Country Focus Podcast
1) Lighthouses
In the "Year of the Sea", we explore some of the amazing lighthouses located around our Welsh shores.
2) A Sauna Outdoors
Whether you're visiting a beach on the Gower Peninsula or a mountain lake in Gwynedd, it seems people in Wales are embracing the tradition of a sauna. As well as associated health benefits its a chanc...Show More
3) Rural Buses and Wildlife Dogs
Rural Buses - what would a good bus network look like in rural Wales? The Welsh Government is set to trial a new bus franchise in communities in Ceredigion and Powys to bring about reform and a more c...Show More
4) Animal Diseases and Greyhound Racing
An all-Wales Avian Influenza Prevention Zone is introduced in Wales, requiring all keepers of poultry and other captive birds to practice good biosecurity and vigilance to protect their flocks. As t...Show More
5) Mud and the village Eisteddfod
Farmers protest in a "National Day of Unity" over farm Inheritance Tax but with much change and uncertainty what are their concerns? I join the FUW's Farmhouse Breakfast week in the SeneddMud - we he...Show More
6) Foot and Mouth and Community Arts
An outbreak of Foot and mouth disease in Germany brings import bans and calls for farmers to be vigilant. We speak to the Chief Vet for Wales.Signs of spring - have you spotted any yet? The Field St...Show More
7) The Festive Tractor Run
It's become a feature of the countryside Christmas.....the increasingly popular festive tractor run. Country Focus presenter, Caroline Evans joins the Young Farmers for this year's parade through the...Show More
8) Stock numbers and a Country Diary
Falling numbers of livestock ....new figures show the Welsh sheep flock has fallen to just 8.75m in 2024 - down from 12m in the 1990s. We hear how it's of prime concern for the Chair of Hybu Cig Cymr...Show More
9) Sheep Milk Cheese
Using natural ingredients and traditional methods - and a little bit of patience....this week we're at an award-winning dairy in Gwynedd that specialises in cheeses and creamy yogurt - made from sheep...Show More
10) Sustainable Farming
A revised version of the Welsh Government's Sustainable Farming Scheme - "Tree planting and hedgerow creation" replaces the 10% tree cover requirement and the checklist of actions farmers would have t...Show More