N.Ireland
UFU backs new carbon survey
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is supporting the ‘carbon survey’ project, recently announced by the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC)....
UFU
N.Ireland
UFU highlights need to retain sustainable arable sector
A vibrant and sustainable arable sector must be retained at the very heart of agriculture in Northern Ireland. This is...
N.Ireland
NI cereal growers concerned about slippage in grain prices
Cereal growers and arable farmers in Northern Ireland are deeply concerned about the recent slippage in grain prices and the...
N.Ireland
UFU launches ‘Farming through the seasons’ schools competition
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has today (Friday, January 27) launched its ‘Farming through the seasons’ competition for schools across...
N.Ireland
Falling prices are leaving sheep sector under pressure – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that falling sheep prices are leaving the sector under immense pressure and that...
N.Ireland
UFU to prioritise sustainability in farming
Delivering on sustainability throughout the farming industry and in all rural communities is now an Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) priority....
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland Protocol discussions to continue
Vice-president of the European Commission Maros Sefcovic, the UK’s Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly and Northern Ireland Secretary, Chris Heaton-Harris have...
Agri-Business
UFU calls for higher energy relief for agri-businesses
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called for higher energy relief for agricultural businesses from the government after farms were...
N.Ireland
UFU president reflects on ‘future farming’ theme of OFC
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president David Brown attended the 2023 Oxford Farming Conference (OFC), the traditional start of the UK...
Agri Politics
UK farming unions call for change in 2023
Ahead of the New Year on Sunday, January 1, 2023, farming unions from across the UK have called for change....
N.Ireland
Cost of bTB is soaring in Northern Ireland – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is costing Northern Ireland more and more each year....
N.Ireland
NI Protocol: UFU calls for resolution of 4 ‘potentially devastating’ issues
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called for the Dairy Council of Northern Ireland (DCNI) to support the resolution of...
N.Ireland
MLAs turn out in force for UFU climate change debate
According to the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), 31 MLAs attended this week’s COP27 climate change debate, hosted by the organisation...
N.Ireland
UFU hosts on-farm training of PSNI officers
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) hosted on-farm training for Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers as approximately 230 neighbourhood,...
Pig/Poultry
CAFRE and UFU to hold poultry conference next month
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) will hold a poultry conference to...
N.Ireland
Rural crime: UFU urges farmers to up their security
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging farmers across Northern Ireland to be on high alert for rural crime and...
N.Ireland
Finishing sucklers on the Fermanagh farm of UFU president
David Brown is six months into his two-year presidency of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU). The Fermanagh suckler beef farmer...
Sheep
Lamb price falling short of production costs, says UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that the returns farmers are receiving for their lamb are not enough to...
