Sheep farming is a major employer on Anglesey

They are asking fellow young farmers across Wales to consider breaking away from the main body.

The motion was put forward by the Anglesey federation of clubs at the Young Farmers' of Wales council meeting this month.

Currently, Welsh clubs are affiliated with the England and Wales National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (NFYFC).

Half their membership fee is paid to the umbrella office in England.

But an increase in the amount of the levy taken up by English clubs led members on Anglesey to question the arrangement.

Whatever happens in June after this consultation period, we as a movement still want to continue to develop links beyond Wales for the benefit of our members Chief Executive, Lowri Jones

Elen Jones, organiser of the Anglesey federation, explained: "Each individual membership fee is paid to the England office.

"They keep 50% and forward the other 50% to the Welsh Federation.

"Now the national office want to keep 70% and forward 30% back to Wales, because Welsh members cost them too much per head.

"This led us to think, why are we paying towards a national federation, when we could run our own affairs?"

The motion will be put to a vote in the Wales federation's next council meeting in June.

Non-political motives

Both Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own federations but Ms Jones stressed their motives were not in any way political.

"We are not a particularly political group of people.

"It is based on the practicalities of the arrangement rather than a political reason," she said.

Ruth Puw, the Meirionnydd administration officer, said the county will be backing the motion.

"The Meirionnydd action committee has agreed to support Anglesey's motion - so we will be voting in favour of the idea in June."

The NFYFC is the largest rural youth organisation of its kind.

It heads a network of more than 700 Young Farmers' Clubs in England and Wales and comprises of 20,000 members.

Democratic movement

The Wales Young Farmers' Federation was established in 1936, a decade after the first clubs were founded worldwide, and represents 5,500 young people in over 170 clubs.

According to Lowri Jones, the organisation's chief executive in Wales, there has been a change of ethos in the movement since devolution.

"What is special about this movement is that it is a democratic organisation with the emphasis firmly on the opinion and wishes of the members.

"It is a movement for the members, by the members.

"Since the establishment of the Assembly and the recent problems in rural areas, members have become more willing to stand up and be counted and say what the feel and what they want.