Framework, built on genuine co‑management with fishers, environmental, community and industry stakeholders.
Not raised in the Senedd in the Seventh Senedd so far.
Source: Welsh Government, Programme for government 2026 to 2030: New ambition for Wales, first published on 10 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Mentions are found by matching the names of plans, bodies and schemes; a mention says nothing about progress.
Key moments in the Senedd
No Plenary statements or debates on this brief in the Seventh Senedd yet.
Related votes
No votes in the Seventh Senedd have been tagged with this.
Votes are tagged from their own titles and the agenda item they were held under.
Who raises it
Answering for the government
Ministers in post who have spoken most on this brief in the Seventh Senedd.
Each bar is the share of that party's speeches and questions in the Seventh Senedd that touched this brief, so large and small parties can be compared. The upright line marks the chamber as a whole: 3.8%.
Spring and summer 2026 have been exceptionally hot and dry in Wales. This weather can affect everything from health to agriculture. Climate change is amplifying this extreme weather, making it more common and intense.
Priorities for rural land use are likely to be a policy battleground. Farming, conservation, forestry, public access and energy generation are just some of the issues policymakers will need to address in the Seventh Senedd.
Contributions tagged in each month of the Seventh Senedd. No sittings were held in August 2026.Show the numbers
Month
Contributions
May 2026
0
June 2026
0
July 2026
0
August 2026
No sittings
September 2026
66
October 2026
104
How this brief is put together
This brief follows the Programme commitments listed above and tags the record with the phrases below. Keyword matching can miss business that discusses the issue in other words, and can tag a passing mention.
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A contribution is tagged when its English text contains one of these phrases. Capital letters don't matter, except in abbreviations, which must match exactly. It is also tagged when the title of the agenda item or question it was part of contains one, as long as the contribution is at least 30 words long. The brief is also tagged whenever one of its themes is.
