There is a certain nostalgia associated with trading livestock at a live mart – it is, after all, a system that has operated well for more than 200 years.
January 15, 2021 11:15 am
A bill lobbying to support high-welfare farming systems with fair prices is set to be discussed by members of Stormont’s Agriculture Committee.
The Farm Welfare Bill has been drafted by NI Farm Groups – an umbrella body which consists of Farmers For Action, the National Beef Association, Northern Ireland Agricultural Producers’ Association (NIAPA) and the Northern Ireland Livestock and Auctioneers’ Association (NILAA).
MLAs agreed to invite NI Farm Groups to present the bill to the committee.
Speaking on behalf of the group, William Taylor told
AgriLand he was hoping the bill could be adopted as emergency legislation.
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