N.Ireland
Diane Dodds has urged the UK government to ensure unfettered access for NI freight travelling to Britain through the Republic of Ireland.
Agri-Business
FDI has published new economic analysis that details the need for urgent support measures for the sector as it faces Brexit.
The agricultural terms of trade index was 8.6% higher in September 2020 compared to the same month of 2019, according to the CSO.
Tranche 20 of the TAMS, which opens for applications this Saturday (November 14), will remain open until mid-January.
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine will meet tomorrow when veterinary medicines will be discussed.
Environment
Teagasc is launching a new "Signpost Programme" which will be a multi-annual campaign to prompt climate action by all Irish farmers.
Guinness has announced that it's recalling its alcohol-free stout in the UK "as a precaution".
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association has urged supermarkets to consider giving a Christmas bonus payment to primary food producers.
Dairy co-operative Dale Farm has launched a new fixed-price contract option to its milk producers in Northern Ireland.
Opinion
Very definitely the Irish government is determined to push ahead with its target-based Climate Action Bill.
A pioneering Northern Ireland project to shape the future of poultry houses has been successful in attracting funding from Innovate UK to develop their £250,000 ‘Ideal Home’.
Businesses in England, Scotland and Wales are already "talking about pulling out of Northern Ireland" as a result of Brexit-related trade barriers.
There was a 10.5% decrease in the tonnage of goods through Ireland's main ports at the end of June, compared to the previous year.
Dairy
Glanbia has become the first processor to set its milk price for October supplies, revealing an unchanged figure.
Agri Politics
The EU will increase tariffs on agricultural produce from the US as part of a wider response to a dispute in the civil aviation sector.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has been called on to open the marts once again by the ICSA.
The minister said today that he has written to more than 20,000 companies to remind them of changes that will happen on January 1.
Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has said he will make the case to increase the budget for the Farm Business Investment Scheme, as it supports farmers in lowering their net emissions.
The European Commission's Joint Research Center is currently conducting a study on the impact of a Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Rural Life
Contractors working with the National Broadband Plan have "pulled off site" in a dispute over prices, according to Michael Fitzmaurice.
The ICMSA has described the election of Joe Biden as the next US President as "generally positive" for Irish farming and food exports.
Minister Edwin Poots has cut the first sod on a project that will form part of a wider £1.5 million investment to boost rural tourism in Co. Antrim.
The government has today announced the allocation of €63.5 million in funding for a number of greenway projects across the country.
