Dairy
'Dairy sector should explore all-island exporting opportunities'
There are circumstances when the dairy sectors throughout Ireland should join forces to maximise the prices that can be delivered...
UFU
N.Ireland
North's farmers urged to complete survey to help assess their support needs
Northern Ireland farmers are being urged to complete the Whole Farm Needs Assessment Survey (WFNA) by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU). UFU...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland to host international agriculture conference
The Ulster Farmers’ Union will host the 37th biennial North American and European Union Agricultural Conference on the 22-23 October...
N.Ireland
Re-appointment of the North's Agri-Food Strategy Board 'a positive move'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has said the decision by Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill and Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster to reappoint...
N.Ireland
North's farmers and UFU critical of DARD relocation
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that farmers still have serious reservations over the plans to re-locate the North’s...
N.Ireland
UFU President calls on farmers to complete farm safety study
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is calling on the 8,000 farm businesses, selected at random, to complete and return the...
N.Ireland
Pillar 1 support application numbers to fall dramatically in Northern Ireland
The number of Single Payment applications received by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in Northern Ireland may well fall...
N.Ireland
Wesley Aston appointed as UFU CEO Designate
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced the appointment of Wesley Aston as the Chief Executive Designate of the organisation....
N.Ireland
Northern farmers meet with banks to discuss cash flow concerns
Representatives of the main banks in Northern Ireland met with Ulster Farmers Union this week to discuss the down turn...
N.Ireland
UFU proposes measures to help with cash flow on dairy farms
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has proposed measures it says will help dairy farmers deal with cash flow issues. UFU...
N.Ireland
Northern beef farmers warned many face big losses under new CAP
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said many beef farmers will have been starkly reminded that they face big losses...
Dairy
Northern dairy farmers push for income averaging
Parity is needed with the Republic’s five-year income averaging for dairy farmers, the Ulster Farmers Union President has said. In...
Beef
Northern plants heavily discounting dairy-beef cattle
Some meat processing plants in Northern Ireland are said to be heavily discounting dairy origin cattle. According to Ulster Farmers’...
EU
UFU attends COPA COGECA congress of EU farmers
An Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) delegation was in Brussels this week to participate in the COPA Cogeca Congress of European...
N.Ireland
NI farmers 2014 Single Farm Payment hit by exchange rate
Northern Ireland farmers will be disappointed with the levels of Single Farm Payment that they will receive this year according...
Beef
Ulster farmers label meeting with Tesco a “mixed bag”
Following a meeting with representatives from Tesco to discuss a range of issues including: the crisis situation facing Northern Ireland’s...
N.Ireland
Northern pig producers introduce DNA testing
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) in conjunction with Pig ReGen and the Ulster Pork and Bacon Forum have agreed to...
Beef
Northern Ireland farmers call on processors to honour commitments on residencies
With the news that livestock markets are now working with cattle farmers on the residencies issue, Ulster Farmers’ Union president...
