N.Ireland
FFA supports Aontú’s Equitable Beef Pricing Bill
Farmers for Action (FFA) is supporting the principles espoused within the Aontú ‘Equitable Beef Pricing Bill’, which was defeated in...
Stormont
N.Ireland
Future NI farm funding to come from Stormont block grant
The future support funding for farming in Northern Ireland will be included within a block grant from Westminster to the...
N.Ireland
Stormont agri chair: Parties united in call for funding for farming
All the political parties in Northern Ireland are on the same page regarding the future funding requirements of farming and...
N.Ireland
Muir pays tribute to vets during BVA dinner speech
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, paid tribute to the veterinary industry during his keynote...
N.Ireland
No reference to production agriculture in NI draft plan for government
There is no reference to production agriculture at all within the recently published NI draft plan for government. Instead, the...
N.Ireland
FFA calls for end of the farm residency criterion within FQAS
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling for the removal of the four farm residency criterion within the Farm Quality Assurance...
N.Ireland
Farm budget changes are ‘taking money’ from farmers – MLA
Sinn Féin MLA Delcan McAleer has expressed feelings of uncertainty towards plans to increase the minimum farm support claim size...
N.Ireland
MLA calls for NI farm support budget to be inflation-proofed
The chair of Stormont’s agriculture committee, Tom Elliott, has called for Northern Ireland’s farm support budget to be inflation-proofed, with...
N.Ireland
Funding commitments ‘not a new government’s priority’
Stormont agriculture committee chair, Tom Elliott MLA has indicated that new governments can be slow to act when it comes...
N.Ireland
Opinion: What does the UK election result mean for farmers in NI?
So, as many had previously predicted, we now have a new government in London, courtesy of the 2024 UK general...
N.Ireland
NI Farm Welfare Bill would secure ‘guaranteed prices’ for farmers – FFA
A Northern Ireland Farm Welfare Bill would “ensure realistic prices for dairy, beef and sheep farmers,” according to the Farmers...
N.Ireland
FFA meets Stormont ag-committee to discuss Gosling report
Representatives of Farmers for Action (FFA) have discussed the Gosling Report with members of the Stormont Agriculture Committee. The publication,...
N.Ireland
Calls for new Stormont Executive to adopt NI Farm Welfare Bill
The new Northern Ireland Executive has been called upon by Farmers for Action (FFA) to adopt the measures contained within...
N.Ireland
What does the new DUP-backed deal mean for Northern Ireland?
A new package of proposals which will guarantee “unfettered access to the UK’s internal market” and reduce post-Brexit checks and...
N.Ireland
Agri-food sector must be ‘priority’ for Northern Ireland politicians – UFU
The absence of a Northern Ireland Executive over the last two years has resulted in “much needed decisions” for the...
N.Ireland
Opinion: Northern Ireland set to have a new agriculture minister
Assuming everything goes according to plan up at Stormont, Northern Ireland could have a new agriculture minister within days. Traditionally,...
N.Ireland
Public consultation on NI bTB compensation rates imminent
A public consultation on the compensation rates made available for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) reactor cattle is about to be launched...
N.Ireland
Farming and food leaders press for return of Stormont Executive
This past week or so has seen farming and food leaders in Northern Ireland eager for the return of the...
