The Meirionnydd branch of the Farmers’ Union of Wales has thrown its support behind their local YFC rally, which is being held on June 9 at Ty’n Ffridd, Sarnau near Bala, by doubling its sponsorship this year.

Huw Jones, the FUW’s Meirionnydd CEO, said: “ We have said it many times before – the service the YFC movement provides is invaluable. We have therefore doubled our contribution to £400 in order to show extra support due to the financial cutbacks facing the YFC since they are losing all of their local authority funding after 2018.

“The work they do in helping and supporting young people to become successful farmers, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens, can’t be praised enough. If only we could bottle the YFC secret sauce and introduce it to our larger towns and cities I’m sure we could rid ourselves of many societal problems.”