N.Ireland
UFU launches in-house training division
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) launched its own in-house training division with courses designed specifically to help members in the...
UFU
Agri Politics
UFU presidential team election results announced
Ulster Farmers’ Union’s 400 council members have voiced their opinion on who will lead Northern Ireland farmers through one of...
N.Ireland
Through the inspector's eyes: First look at NI's new environmental audit
A new pilot scheme to improve the environment, reduce the number of on-farm inspections and help farmers comply with payment...
N.Ireland
Four vying for spot on union's top team
Four contenders are understood to still be in the running for the vacancy on the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) top...
N.Ireland
Rare Breed farmer joins Open Farm Weekend line-up
Three new farms are set to open their gates to the public as part of this year’s Bank of Ireland...
N.Ireland
Centenary dinner and calendar raise £31,000 for air ambulance
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has raised over £21,000 for Air Ambulance NI at its annual dinner – a figure...
N.Ireland
Supplementary feed costing Antrim farmer £10,000 a month
Supplementary feed is costing a Co. Antrim farmer £10,000 (€11,440) a month as he struggles to make it through the...
N.Ireland
Fodder in the North: 'Not a crisis - but it's not far off one'
As their southern counterparts are declaring a crisis, farmers in Northern Ireland are still giving mixed reports on their fodder...
Schemes
Union to take department to court over CAP appeals decision
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it will challenge through judicial review the department’s decision to move from a two-stage review...
N.Ireland
'Brexit must herald an agricultural revolution'
The UK’s farming unions have called on the Government to facilitate an ‘agricultural revolution’ post-Brexit – but what exactly does...
N.Ireland
Union's centenary folk museum takeover event set for May
For one weekend only, visitors to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum can experience the farming reality of their grandparents...
N.Ireland
Tea with May: Down farmer requests 'end to calendar farming'
Co. Down dairy farmer Stephen Jackson couldn’t have gone much higher when he took the ‘calendar farming’ concerns of thousands...
N.Ireland
'Back our farmers: They will always deliver during times of national need'
The message to Government is much the same today as back 100 years ago when the Ulster Farmer’s Union was...
N.Ireland
Budget 'encouraging' but longer term decisions are needed
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Barclay Bell has said the recently announced 2018-19 budget allocation for the Department of Agriculture, Environment...
N.Ireland
Farmers affected by greenways 'not treated properly'
Local councils are not treating farmers involved in greenways projects fairly, the Ulster Farmer’s Union (UFU) has warned. The 25-year...
N.Ireland
Customs Union announcement could put UK sector up against cheaper imports
Ulster Farmers’ Union president Barclay Bell has said he is “concerned” that the UK wants to apply its own tariffs...
N.Ireland
NI herds to go paperless by May - but union wants a consultation
Union officials say the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture’s plans for herd birth and movement registrations to go paperless by...
N.Ireland
BVD cattle ban secured across NI abattoirs
An agreement has been reached with the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association to ban persistently infected (PI) cattle from slaughter...
