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Last October the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, literally tore up and threw away every family farm succession plan, through changes to agricultural property relief. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Richard Wright: The EU backs young farmers, Labour’s policies simply don’t

Minister Andrew Muir at the conference

Minister commits to £330M farm support fund for 2025

Martin Heydon, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Josephine O'Neill, Macra national chairperson, Elaine Houlihan Macra national president, Simon Harris, An Taoiseach, Emma Birchall, Macra rally chairperson, Sean Kelly Macra agricultural affairs chairperson and Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

An Taoiseach and Minister for Agriculture address young farmers and rural youth

The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen has won a second five-year term in the post, securing a majority in a secret vote in the European parliament. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Brussels Notebook: Brexit failed to deliver move away from the ‘green diktats’

Sunak has chosen to take his party to the right, despite elections being won on the centre ground. Picture: Jonathan Porter /Press Eye

If polls are right the blue hedge could well be clipped in election

Vet prescription fees could be capped as CMA launches an investigation

Energy bills are set to get cheaper from April

Ofgem energy price cap April 2024 - what it means for you

Texel pedigree sheep were in brisk demand at the breed show and sale which was held at Automart, Portadown, in October 1981. Pictured is the judge Mr Patrick Niland, third left, from Galway with his wife, auctioneer Tom Clarke, and Robert Mulligan, NI Texel Club chairman. Picture: Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage

UFU chief tells of concern over the breakdown of EEC summit (1983)

A barley field in County Laois this morning. (Pic supplied by Dunphy Communications)

'Once in a generation disaster year for tillage production'

Jeremy Clarkson has issued a warning after his bottles of Hawkstone Cider have been recalled

Jeremy Clarkson’s cider brand recalled as bottles ‘could explode’

Pictured in March 1983 is Bushmills farmer Sam McCollum surveying sheep and lambs slain by dogs which attacked his flock. The killers, he said, were so efficient that neither a bark nor bleat was heard. Picture: News Letter archives

‘Fear is stalking the countryside’ minister warns synod in Belfast (2000)

Calls for price cap on baby formula as prices soar

Farming Life Comment

Agriculture in Northern Ireland has been relegated to the slow lane

The £2 bus fare scheme as been extended for another three months

Government extends £2 bus fare scheme to help travellers

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt addressed the House of Commons with his Spring Budget 2023 on Wednesday - Credit: Getty Images

Key announcements from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023

Richard Halleron

So how has Brexit really impacted on agriculture in Northern Ireland up to this ...
I worry deeply about the future for farming in Northern Ireland, writes Richard Halleron.
Richard Halleron

Andrew Bailey, Governor Bank of England, giving evidence to the Treasury Select Committee at the House of Commons, London, on the subject of Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports. Picture date: Monday May 16, 2022.

People are changing their buying habits

Prime Minister Boris Johnson departs 10 Downing Street, London, the day after the publication of the Sue Gray report into parties in Whitehall during the coronavirus lockdown. Picture date: Thursday May 26, 2022.

Cash unlikely to solve issues at heart of the crisis

Declan McAleer

Consultation on Future Agricultural Policy Proposals ‘lacks details in key areas...

UFU responds to the peatland consultation

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (centre) welcoming Scottish Green co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater at Bute House, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, following their Government Ministerial appointments

Policies like Brexit are defining moments

CAP negotiators reach provisional agreement

Poots outlines his vision for the NI agriculture industry

The Chancellor’s statement this week summed up how dire the UK economic situation is and confirmed there is no quick or painless solution

BRUSSELS NOTEBOOK: Brexit has slipped out of headlines

Saturday, December 5 this year will mark World Soil Day. I hope it will provide members of the general public everywhere with the opportunity to pause and think about the importance of the top six inches of the world’s surface to us all

COMMENT: Our land is a finite resource

Germany takes over council presidency

Have you seen some odd pictures on your feed recently? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s what you need to know about the Until Tomorrow trend on Instagram Rhona Shennan

Jim Nicholson meets new agriculture commissioner

Exchange of views with the Agriculture Committee

Maurice Bradley said: Leaving the EU means that we take back control of our agricultural policy and fund our farm payments domestically.

Bill will allow farming in NI to remain profitable

Croatian Council Presidency agricultural priorities

Ulster Farmers' Union president Ivor Ferguson. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

UFU welcomes government £3bn for UK farmers to replace EU’s CAP subsidies

Ulster Farmers' Union president Ivor Ferguson. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

UFU welcomes government £3bn for UK farmers to replace EU’s CAP subsidies

Ulster Farmers' Union president Ivor Ferguson. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

UFU welcomes £3billion in support for UK farmers

Election manifestos are popping up daily

Robin Swann

Call for CAP guarantee

Future Agriculture Commissioner has a rocky start

Exchange rate remains favourable

Commission notice on no-deal Brexit planning

Less red tape in future? Only time will tell

UFU policy manager, James McCluggage; UFU president, Ivor Ferguson; Lord Bew; and UFU CEO, Wesley Aston discuss allocation of domestic farm funding.

UFU gives evidence to UK convergence funding review

Agriculture funding is likely to fall under any sort of exit from the European Union

Warning that Northern Ireland farm subsidies could halve by 2030

Roulette wheel

Brexit will have failed if we look with envy at the EU

Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Legacy of BSE could be removed by leaving EU

Gerry Hackett, from DAERA, with Dale Farm dairy farmer James Lindsay and Neil McKeown, Neueda. Picture: Michael Cooper

Technology delivers boost to NI CAP payment efficiencies

Brexit

Brexit is a textbook example of how not to do politics

Hiull farmers at the INHFA meeting in the Clanree Hotel, Letterkenny on Friday nigh last. Photo Clive Wasson

INHFA calls for fairer CAP re-distribution and a stronger Pillar 2

Jim Nicholson MEP and NFU President Minette Batters following their meeting in Brussels

MEP discusses post-Brexit policy with NFU President

Will the red tape really be easier managed in future?

Brexit represents a window for change, says CAAV

DAERA delivers new record for CAP payments

DAERA pays out Â£85million in Direct Payments

The roulette wheel

It is 90 per-cent plus certain we will leave the EU in March

International Trade Secretary Liam Fox

Votes from 2016 count for nothing now

2018 GrassCheck beef and dairy farmers pictured with AgriSearch General Manager Jason Rankin (far right) during a training day at Hillsborough Knowledge Transfer Centre

A positive impact for NI farmers