Farmers struggling to cope with losses from the recent storms could get a bigger slice of their annual subsidy cheque early this year.
Cash flow is a huge problem for hundreds of farms dealing with dead livestock and badly damaged land after last week's flash flooding.
A new farmer is being sought to run a council-owned farm in Powys - at the price of £30 a day.
The tenant will pay £11,000 a year to the authority for running Cefnhilin near Berriew until the end of the tenancy in 2026.
The UK food industry has warned that a Brexit workforce shortage could leave a third of its businesses unviable.
The Food and Drink Federation said: "Our sector faces a rapidly approaching workforce shortage and skills gap."
Plans to allow paragliding, games, camping and hang gliding on open access land in Wales have been criticised by a farming union.
The National Farmers' Union said Welsh Government proposals to extend countryside rights of way access would "have major repercussions for farmers".