£2.2 million Covid-19 support fund for NI pig sector

£2.2 million has been allocated to support Northern Irelands pig sector, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Edwin Poots has announced.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
clock • 1 min read
£2.2 million Covid-19 support fund for NI pig sector

£2.2 million has been allocated to support Northern Ireland's pig sector, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Edwin Poots has announced. The cash, which is part of the original...

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