N.Ireland
Only a “revolution in British politics” will reverse the fast decreasing levels of UK food self-sufficiency, according to Farmers for Action.
A leading Northern Ireland politician has called for Westminster to provide a separate support package for agriculture in the region.
A leading politician has called on Westminster to introduce a fuel subsidy for farmers in Northern Ireland to bolster food security.
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president William Irvine will give evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster next week.
The UFU has called on the UK government to better support Northern Irish farmers as they face “spiralling input costs”.
Farmers For Action (FFA) said it is “fully supporting all the farm organisations involved in protesting at the Oxford Farming Conference”.
Farmers for Action (FFA) has stated its intention to continue its campaign to secure an...
The UFU said the inheritance tax proposals as "not fair, not workable, and not grounded in a proper understanding of NI’s farming structure."
Concern is mounting in some political spheres about the lack of a ban on the import of livestock...
Senior leaders from the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) today (Monday, December 9) “set out” in Westminster how changes to inheritance...
Agri Politics
Farmers from around the country are preparing to descend en masse on London on Tuesday, November 19, in protest against inheritance tax
The future support funding for farming in Northern Ireland will be included within a block grant from Westminster to the Stormont Executive...
UK farm support spending may come under pressure, courtesy of the upcoming Budget, scheduled for October 30...
Rural Life
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has spoken out in Parliament this week on the need to rebuild local abattoirs across the UK.
Farmers for Action (FFA) has welcomed the election of a Labour government at Westminster as,...
So, as many had previously predicted, we now have a new government in London, courtesy of the 2024 UK general election...
FFA has called for a doubling of the farm support budget in Northern Ireland, from £300 million to £600 million per year.
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has outlined four key priorities for the next Westminster...
