The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) says it is concerned that the gap between the price dairy farmers are receiving and the break-even cost for producing milk in Northern Ireland (NI) is widening.
As Tuesday’s ban on slurry spreading approaches, Ulster Unionist agriculture spokesperson Robin Swann MLA has said that serious consideration must now be given to scrapping the closed period entirely.
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