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News round-up from Northern Ireland
Peter McCann
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
17 April 2024 News
Commission on future of family farm proposed by Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin wants to establish a commission on the future of the family farm, which would bring together stakeholders and experts to ensure the survival of family farms.
8 April 2024 News
Government response to weather pressures on farms seriously lacking - Kerrane
Deputy Claire Kerrane of Sinn Féin has described the Government’s response to the challenging weather as “seriously lacking”.
Sinn Féin calls for Government response to worsening conditions
Deputy Claire Kerrane has called on the Government to outline measures that will be put in place to support farmers at this difficult time.
3 April 2024 News
Sinn Féin calls on Minister to outline response to fodder shortage
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on agriculture said there have been warnings about a possible fodder shortage in recent months and this is now the case for farmers in certain parts of the country.
25 March 2024 News
‘Farmers have nothing to fear from the Nature Restoration Law’ - Minister Noonan
Speaking as part of a Dáil debate on the Nature Restoration Law, Minister Malcolm Noonan said farmers should see measures under the legislation as an opportunity.
7 March 2024 News
Political picture was never as complicated
While party colleagues Chris McManus and Lynn Boylan took opposite sides on the Nature Restoration Law, it seems there is division within most parties on issues that matter to farmers.
28 February 2024 Dealer
EU nature restoration law: concerns remain on funding gap
The IFA, ICMSA and Sinn Féin have all raised concerns over the lack of funding backing up the nature restoration law voted through the European Parliament on Tuesday.
27 February 2024 News
Minister must deliver interim ACRES payments by end of month - Kerrane
Deputy Claire Kerrane said Minister Charlie McConalgue, in the Dáil this Thursday, reiterated his commitment to delivering all interim ACRES payments by the close of February.
22 February 2024 News
Nitrates derogation has to be retained - Kerrane
Farmers will be impacted if we lose the derogation, but they're not the only ones impacting on water quality, Claire Kerrane holds.
21 February 2024 News
Sinn Féin wants full convergence in next CAP
In the second part of a wide-ranging interview, Claire Kerrane shares her views on convergence, rewetting and the nitrates derogation.
21 February 2024 News
Retirement scheme needed with security of income for farmers - Kerrane
'To be clear on tax, we’re not proposing anything new, and we’re not proposing to take anything away,' says Sinn Féin's agriculture and rural affairs spokesperson Claire Kerrane.
14 February 2024 News