UFU Deputy President William Irvine on his County Armagh farm. Picture: Cliff Donaldson
As part of DAERA’s Future Agricultural Policy, a phased Capital Investment Scheme will become available from late 2024 (subject to approval). The scheme aims to provide targeted financial support to farmers across all sectors of the agricultural and horticultural industry in Northern Ireland (NI), to improve business efficiency and environmental performance.
To help DAERA understand farmer’s objectives and identify investment needs for farms, a survey has been developed to capture this information.
To support the rollout of the scheme and maximise potential returns for NI farmers, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) encourages all members to engage and complete the survey. All responses will be anonymous, and any information provided will only be used in the decision making process for the rollout of the scheme.
UFU deputy president William Irvine commented, “We have an opportunity to shape the next Capital Grant Scheme through this survey. It’s important that all farmers take time to complete it as the more information DAERA has, the better informed they will be about the investments that are needed on farm across NI. There are so many challenges coming at farmers and the continued need to modernise and become more efficient, environmentally friendly and to enhance animal welfare, requires support. We need to help DAERA get it right and the first step in doing this is for all our farmers to complete the survey”.
The survey is available to complete online and will close on 17 November 2023. To complete the survey, please click here.
