N.Ireland
The UK government has been warned about the impacts that post-Brexit arrangements are having on the Northern Irish veterinary sector.
A leading politician has called on Westminster to introduce a fuel subsidy for farmers in Northern Ireland to bolster food security.
Agri-Business
EFRA Committee has warned that some consignments of illegal meat and plant imports are passing through Dover port without being checked.
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.
Rural Life
BACP has described the UK government's response to the EFRA Committee's rural mental health report as a 'slap in the face' to farmers.
Government
The EFRA committee has concluded that the UK government has not demonstrated a strong understanding of the labour issues...
The NFU has raised the severe impacts livestock worrying can have on farming businesses to the Efra select committee
Direct payments must be maintained as part of the support mechanism available to farmers in Northern Ireland beyond Brexit.
