RSPB NI and UFU join forces to call for Agri-environment funds to be secured
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have written jointly to the DAERA Minister Michelle McIlveen MLA asking her to ensure Agri-Environment funds are...
View ArticleGovernor Tomblin to Lead Jobs Investment Mission to United Kingdom and Ireland
West Virginia now home to more than 130 international companiesCHARLESTON, W.Va. read more
View ArticleEuropean Commission appoints new Head of Representation in Lithuania
The European Commission appointed Mr Arnoldas Pranckevičius as the new Head of the European Commission Representation in Vilnius. read more
View ArticleMilk Price Increase Derisory, says UFU
The UFU says it had been assured by processors that market improvements would be passed on to farmers as soon as possible. read more
View ArticleANC scheme vital for farmers and the environment, says UFU
UFU Warns that DAREA is risking a lose, lose outcome for farmers and the environment if it scraps the ANC Scheme. read more
View ArticleUFU concern for rural schools
The Ulster Farmers’ Union says rural schools could lose out as a result of the Sustainable Schools Policy launched by the education minister, Peter Weir. UFU deputy president, Ivor Ferguson, said that...
View ArticleBrexit Meetings the Biggest Debate in a Farming Generation
The Ulster Farmers Union says its series of meetings on Brexit, which begin next week, are an opportunity for farmers to engage in the most significant debate in a generation. UFU president, Barclay...
View ArticleCooperation crucial between hunts and farmers, says UFU
In 2012, the UFU signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Countryside Alliance Ireland and the Northern Ireland Master of Hounds Association. read more
View ArticleThe Mighty Spud wins gold at CIPR Northern Ireland Pride Awards
In October 2015, a group of potato growers, processors and producers came together to champion a communications campaign to promote the greatness, or indeed the mighty not humble nature of the spud....
View ArticleUFU submit evidence on NI non-domestic rating system
The Ulster Farmers' Union has submitted evidence to the Committee for Finance in relation to the ‘Non-domestic rating system in Northern Ireland’. In its comments, the UFU says it 'broadly supports'...
View ArticleUFU welcomes FBIS and calls for red tape to be minimised
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the opening of the Farm Business Investment Scheme (FBIS). UFU Deputy President, Ivor Ferguson, said the UFU had been critical of the delays in getting this...
View ArticleReport a reminder of the need to seek help, says UFU
In the wake of a report showing lower life expectancies for people facing poverty the Ulster Farmers Union has urged those living in rural communities not to be reluctant to admit the pressures they...
View ArticleBirmingham Vice-Chancellor joins Russell Group leaders' first delegation to...
University of Birmingham Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir David Eastwood joined seven fellow Russell Group leaders in the first delegation of its kind to China. read more
View ArticleCAP inspection cases need prioritised
Following the recent good news that 90% of advance CAP payments have been paid, Ulster Farmers’ Union president Barclay Bell has said that DAERA must now prioritise processing inspection cases to help...
View ArticleBargain for better beef prices, says UFU
Current beef quotations do not reflect the actual prices being paid by processors, according to UFU beef and lamb chairman Crosby Cleland, who is encouraging farmers to push hard for better prices....
View ArticlePAY UP NOW, UFU tells dairy processors
Ulster Farmers Union president, Barclay Bell, has challenged dairy processors to explain why they are not increasing prices to farmers, despite a new surge in global markets and the continuing weakness...
View ArticleUCL to host National High Performance Computing Hub for Materials Science
A UCL-led consortium has been awarded £4m to establish a new national High Performance Computing (HPC) facility for the Materials and Molecular Modelling community. read more
View ArticleDont miss the Progressive Beef Conference
The Ulster Farmers’ Union, CAFRE, LMC and AFBI are encouraging farmers to book their space for the beef conference on 17th November being held at Greenmount. Spaces are limited and they are filling up...
View ArticleFarmers work in tackling climate change celebrated at international summit
Twenty-two farmers from across the UK will take centre stage in a new brochure Delivering Britain’s clean energy from the land authored by the UK farming unions. read more
View ArticleSpeed and Weight Limit Changes Sensible, says UFU
These changes came into effect in April 2016, but were not well publicised. The regulations were last updated in 1980, so the updated speed and weight limits are a win for farmers that should help make...
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