Declan McAleer MLA

DAERA Minister Andrew Miur speaking at the event at Stormont earlier today

Minister Muir speaks at UFU event on importance of NI's family farms

Minister bids for £70m aid package

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Agriculture committee publishes its report on Climate Change (No.2) Bill

We need more women in farming

Committee chairperson, Declan McAleer MLA.

Committee publishes report on Climate Change (No.1) Bill

UFU office bearers alongside members of the AERA committee at the Balmoral Show.

Winter programme: Q&A session with representatives from the AERA committee

DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA is pictured visiting one of the impacted farms in March this year (L-R) farm owner Drew Fleming, Declan McAleer MLA and President of the Ulster Farmers' Union Victor Chestnutt.

Flood support money is issued

Call for evidence on Climate Change (No.2) Bill

UFU president Victor Chestnutt, Jessica Pollock and chairman of NI Assembly AERA Committee Declan McAleer.

Climate change tops the agenda

Declan McAleer MLA and Mary T Conway of Omagh Forum for Rural Associations with Christina and Helen who carried out the checks and Pat McCullagh who was the first person to get a health check on Wednesday morning.

McAleer welcomes return of Farm Families health check van visits

Brexit has driven a ‘wrecking ball’ through farming

Committee calls for evidence and views

Support for Bill to make ANC Payment a legal requirement

NI needs its own Agri Act - McAleer

Move to introduce Climate Change Bill at Stormont

RSPB Northern Ireland (NI) has welcomed the introduction of a Climate Change Bill at the NI Assembly.

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Assembly committee raises concerns with Lords

Concern about future of direct support

4.3% increase to BPS entitlements

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA is pictured at the Cloughmills dairy farm of Cathal and Conor Casey alongside UFU President Victor Chestnutt, AERA Committee Chair, Declan McAleer MLA, AERA Committee Vice-Chair Philip McGuigan MLA, Mervyn Storey MLA and other stakeholders. Photo by DAERA Press Office

Poots visits North Coast farms

An overview of the drive-in setup at Balmoral Park

A new UFU presidency has begun

NI Assembly Agriculture Committee Chair, Declan McAleer MLA

UFU AGM reminder – key agri speakers confirmed

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 11th January 2020 - Parliament Buildings, Stormont. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

Poots and McAleer confirmed for AGM

Michelle O’Neill said: “I visited the Sperrins sheep farm of Hugh Devine recently alongside our agriculture spokesperson, Declan McAleer MLA and West Tyrone MP "rfhlaith Begley to see at first hand the challenges facing farmers at this time.”

Michelle O’Neill visits Sperrins sheep farm

UFU lays down marker on prices

Entitlements should be used to allocate sheep and beef COVID funding - McAleer

Concern over access to COVID testing

The chair of the Assembly’s Agriculture committee Declan McAleer MLA has welcomed the extension of COVID testing to employees in food production but has expressed concern that some people may have to make a 200-mile round trip for a test.

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Agriculture bill must not disadvantage local agri-food sector, says committee

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Farm support scheme urgently needed - McAleer

Mr McAleer said: Following a severe gorse fire in the mid Tyrone area which devastated around 150 hectares of the Murrins ASSI, I contacted the DAERA Minister Edwin Poots to ascertain what assistance his department could provide as regards the possible use of satellite technology used by DAERA for land mapping and inspections to try and establish the cause of the fire; the impact of this fire on the Murrins ASSI and any assistance DAERA could give to farmers and landowners affected by such fires."

WATCH: 150 hectares destroyed in Tyrone gorse fire

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McAleer calls for extension of entitlement transfer deadline

Declan McAleer

McAleer calls for extension of entitlement transfer deadline

Declan McAleer

Farmers can apply for self-employed scheme

Beef sector is in turmoil - NIMEA

McAleer confirms need for continuing industry support

Caoimhe Archibald, with Councillor Dermot Nicholl, Declan McAleer MLA and Cathal Hassan MLA at the DARD fundingadvice meeting held in the Drummond hotel this week. INLV4215-018KDR

McAleer echoes warning over '˜No Deal' Brexit

McAleer welcomes scheme opening