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Northern Ireland
Muir pushes London for more farm money
Peter McCann
At present, NI receives around £300m of ring-fenced funding each year for direct payments to farmers
27 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Prioritise Farming with Nature, says green lobby
Agri-environment schemes should become the central pillar of future farm support, MLAs at Stormont have been told.
27 March 2024 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
‘Strong message’ sent to DAERA on TB
A consultation which proposed cuts to payments for TB reactor cattle has received nearly 5,000 responses
20 March 2024 Northern Ireland
New NI chief vet to review TB policy
NI chief vet Brian Dooher is to review DAERA’s bovine TB policy, Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir has said.
13 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Future funding ‘under threat’ suggests Brown
While farm funding is secure for the next financial year, there is no clarity beyond that
28 February 2024 Northern Ireland
Record number of TB reactors in 2023
Rates of bovine TB continue to set unwanted records in Northern Ireland
21 February 2024 Northern Ireland
Another green quango is not what we need
Various green groups have made the case for an independent environmental protection agency in NI
21 February 2024 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
21 February 2024 Northern Ireland
UFU: ‘farmers best served by devolved government’
The return to Stormont makes it easier for lobby organisations to get their views across.
21 February 2024 Northern Ireland
New Stormont MLAs bound by climate legislation
The Climate Change Act passed in 2022 is a key piece of legislation all government departments will have to work towards going forward.
7 February 2024 Northern Ireland
Veterinary medicines – a problem still to be solved
David Wright looks at some of the main issues included in the UK government command paper on 'Safeguarding the Union'.
7 February 2024 Northern Ireland