farm support
A leading Northern Ireland politician has called for Westminster to provide a separate support package for agriculture in the region.
N.Ireland
Sinn Féin MLA Declan McAleer has raised concerns regarding fertiliser supply risks and rising farm input costs in Northern Ireland.
Agri-Business
Balancing payments under the 2025 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS), Complementary...
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, William Irvine, has confirmed agriculture’s role at the heart of the sustainability agenda.
Farmers for Action (FFA) spokesperson, William Taylor, is concerned that the current UK government may phase out all UK farm subsidies.
The significance of the new and evolving Sustainable Agriculture Programme (SAP) measures have been highlighted by Ian Stevenson.
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has provided clarity on his plans for the Farm Support and Development Programme from January 1, 2025
Opinion
Three farming’ priorities stand out for the next Irish government, irrespective of which coalition of parties take over the reins of power
The future support funding for farming in Northern Ireland will be included within a block grant from Westminster
Rural Life
The Royal Countryside Fund (RCF) has announced £170,000 of new support for nine farming groups in England, Scotland, and NI...
Lidl regional director, Ivan Ryan, has confirmed the need for significantly enhanced farm support in Northern Ireland.
Sinn Féin TD, Martin Kenny, has confirmed that his party remains totally committed to the future of agriculture in Northern Ireland.
Sinn Féin MLA Delcan McAleer has expressed feelings of uncertainty towards plans to increase the minimum farm support claim size in...
The Chairman of Stormont’s agriculture committee, Tom Elliott, is calling for Northern Ireland’s farm support budget to be inflation-proofed
Farmers for Action (FFA) has called for a doubling of the farm support budget in Northern Ireland, from £300 million to £600 million.
The current strength of lamb and ewe prices is encouraging flock owners to keep less sheep, according to Ulster Wool chairman: Brendan Kelly.
The recent progression in transitioning farm support measures in Northern Ireland has been broadly welcomed by Tom Elliot MLA....
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is warning that farmers are caught in a perfect storm, squeezed between margin pressures, high feed input...
The complete roll-out of Northern Ireland’s new farm support measures could take until the end of 2026, and possibly beyond....
Northern Ireland’s single parm Payment budget is to drop by 9% in 2024, according to Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, David Brown.
Results of a recent public survey confirm that two-thirds of Northern Ireland consumers believe farmers should get more support
Farmers have been told that Northern Ireland’s first round of carbon budgets will not impact directly on food production levels.
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has welcomed the confirmation of the timeline for the new farm support measures in Northern Ireland.
