Concern over what will happen to CAP when UK stops paying
There is a concern about how a potential hard border will affect jobs in the north west. IBEC says 18% of jobs in Donegal and Leitrim and 16% of jobs in Sligo are dependent on that vital trade with the UK and these are mainly in the agricultural sector. Ocean…
IFA insists farming and food must now be centre stage in Brexit talks
IFA President Joe Healy says farming and food will have to be centre stage in the Irish Government’s position as the formal negotiations on Brexit begin. He says the implications are very serious for what is our largest indigenous industry, given the significance of the UK market for our…
DUP MEP says farmers in the north face an uncertain future if UK remains
Farmers in Northern Ireland will face an uncertain future if the UK remains in the EU. That’s according to the Democratic Unionist Party MEP Diane Dodds who is in favour of a Brexit. The Northern Ireland MEP says the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy or CAP will provide less funding for…