A farmer who has been campaigning against controversial Welsh government funding proposals for his industry says he has received death threats.
Gareth Wyn Jones, who has been a vocal opponent of a new subsidy scheme, said the latest threat was the “fourth or the fifth” one made against him and his family.
“Whatever your political beliefs, whatever your agenda, I just don’t think it’s fair to threaten people and their families with their lives,” he said in a video posted on X.
“I think I will really have to step back a little bit. I have to think about my family.”
Mr Wyn Jones, from Conwy, was among the farmers who met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outside the Welsh Conservative Conference in Llandudno on Friday to voice their concerns about the plans.
The sustainable farming scheme will replace the basic payment scheme and will compel farmers to meet a series of environmental targets in return for financial support from the government.
One of those is a requirement for farmers to plant trees on 10% of their land.
While this applies only to land where conditions allow, farming unions are worried about its impact on the industry’s future.
