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The recent launch of Northern Ireland’s Sustainable Agriculture Programme (SAP) has been met with disappointment from the country’s sheep farmers. The National Sheep Association (NSA) Northern…
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Northern Ireland Sustainable Agriculture Policy neglects sheep sector, says NSA
0The recent launch of Northern Ireland’s Sustainable Agriculture Programme (SAP) has been met with disappointment from the country’s sheep farmers. The National Sheep Association (NSA) Northern Ireland Region has welcomed the achievement of establishing a new agricultural framework but considers the absence of sheep support completely neglects the Northern Ireland sheep farming community. NSA Northern Ireland Region co-ordinator Ellen Moorehead said: “Despite the SAP’s comprehensive range of schemes, including support for protein crops, horticulture, and two distinct beef industry initiatives – the Suckler Cow Scheme and the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme – the sheep sector has been conspicuously overlooked. “There…
