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The NI dairy sector would become a cottage industry if radical climate targets are adopted, industry leaders have warned.
The provisional findings of an independent analysis commissioned by the Northern Ireland (NI) agri-food industry suggests that livestock numbers will have to be cut by up to 85% to achieve a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2045.
That target is set out in a private members’ bill taken forward by NI Green Party leader Clare Bailey, currently being scrutinised by politicians at Stormont.
Giving evidence to the Stormont agriculture committee last Thursday, the chief executive of the NI Meat Exporters’ Association (NIMEA) Conall Donnelly delivered a blunt assessment of the proposed legislation. He criticised the lack of consultation on the targets within the bill, and the failure to understand what impact it might have on rural communities.
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UFU hits out at ‘unsympathetic’ DAERA
DAERA staff have been accused of being “unsympathetic” and “unreasonable” with farmers that have bovine TB outbreaks.
The leadership of the UFU took aim at the department’s approach at an online event for members in Co Derry on Tuesday evening. The example was given of a farmer who had his dairy herd reduce from 70 cows to 18 cows due to a serious TB outbreak.
“That man was treated abysmally by the department staff. He did receive an apology, but it took too long and he received too much heartache over their thoughtlessness and mismanagement,” said UFU deputy president William Irvine.