N.Ireland
Ag Committee to make second complaint to DAERA permanent secretary
Stormont Agriculture Committee has agreed to a second formal complaint to the permanent secretary about the timeliness of important briefing...
Agriculture Committee
Agri-Business
Agriculture Committee to investigate decision to withdraw NI border staff
Political leaders in Northern Ireland have been accused of “overreacting” to perceived threats against border staff. It comes as the...
Agri-Business
‘Covid-19 has not just caused a health crisis but also a hunger crisis’
A world-renown foods rights academic has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a “hunger crisis” even in some of...
N.Ireland
NI officials warn Westminster allocation could stall future rural development schemes
The loss of rural development programme funding from Northern Ireland’s agriculture budget could impact DAERA’s ability to launch new rural...
N.Ireland
McAleer: Farmers in the North could be left behind
Farmers and rural communities in the North could be left behind as the Republic moves ahead with implementing its €10.5...
Chair and vice-chairs of EU Agriculture Committee elected
The European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee has elected its chair and two vice-chairs for the first two-and-a-half years...
EU
MEPs discuss new land laws, to help small, new and women farmers
MEPs have voted to adopt a non-legislative resolution which encourages EU States to re-shape their land policies to provide better access to land for...
