Farmers cannot be thrown under the bus in the race to net zero. That was the warning from the UK's Climate Change Committee's (CCC) head of nature, land and agriculture, Dr Niki Rust, at this year's NFU...
Farmers cannot be thrown under the bus in the race to net zero. That was the warning from the UK's Climate Change Committee's (CCC) head of nature, land and agriculture, Dr Niki Rust, at this year's NFU...
At a time when UK farmers are struggling to make ends meet and as they face continued pressure from animal diseases encroaching on the border, should the Government be stressing the importance of prioritising cheap food over food security?
Farmers for Action (FFA) NI said the event was part of its ‘IHT and more’ protest campaign
Some of the issues raised at the landmark event included Inheritance Tax changes, the threat of animal disease, Bovaer and how the rise of Reform in England could help the SNP win the Holyrood Parliamentary Election in May