N.Ireland
The UK government has been warned about the impacts that post-Brexit arrangements are having on the Northern Irish veterinary sector.
Sheep
Defra permanent secretary Paul Kissack confessed that he was unaware of the government's plan to address the UK's sheep shearer shortage.
An early conclusion of a sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) UK-EU agreement is “a realistic objective”, according to Alistair Carmichael MP.
Agri Politics
Baroness Batters appeared before the EFRA committee this week, where she warned that urgent action is needed to solve the UK's farming profitability crisis.
Alistair Carmichael MP has warned that improvements to the family farm tax do not go far enough and called for an impact assessment to be published
Agri-Business
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has pressed the Secretary of State for Business and...
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has called for a “single regulator from the farm gate to the supermarket shelves”.
The four UK farming unions have said that the government must stand up for UK agriculture in any trade negotiations with the US.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael yesterday introduced the Food Supply Chain Fairness Bill in parliament.
The National Farmers Union has called the Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) a "failing department".
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has announced plans to introduce the Food Supply Chain Fairness Bill in parliament.
A Scottish MP has called for the chancellor to meet with farming unions about the impact of changes to farming inheritance tax.
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has highlighted the farming and crofting community’s concerns about the upcoming Budget and...
MP Alistair Carmichael, has highlighted concerns among farmers and crofters about the potential impact of changes to inheritance tax
Scottish MP Alistair Carmichael has been elected unopposed as chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee.
