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A £2 million emergency support scheme is to be set up for pig farmers in the north after warnings the sector is at “breaking point” due to escalating costs.

FARMERS from both sides of the Irish border say they are being kept in the dark about agri-trade post-Brexit, a committee has heard.

Farmers in Northern Ireland are reverting back to burning fossil fuels having lost trust in renewable energy following the RHI scandal, MPs have been told.

THE competition watchdog's decision to block the £12 billion merger of Sainsbury's and Asda has been welcomed in Northern Ireland.

LEADERS in business, agriculture and politics in Ireland north and south have warned of the "catastrophic" impact of the British government's trade tariff plans in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

TOTAL income across Northern Ireland's 25,000 farm plunged by more than £100 million last year.

Farming unions have called on MPs to prevent a no-deal Brexit because of the impact such a scenario would have on the UK food sector.

THE Ulster Farmers’ Union is capping off its centenary year by recognising the support and contributions of members with a one-off publication of its historic magazine The Farmers’ Journal.

Rather than take some credit for the best EU withdrawal deal Northern Ireland was ever likely to get, the DUP has decided to push its Brexit brinkmanship over the cliff edge.

The Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) has called on the DUP to consider supporting Theresa May's Brexit deal.