Clwyd West MS Darren Millar visited a Denbighshire farm yesterday to plant a tree for the NFU Cymru’s Growing Together campaign.
Darren met with local farmer David Sharples at Clyttir Farm in Llanbedr Dyffryn Clywd near Ruthin and planted an oak tree, kindly supplied by Coed Cadw – The Woodland Trust in Wales, as part of NFU Cymru’s #GrowingTogether strategy for tree planting in Wales.
Against the background of ambitious targets to increase tree cover in Wales to help mitigate and adapt to the challenges presented by climate change, the #GrowingTogether initiative promotes a philosophy to future tree planting in Wales that advocates more trees integrated into farming systems – rather than replacing farming systems, allowing food production, farming, trees, nature, landscapes and rural communities to thrive.
Darren said:
“I’m pleased to support the NFU Cymru’s Growing Together campaign by planting a young oak tree at Clyttir Farm in Llanbedr Dyffryn Clywd and I look forward to watching it grow.
“It is great that the Woodland Trust and NFU Cymru are working together on this very important initiative and I encourage more farmers in Denbighshire and Conwy to get involved.
“Climate Change affects us all. We can all take steps to address the problem. Even planting and looking after a single tree will help in the fight against climate change.”
NFU Cymru Presdient John Davies, who launched the campaign on his farm said:
“We are delighted that Darren and other Members of the Senedd are joining us to plant trees on farms across Wales. Engaging with politicians is a vital component of spreading awareness of our #GrowingTogether campaign and sharing our ambitions with all those who have an interest in delivering the outcomes we all want to see.
“At NFU Cymru we firmly believe agriculture is uniquely placed to be part of the solution to climate change and that climate goals should be met in ways that are sustainable and fair. Tree planting targets should not be achieved through a binary choice of farming or forestry, instead Wales’ ambitious targets should be progressed in a way that safeguards the multiple economic, environmental, social and cultural benefits that Welsh farming provides.”
