N.Ireland
UFU calls for clarity on autumn cereal seed availability
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president, William Irvine, alongside industry representatives from Fane Valley, Agrii and DBS Farm Supplies, are...
Brexit
Agri-Business
‘Staggering’ cost of NI’s Brexit customs posts revealed
Agri-food customs posts required in Northern Ireland (NI) have cost more than £24.4 million to staff in their first year....
N.Ireland
Poots: ‘The Republic should have been our friend’ in Brexit talks
Northern Ireland (NI) Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has hit out at the Irish Government, accusing it of failing to support...
Beef
Protocol has opened the door for all-island PGI beef status – McAleer
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has welcomed confirmation that the EU Commission is supportive of the north being included in...
Agri-Business
Australia FTA: UK Government report warned deal would drop UK farm output
Reports have emerged that the UK government has agreed in principle to offer a 15-year transition zero-tariff, zero-quota trade deal...
Agri-Business
O’Neill: Decision to form EU-UK veterinary zone lays with Westminster
Any decision on a veterinary zone solution to problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol will have to be made at...
Agri-Business
NI Agriculture Minister to seek Judicial Review over NI Protocol
Northern Ireland's (NI) Agriculture Minister has said he plans to initiate Judicial Review proceedings over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Speaking...
Agri-Business
North South agriculture meeting cancelled during DUP leadership struggle
An important North South meeting on rural development and agriculture had to be cancelled while DUP members grappled over the...
Agri-Business
UK/EU trade is 'far from frictionless' - NFU Scotland
NFU Scotland has welcomed the findings of a Westminster committee report into exports from the UK to the EU, and...
Agri Politics
Trade deal formally approved between the UK and the EU
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has welcomed the news of the approval of the post-Brexit...
Agri-Business
UK nears free trade agreement with Australia
Trade negotiators for the UK and Australia say they have reached consensus on the vast majority of elements of a...
N.Ireland
Court orders release of four horses held at NI Port for a month
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed the release of four horses held at Belfast Port for more than...
Agri-Business
NI veterinary school: 200 vets needed for Brexit checks
Northern Ireland's vet shortage appears to be coming to a head as Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots warns as many as...
Agri-Business
DAERA customs infrastructure delay could cost public extra £300,000
Compensation paid to firms involved in the construction of DAERA customs infrastructure, as a result of delays starting the build,...
N.Ireland
McAleer calls for UK-EU veterinary agreement
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has said there is an "urgent need" for a veterinary agreement between the UK and...
Agri-Business
DAERA customs facilities delayed again… this time until 2023
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture has warned permanent customs facilities for agri-food produce will now not be ready until at...
Agri-Business
Agriculture Minister intervenes after officials defy orders to halt border staff recruitment
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has once again halted the recruitment of border control point staff after it emerged...
Agri-Business
Mixed origin milk: EU definitely won’t push for all-island milk to be included if it’s not asked
Issues with mixed origin milk remains a thorn in the side of the cross-border food industry, but are likely to...
