The Farming and Countryside Programme (FCP) annual report revealed a £130 million underspend of the agriculture budget for 2023/24 alone
The farming union is calling for a 'renewed and enhanced multi-annual agricultural budget of £5.6 million'
“Securing a significant uplift in the rural budget is crucial to the wellbeing of our industry"
Scottish Government has made a commitment to support the scheme until 2026
Latest figures from DAERA show Northern Ireland farmers see income fall from £609 million in 2022 to £341 million
The Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs Huw Irranca-Davies confirmed that BPS would continue to be available in 2025
"ÍæÅ¼½ã½ã and crofters must prioritise these annual application forms in the next few days"
NFU president Tom Bradshaw said Steve Barclay had been clear the Government would continue the BPS phase-out, and the union are considering how hard they are prepared to ‘fight' on the issue
Last year we fenced off a stream gully which runs through the middle of the farm
The union has urged ministers to ‘do the right thing’ after problems with the SFI scheme