N.Ireland
Northern Irish politicians have warned that farmers and other key industries are facing growing pressure as fuel and other input costs rise.
NI Minister of Agriculture Andrew Muir has cited “resource constraints” for the lack of additional tractor training for teens.
The UFU said the inheritance tax proposals as "not fair, not workable, and not grounded in a proper understanding of NI’s farming structure."
The UFU vote of no confidence in the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has been described as a “seismic moment”.
Environment
Upper Bann MP, Carla Lockhart has said that there is an “ongoing anti-farming agenda” coming from DAERA and its minister, Andrew Muir
A DUP spokesperson has said that importing machinery into Northern Ireland from GB is “proving to be a logistical and financial nightmare.”
Carla Lockhart, has called on the DAERA and the Stormont Assembly to introduce grant funding for generators in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn.
DAERA's new sustainable agriculture programme “has failed to deliver” for sheep farmers in NI, according to Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart.
MP for Upper Bann, Carla Lockhart, has pledged her support for ‘Februdairy’, which...
Upper Bann MP, Carla Lockhart, has challenged the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves to...
Concern is mounting in some political spheres about the lack of a ban on the import of livestock...
Beef farmers in Northern Ireland are being reminded that they must ‘opt-in’ to the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme (BCR) on or before the Dece
The DUP Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs spokesperson, MP Carla Lockhart has welcomed the new Farm Safety Partnership (FSP)...
MP Carla Lockhart has repeated her calls for Westminster to recognise the value of Northern Ireland’s agriculture by providing a...
MP Carla Lockhart and Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) party colleague and member of the NI Assembly Agriculture Committee, Michelle McIlveen
Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir has received criticism over his support for a ban on the use of e-collars on dogs.
Agri-Business
Agricultural shows will require more “financial aid” to safeguard the future of the shows,...
Assuming everything goes according to plan up at Stormont, Northern Ireland could have a new...
