On St David’s Day today, we will remember once again those famous words “Do the Little Things”.

A very timely urge to remember the historic protest in front of the Senedd in Cardiff on Wednesday, when 5,000 farmers gathered to protest against Welsh Labour’s plans to reduce the Welsh agriculture sector.

The largest protest in the entire history of Parliament in 25 years.

And seriously, what can be more typical of these “little things” than to continue to be able to grow food and provide food for people in Wales?

Gwlad leader Gwyn Wigley Evans said the protest had tapped into current public opinion in a very effective way.

“People have had enough now – everyone smart realises how vital it is to be able to continue to grow our own food here” she said.

He said the Welsh Government’s obsession with reducing carbon by planting more trees on agricultural land was insane and misleading.

“The reality is trees can’t store carbon until they’ve reached full growth – but grass does it from scratch!”

He added that the downfall of Lesley Griffiths, now Agriculture Minister, was long overdue.

“She’s not a friend at all to agriculture or to the countryside – she just doesn’t understand this world at all” he said.

There were very effective and poignant speeches in front of the Senedd on Wednesday by a variety of speakers.

Including Ioan Humphreys, Gareth Jones and Caryl Jones from Monmouthshire who received particular applause in calling for food to be made a “public good”.

Several expressed their frustration, not only about the Sustainable Farming Plan, but the extraordinary bureaucracy that goes into it – such as the Rules Manual which farmers must follow in order to receive any form of subsidy in the future.

It’s not hyperbole to say that it was nearly as onerous and overwhelming as the 613 rules that the poor Israelites had to abide by in the Old Testament!

For years, the countryside has sensed great apathy towards them from the Labour Government in Cardiff. But now with the current onslaught on farmers and food production, there is a realisation that this apathy has now turned into hostility.

The idea of capturing 20% of farmers’ land for growing trees and wildlife is really terrifying and almost as if communism has reached Wales today.

One need only remember that dictator, Stalin, calling farmers “enemies of the people”, and the suffering on a massive scale that occurred in reducing the food supply, in Russia to realise how extremely dangerous this route is.

Especially given that there are only 38,000 farmers remaining in Wales today – 1% of indigenous food producers for a population of 3 million.

It must be said that there is something thrilling about Wednesday’s protest,  realising that Wales is part of a wave of similar protests throughout Europe.

There was no mention of this on the mainstream media of course – but that same day, there were huge protests by farmers in France, Spain, Germany and Poland as well.

The truth is that we are seeing growing popular demonstrations against the “Net Zero” cult being thrust upon us by unaccountable international bodies and our own governments as well.

And many more people question why the gas of life itself, CO_2, has been targeted in this fashion by these authorities in their attacks on the agricultural sector and food production. A process that could negatively affect so many of us.

So what’s next?

The Welsh Government has vowed that the consultation process with the farmers will continue. But given how vital the lives and wellbeing of everyone in Wales is to protect the food supply, I wonder if there is no cause to spread this consultation for all Welsh residents to give their views.

Isn’t protecting the indigenous food supply really a matter for the whole nation?

One thing is certain. Wednesday’s protest has completely changed the political dynamic in Wales.

It was fascinating for example to see Plaid Cymru members voting with the Tories in a motion condemning the farming schemes.

It is clear that Plaid is worried that their close association with the Labour Party is going to be a problem for them in terms of retaining their traditional supporters.

Will they build up enough backbone to break the tie with Welsh Labour completely, at last?

This is the great wish of many nationalists up and down Wales of course.

As for the farmers themselves, it is important that they too maintain the momentum they have and reach out further to the public.

Gwlad has supported the idea of seeing farmers sell their produce directly to the public to challenge the iron grip that the supermarkets have on their produce, and the poor prices they are given with that arrangement.

A farm shop on the high street in every town in Wales? Why not.

Do the little things.