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February 23, 2021 3:14 pm Applications for Northern Ireland’s 2021 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Entitlement Transfer Service will open on March 1, Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has announced. Welcoming the launch, Minister Lyons said: “I am pleased to announce that the 2021 Single Application and Map Service and Entitlement Transfer Service will open on March 1, 2021. Entitlement transfer applications will be accepted up to May 4, and Single Applications for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)...

McDonalds Australia have announced they will be sourcing all chicken from higher welfare RSPCA Approved farms. RSPCA Australia CEO Richard Mussell commended the fast food giant for making the switch in a statement on Wednesday. Mr Mussell said the change will positively impact the lives of millions of Australian meat chickens each year.  We applaud McDonalds Australia for choosing to source chicken raised to higher welfare standards, he said. McDonalds Australia have announced they will be s...

Minister Hackett announces reopening of Organic Farming Scheme Priority access for young farmers The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett today announced that the Organic Farming Scheme will reopen to new entrants in the first week of March. The reopening, subject to EU Commission approval, is expected to result in an increase of up to 30% in the number of farmers farming organically in Ireland this year. Announcing the openi...