March 4, 2021 8:00 am
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Gordon Lyons has said he is considering financial support for organic milk producers and sheep farmers affected by the downturn in wool prices resulting from Covid-19.
However, the minister’s comments come just a week after it emerged his department had failed to bid for any of the latest round of Covid-19 relief money set aside by the Assembly.
Speaking during Minister’s Questions on Tuesday (March 2), Minister Lyons said legislation needed to grant £4.2 million of previously-announced payments for pig and poultry farmers would come through the Assembly over the next few days, adding that he hoped the money could reach farmers by the end of the month.