N.Ireland
Ag Committee chair calls for withdrawal of NAP public consultation
The chairperson of the Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA) Committee, Robbie Butler has called for the withdrawal of the...
Stormont
N.Ireland
Muir must ‘start again’ on NAP issue – McAleer
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA), Andrew Muir, has been told that he must go back to the...
N.Ireland
UFU: ‘Alarming absence’ of clear communication on A5 project
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has highlighted the challenges and “prolonged disruption” faced by farm families due to the ongoing...
N.Ireland
Concerns raised over impact of US tariffs on Windsor Framework
The House of Lords Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee has written to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hilary Benn,...
N.Ireland
UFU: Westminster may move on inheritance tax issue
There is a growing belief that the British Government in Westminster will review its decision to extend the remit of...
N.Ireland
MP calls for generator grant to be introduced in NI
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MP for Upper Bann, Carla Lockhart, has called on the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
N.Ireland
Crunch time for Farm Welfare Bill fast approaching
Members of the Stormont agriculture committee will give their definitive view on a Farm Welfare Bill for Northern Ireland within...
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...
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...
