N.Ireland
66% of NI consumers believe farmers should get more support
Results of a recent public survey confirm that two-thirds of Northern Ireland consumers believe farmers should get more support. The...
farm support
N.Ireland
No plans to cut food production levels in NI – DAERA
Farmers have been told that Northern Ireland’s first round of carbon budgets will not impact directly on food production levels....
N.Ireland
LMC welcomes timetable for new NI farm support measures
The timeline for the new farm support measures in Northern Ireland has been welcomed by the Livestock and Meat Commission...
N.Ireland
John Nix Pocketbook discusses 2023 financial outlook
The John Nix Pocketbook provides British farmers with a clear business insight into the challenges they face and opportunities they...
N.Ireland
Edwin Poots lays out future for farm support in Northern Ireland
Agriculture minister Edwin Poots has set out clear perspectives on the future of farm support in Northern Ireland. Speaking at...
N.Ireland
Concern over ‘growing disparity’ in farm support measures in Ireland
Sinn Féin agriculture spokesperson, Declan McAleer, has said he is deeply concerned at what he calls the growing disparity in...
N.Ireland
Sinn Féin gives guarded welcome to NI amended farm policy reform
Sinn Féin MLA and chair of the Stormont agriculture committee, Declan McAleer has given a guarded welcome to the amended...
N.Ireland
Is a £70m farm-support package available in NI?
According to Sinn Féin’s Declan McAleer, there is scope to draw down a £70 million farm-support package from the Northern...
N.Ireland
Concern that agri-reform proposals could devastate small NI farms
Sinn Féin MLA, Declan McAleer, has said that small farm businesses in Northern Ireland (NI) must have their voices heard...
N.Ireland
Concerns over future agricultural policy in Northern Ireland
Stormont’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA) committee chairman, Declan McAleer, has said that the future agricultural policy proposals published by...
N.Ireland
Headage sustainability package included in consultation on NI ag policy
This week, Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Edwin Poots launched a public consultation on the future shape of farm support...
Agri-Business
Industry reveals radical plans for NI’s new suckler and sheep support
Radical proposals for future farm support for suckler and sheep farmers have been put forward by Northern Ireland's farming industry....
Agri-Business
‘Agriculture must produce more food’ – former NFU president
Former National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and World Farming Organisation (WFO) president Peter Kendall believes that agriculture’s direct response to the...
Opinion
It’s time to sort out the UK’s post-Brexit farm support budget
Stakeholder groups can talk about the post-Brexit support policies required by the farming industry until they are blue in the...
Agri-Business
Welsh farmers urged to make their voice heard on post-Brexit consultation
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is urging all farmers in Wales to respond to a Welsh Government consultation on...
N.Ireland
Agriculture singled out as ‘critical policy area’ in DUP £1 billion deal with Tories
Northern Ireland’s agriculture sector has been highlighted as a “critical policy area during the EU exit negotiations” in an agreement...
N.Ireland
Agriculture singled out as ‘critical policy area’ in DUP £1 billion deal with Tories
Northern Ireland’s agriculture sector has been highlighted as a “critical policy area during the EU exit negotiations” in an agreement...
N.Ireland
Farmers urged to have their say on agriculture policy post-Brexit
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is requesting farmers’ views on its recently-published discussion document on Brexit and options for a new...
