N.Ireland
Land mobility: How does it work, how are profits split and what about subsidies?
A ‘land mobility’ programme aiming to pair up farmers into working partnerships and solve the problem of access to land...
UFU
N.Ireland
'Innovative changes needed in NI dairy industry'
The dairy industry in Northern Ireland needs to debate innovative changes as to how farmers are paid for milk, according...
N.Ireland
Slurry ban's 'reasonable excuse': Everything you need to know
Northern farmers have been given an eleventh hour reprieve from the slurry ban with the ‘reasonable excuse‘ clause in the Nitrates...
N.Ireland
NI farmers urged to submit BVD PI claims before October deadline
Farmers will be disappointed that the BVD PI Removal Incentivisation Scheme is closing on September 30, the Deputy President of...
N.Ireland
Farming families struggle to deal with flooding fallout
One week on, farmers and their families affected by the flooding in the northwest of the province are still coming...
N.Ireland
'Fairness and independence must remain key department objectives'
‘Fairness and independence must remain key objectives in the upcoming area-based schemes review of decisions.’ This was the message that...
N.Ireland
'Concern remains over NI border and customs proposals'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced that while it is helpful that the government has put on paper its...
N.Ireland
Milk price boost justified, farmers' group says
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) welcomed a boost in milk prices back in late June, but warned that – with...
N.Ireland
Farm organisation calls for tougher sentences for criminals
Calls for tougher judicial sentences for people involved in rural crime have been reiterated by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU),...
N.Ireland
Farmers' group welcomes advance payments news
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the announcement that advance payments will be made, where possible, from October 16...
N.Ireland
Farmers encouraged to take advantage of pest control scheme
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being encouraged to take advantage of a pest control scheme being run by the British Association...
N.Ireland
'Processors have wiped 10% off the value of a lamb in recent weeks'
Recent lamb price cuts in Northern Ireland have been criticised by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), with the organisation pointing...
N.Ireland
People need to be able to 'sell renewable electricity to the National Grid'
The UK government has recently announced plans for how electricity and renewable energy will be produced, stored and used in...
N.Ireland
Better origin labelling laws called for, as level of import checks criticised
Calls for improved origin labelling laws have been made by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), amid criticism over the level...
N.Ireland
Ex-farming union leader appointed to global food institute at Queen's
The former President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union, Ian Marshall, has been appointed as Business Development Manager at the Institute for...
Beef
Farmers who retain BVD-infected calves 'pose a risk to the entire industry'
The minority of farmers who retain calves, which have tested positive for BVD, pose a risk to the entire industry,...
N.Ireland
UFU aims to raise £100,000 for charity to mark centenary anniversary
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) aims to raise £100,000 (€113,530) for Air Ambulance Northern Ireland to mark its 100-year anniversary....
N.Ireland
NI farmers call for Stormont to be restored to avoid 'damaging scenario'
Farmers in Northern Ireland have called for politicians to reach an agreement to restore the devolved government in the face...
