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Business leaders tell US delegation compromise is needed over NI Protocol

Business leaders have told a bipartisan US delegation the UK Government and the EU will both have to compromise to sort out difficulties with the Northern Ireland Protocol. The US group, led by Congressman Richard Neal, met a number of business ...

27 May 2022 at 13:22

Stormont votes to set target of net-zero emissions by 2050 in Climate Bill

MLAs have voted to set a target of net-zero emissions by 2050 for Northern Ireland in the Climate Change Bill. An amendment by the Green Party NI was passed by a vote of 50 to 38 on Tuesday, increasing the reduction target from 82% to 100%. ...

01 Feb 2022 at 22:25

‘Degree of absurdity’ in two rival climate change bills at Stormont – Aiken

There is a “degree of absurdity” in the consideration of two separate climate change bills at Stormont, MLAs have heard. Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and Green Party MLA Clare Bailey have both proposed bills which are being progressed ...

01 Feb 2022 at 19:55

Northern Ireland

UK-EU divergence putting some farming sectors in NI at risk, peers are told

Post-Brexit divergence between UK and EU rules is putting the future of some farming sectors in Northern Ireland at risk, peers have been warned. Alexander Kinnear, parliamentary officer for the Ulster Farmers’ Union, said it was the UK ...

22 Nov 2023 at 18:28

‘Significant disruption’ expected as port and meat factory workers walk out

Major disruption is expected as hundreds of workers at ports and meat factories across Northern Ireland start a five-day walkout over pay. The ports of Belfast, Larne and Warrenpoint as well as meat processing plants are being affected ...

30 Oct 2023 at 16:34

Daera ‘acting to mitigate’ as workers at ports and meat factories strike

Northern Ireland’s department of agriculture has said it is acting to mitigate where it can as workers in ports and meat factories take part in a five-day strike. The action over pay started at midnight on Sunday and is to continue to ...

30 Oct 2023 at 19:15

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County Derry farmer recognised in NI awards

Tobermore Dairy farmer Jonny Hutchinson was recognised this week with a special commendation at the Ulster Grassland Society Farmer of the Year Awards 2022.Jonny was one of three Dale Farm members to be recognised for their ...

09 Jun 2022 at 13:33

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County Derry farmers urged to make their voice heard at overturn family farm tax rally

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging all farmers, landowners, and supporters of Northern Ireland’s agricultural community to join together at the UFU rally this Monday (November 18) at 7.30pm at the Eikon Exhibition ...

15 Nov 2024 at 07:33

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Supermarket vegetable cuts extremely concerning, says Ulster Farmers Union

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has expressed significant concern about the heavy discounting of vegetables and potatoes by supermarkets in the run-up to Christmas. While these promotions may offer short-term benefits for ...

20 Dec 2024 at 13:33

Northern Ireland

Treasury signals no U-turn over tax change for farmers, Muir tells MLAs

The Treasury has signalled there will be no U-turn over reforms to inheritance tax on agricultural land, Andrew Muir has said. The Agriculture Minister told MLAs that if the changes go ahead there will have to be ...

25 Nov 2024 at 17:19

Ministers urged to reveal impact of inheritance tax on Northern Irish farms

Ministers have been urged to publish a Northern Ireland specific impact assessment of the Government’s changes to inheritance tax. Shadow Northern Ireland secretary Alex Burghart said farms in the region are ...

27 Nov 2024 at 16:16

Northern Ireland

Hilary Benn urged to take NI farmers’ inheritance tax concerns to Treasury

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn has been urged to take the point directly to the Treasury that changes to inheritance tax for farmers will have a “disproportionate” effect in the region. DUP leader ...

19 Nov 2024 at 15:48

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