Stormont minister calls for action on Brexit plant and soil bans

NI Agriculture minister, Edwin Poots. Picture: Kelvin Boyes/Press Eye/PA

A Stormont minister has urged the UK and Irish governments to take urgent action to address Brexit barriers to importing soils and plants into Northern Ireland.

NI Agriculture minister Edwin Poots said the viability of the region’s agriculture and horticulture sectors is on the line as a consequence of new Irish Sea trading arrangements.