#CowsOnTour set to appear at this month’s Royal Welsh Spring Festival

#CowsOnTour aims to get children to understand where their food comes from
#CowsOnTour aims to get children to understand where their food comes from

#CowsOnTour, which consists of a group of enthusiastic NFU Cymru members and Wales YFC will be heading to this month’s Royal Welsh Spring Festival to explain, in a fun way, to younger visitors about how food is produced.

The initiative, first created two years ago by Glamorgan farmer, James Hanks, with the help of Glamorgan NFU Cymru County Chairman, Abi Reader, is best known for visiting primary schools with a recent return visit to a school in London city centre.

Abi Reader, NFU Cymru Glamorgan Chairman said: "#CowsOnTour aims to get children to understand where their food comes from and the journey from farm to plate – in a fun way.

"This project is an opportunity to showcase what we as farmers do in terms of food production whilst delivering environmental benefits, and we will highlight the importance of the agricultural sector to the general public."

The #CowsOnTour farmers will be working with Wales YFC at the Royal Welsh Spring Festival and will be based next to the event main ring in the Wales YFC area.

Vicky Hope, Wales YFC Chairman said: "We are pleased to welcome #CowsOnTour to the Wales YFC Centre. Wales YFC is a firm believer that the younger children become connected with where their food comes from the better being tomorrow’s shopper.”

"The Spring Festival is a great family day out, full of fun have-a-go educational activities,” says Kay Spencer, Honorary Spring Festival Director.

"We are delighted that the innovative #CowsonTour is coming along to this year’s event to give our visitors, young and old, a fun and informative way to find out where their food comes from."