N.Ireland
A new £40M farm capital grant scheme for Northern Ireland will be launched during the early weeks of 2026.
AERA Committee chair, Robbie Butler MLA, has highlighted the importance of the red meat sectors to Northern Ireland’s economy.
Momentum continues to build at Stormont surrounding the attainment of a workable animal health agreement involving London and Brussels.
Political pressure is growing at Stormont to secure agreed post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland’s agri-food sectors.
Robbie Butler MLA believes that Northern Ireland’s trust in both Brussels and successive UK governments has been badly eroded.
Rollout of a key element of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)...
Members of Stormont’s Agriculture Committee will meet later today (November 13) with stakeholders from across agriculture
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling on Stormont agriculture minister, Andrew Muir MLA, to resign with immediate effect.
It is envisaged that a new Environment Committee will be established at Stormont as a matter of strategic priority.
Northern Ireland’s Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) independent forum has been urged to complete its work as quickly as possible.
Pressure grows to secure a new Nitrates’ Action Plan (NAP) for Northern Ireland that fully meets the needs of production agriculture.
Farmers for Action (FFA) is indicating Northern Ireland’s Nitrates Acton Plan (NAP) forum, will not meet until September
The chairperson of the AERA Committee Robbie Butler has called for the withdrawal of the current NAP public consultation in Northern Ireland
Farm minister, Andrew Muir, has been told that he must start again in terms of developing a Nutrients Action Plan (NAP) for Northern Ireland.
The UFU has highlighted the challenges and "prolonged disruption" faced by farm families due to the ongoing A5 project
The House of Lords Scrutiny Committee has written to Hilary Benn about the effect that tariffs way have on the Windsor Framework and NI.
There is a growing belief that Westminster will review its decision to extend the remit of inheritance tax to farm land and assets.
Carla Lockhart has called on DAERA and the Stormont Assembly to introduce grant funding to enable farmers to buy generators.
Members of the Stormont agriculture committee will give their definitive view on a Farm Welfare Bill for Northern Ireland within weeks.
Agri Politics
Farmers for Action (FFA) is supporting the principles espoused within the Aontú 'Equitable Beef Pricing Bill', which was defeated in the Dáil
The future support funding for farming in Northern Ireland will be included within a block grant from Westminster
All the political parties in Northern Ireland are on the same page regarding the future funding requirements of farming.
Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister, Andrew Muir, paid tribute to the veterinary industry during his speech at the Annual BVA dinner.
