N.Ireland
A leading Northern Ireland politician has called for Westminster to provide a separate support package for agriculture in the region.
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has said ‘urgent clarity’ is needed regarding NI government support for rising fertiliser costs
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, William Irvine, has confirmed agriculture’s role at the heart of the sustainability agenda.
Farmers for Action (FFA) spokesperson, William Taylor, is concerned that the current UK government may phase out all UK farm subsidies.
The significance of the new and evolving Sustainable Agriculture Programme (SAP) measures have been...
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has provided clarity on his plans for the Farm Suppo
The future support funding for farming in Northern Ireland will be included within a block grant from Westminster to the Stormont Executive...
Rural Life
Banks need to radically rethink how they support farmers to shift to farming systems that prioritise climate and nature, according to the...
The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF) has announced £170,000 of new support for nine farming groups in England, Scotland, and NI...
Lidl regional director, Ivan Ryan, has confirmed the need for significantly enhanced farm support in Northern Ireland...
Sinn Féin TD, Martin Kenny, has confirmed that his party remains totally committed to the future of agriculture in Northern Ireland...
Agri-Business
Scottish farmers have received information on how to start preparing for changes being made to how farm supports are received.
Sinn Féin MLA Delcan McAleer has expressed feelings of uncertainty towards plans to increase the...
The chair of Stormont’s agriculture committee, Tom Elliott, has called for Northern Ireland’s...
FFA has called for a doubling of the farm support budget in Northern Ireland, from £300 million to £600 million per year.
The current strength of lamb and ewe prices is encouraging flock owners to keep less sheep,...
Tom Elliott MLA has broadly welcomed the recent progression in transitioning the farm support...
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is warning that farmers are caught in a perfect storm, squeezed between margin pressures, high feed.
The complete roll-out of Northern Ireland’s new farm support measures could take until the end of...
Northern Ireland’s single farm payment budget is to drop by 9% in 2024, according to Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, David Brown.
Results of a recent public survey confirm that two-thirds of Northern Ireland consumers believe farmers should get more support.
Farmers have been told that Northern Ireland’s first round of carbon budgets will not impact directly on food production levels.
The timeline for the new farm support measures in Northern Ireland has been welcomed by the...
