Westminster's imposed budget on Northern Ireland will see funding for the local department for agriculture cut by almost £6 million.
The move from Westminster comes because of the political void in the country, with Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionist Party continuing to fail to form an executive for the past 10 months.
Northern Irish farmers are facing severe delays for financial help to combat pressing issues they face due to there being no Executive and no farming minister.
The Northern Ireland Executive collapsed after deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness resigned in protest over the Renewable Heat Incentive scandal.
Northern Ireland Secretary of State James Brokenshire told Westminster last week: “My strong preference would be for a restored executive in Northern Ireland to take forward its own budget.”
But he added: “The ongoing lack of agreement has had tangible consequences for people and public services in Northern Ireland.”
The emergency budget shows that agriculture has become the biggest loser. Funding for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has been cut by almost £6 million.
The budget set aside £192 million of non-ring fenced departmental expenditure for DAERA; down 3% on the £198 million allocated for farming in 2016.
Mr Brokenshire also confirmed that £50 million from the £1 billion the Conservative Party agreed with the DUP as part of its confidence and supply agreement following the General Election would make its way to the region in the coming weeks.
However, it’s not yet known if any of this money will be allocated to agriculture.
DAERA has responsibility for food, farming, environmental, fisheries, forestry and sustainability policy and the development of the rural sector in Northern Ireland.
The Department assists the sustainable development of the agri-food and environmental sectors of the Northern Ireland economy, having regard for the needs of the consumers, the protection of human, animal and plant health, the welfare of animals and the conservation and enhancement of the environment.
