ulster farmers union
UK-EU divergence putting some farming sectors in NI at risk, peers are told
A representative from the UFU called on the UK Government to deliver a mechanism to deal with post-Brexit regulatory divergence.
Daera ‘acting to mitigate’ as workers at ports and meat factories strike
Workers are staging their action over pay.
‘Significant disruption’ expected as port and meat factory workers walk out
Around 260 members of the Nipsa union are taking part in the five-day action over pay, including at ports in Belfast, Larne and Warrenpoint.
Suspension of livestock housing applications and planning probe are unrelated says Daera
Caretaker DUP minister Edwin Poots accused of avoiding democratic scrutiny after 'new legislation' changes rules on farmers' penalties
EDWIN Poots has been accused of avoiding "democratic scrutiny" after penalties imposed on farmers who break environmental rules were reduced without assembly approval.
Daera gives assurances about farmer funds following Countryside Services boardroom purge
THE delivery of more than £20 million of public funds to farmers via a company wholly-owned by the Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) will be unaffected by a recent boardroom clear out, Edwin Poots' department has said.
Business leaders tell US delegation compromise is needed over Protocol
The US Congressional group met business organisations as their last engagement on their trip to the island of Ireland.
Former Irish senator Ian Marshall joins UUP
Ian Marshall from Co Armagh said he had been persuaded to join a political party for the first time by new Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie.
Theresa Villiers promises support for farmers in event of 'no deal'
FORMER Northern Ireland secretary of state Theresa Villiers has said the British government is prepared to support the agricultural sector in the event of a no-deal Brexit.