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NI's Sustainable Agriculture Programme 'neglects' sheep farmers

NI National Sheep Association said with the new SAP, sheep-only farmers are projected to ‘lose a substantial 17% of their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) support’

Rachael Brown
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NI's Sustainable Agriculture Programme 'neglects' sheep farmers

The launch of Northern Ireland's Sustainable Agriculture Programme (SAP) has been met with 'disappointment' from the country's sheep farmers, with the National Sheep Association (NSA) claiming it ‘neglected'...

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