The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today announced publication of the ‘Farm Business Data 2020’ farm planning handbook.

Finance Minister, Conor Murphy has announced that agency workers within the Civil Service will soon benefit from parity of pay and annual leave.

Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced the extension to the term of appointment for three Members of the DAERA Statutory advisory body, the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (CNCC) commencing on 01 September 2020.

Economy Minister Diane Dodds today congratulated Northern Ireland’s food and drink sector following significant successes at this year’s Blas na hEireann, The Irish Food Awards.

Health Minister Robin Swann has pledged that decisive action will continue to be taken to combat the spread of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland.
The Minister said Executive interventions must be accompanied by a concerted community-wide effort to get the virus back under control.