January 15, 2021 11:15 am
A bill lobbying to support high-welfare farming systems with fair prices is set to be discussed by members of Stormont’s Agriculture Committee.
The Farm Welfare Bill has been drafted by NI Farm Groups – an umbrella body which consists of Farmers For Action, the National Beef Association, Northern Ireland Agricultural Producers’ Association (NIAPA) and the Northern Ireland Livestock and Auctioneers’ Association (NILAA).
MLAs agreed to invite NI Farm Groups to present the bill to the committee.
Speaking on behalf of the group, William Taylor told
AgriLand he was hoping the bill could be adopted as emergency legislation.
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December 16, 2020 1:37 pm
Farmers For Action (FFA) has written to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to seek a two-year extension to the Brexit transition period.
“Deal or no deal, Brexit is still a train wreck,” FFA Northern Ireland co-ordinator William Taylor told
AgriLand.
“Reports suggest Johnson has asked his cabinet to be free for a vote this week, which could infer they are close to a deal. But either way, Brexit will be a disaster.”
Taylor explained the letter appealed to the Prime Minister to “take stock of where the UK was the day after the 2016 referendum”.
Letter to No. 10