Will we see a green industrial revolution in NI?
In doing so, the UK government hopes to create and support 250,000 ‘green’ jobs. Coupled with the one-year Spending Review 2020 delivered by the Chancellor last week, the government has pledged to...
View ArticleCountryside Alliance Ireland and The Northern Ireland Masters of Hounds...
The main purpose of the Memorandum is to inform and advise on best practice and protocol for those engaged in hunting with hounds on agricultural land and to encourage compliance.read more
View ArticleUK Software Company Kainos to Open North American Sales, IT Office in...
ATLANTA – December 11, 2020 –Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Kainos, a global digital technology company, will invest $1.2 million in opening a North American sales and IT hub in Buckhead,...
View ArticleMI6 may have unilaterally assumed power to break law on UK soil
At the Investigatory Powers Tribunal on 16 December 2020, it was revealed that MI6 may have unilaterally assumed the power to authorise agents to commit crimes in the UK – potentially without any legal...
View ArticleUFU encourage poultry keepers to adhere to new measures
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging poultry keepers to adhere to the new housing measures coming into effect on 23 December, following the detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in...
View ArticleBiosecurity reminder for poultry producers
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging poultry farmers to be vigilant and adhere to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs' (DAERA) new housing measures which came into effect...
View ArticleUFU farm diversification runner up Alison and William Chestnutt
The Milk Hut at Chestnutt’s dairy farm, is runner up in the first ever Ulster Farmers’ Union farm diversification competition.read more
View ArticleJob vacancy - Senior group manager (South East Fermanagh)
Applications are to be returned to the Membership Department: 475 Antrim Road, Belfast, BT15 3DA or via e-mail to the Membership Secretary: progan@ufuhq.com.read more
View ArticleSmall Scale Green Energy Bill More detail needed
John O'Dowd MLA has proposed the introduction of a Small-Scale Green Energy Bill in Northern Ireland (NI). read more
View ArticleCommodity watch by policy officer Sarah Morrell
The impact of The Digital Economy Act passed in December 2017. It includes the Electronic Communications Code which continues to be felt across Northern Ireland (NI). The code features numerous changes...
View ArticleUFU arable & horticulture update
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president William Irvine and Ulster Arable Society (UAS) chairman Bruce Steele, led the arable and horticulture sector representatives when meeting recently with the...
View ArticleDeadline for manure exports submission extended to 1 March
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is informing members that the deadline to submit records of slurry and all other organic manures exported from farms during 2020 has been extended to 1 March. Any farm...
View ArticleDeloitte Digital Elevates the Future of Contact Centers with New Offering...
NEW YORK, December. 17, 2020— Deloitte Digital announced a new offering uniting the organization’s experience in large scale contact center transformations and human-centered design with the latest...
View ArticleAs with many events this year the annual arable conference held by the...
The original plan, as outlined at an earlier date, was to have two webinars. However, the tighter lockdown post-Christmas combined with the health concerns of the Department of Agriculture, Environment...
View ArticleRegenerating you soil agronomy and business management conference for arable...
This virtual conference jointly organised by Ulster Farmers’ Union, the Ulster Arable Society and CAFRE will provide arable growers with an update on current agronomy and business management...
View ArticleUFU strike affinity deal with Dell technologies
One of the benefits of being a member of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), is being able to avail of exclusive affinity deals. The UFU is pleased to have teamed up with Dell UK to provide a range of...
View ArticleBank branch closures unwanted news for Northern Ireland consumers
Scott Kennerley, Director of Financial Services at The Consumer Council, said: “Whilst many consumers have made the switch to online or mobile banking, there are still many consumers and small...
View ArticleSS&C Completes Acquisition of Capita's Life Insurance and Pensions Servicing...
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced the completion of the acquisition of Capita Life & Pensions Services (Ireland) Limited (CLPSI) and certain related businesses....
View ArticlePuppets Sixth Annual DevOps Salary Report Finds IT Salaries Continue to Climb...
DevOps salaries rose as organizations accelerated their digital transformation initiatives amid the pandemic.read more
View ArticleSPUC warns of human rights catastrophe, calls on Northern Ireland politicians...
BELFAST 16 March 2021: The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC), the United Kingdom’s largest pro-life grassroots campaigning organisation, is warning that pressure from London for the...
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