N.Ireland
As we head into 2018, the president of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), Barclay Bell, remains positive - despite all of the challenges.
Calls for tougher judicial sentences for people involved in rural crime have been reiterated by the Ulster Farmers' Union.
The UFU has welcomed the announcement that advance payments will be made, where possible, from October 16 onwards.
The Ulster Farmers' Union aims to raise £100,000 (€113,530) for Air Ambulance Northern Ireland to mark its 100-year anniversary.
Agri-Business
The EC has been criticised for pursuing a free trade deal with Mercosur after corruption was uncovered in the Brazilian meat industry.
Barclay Bell, President of the Ulster Farmers' Union in Northern Ireland, was speaking on RTE Radio's This Week programme on Sunday.
Dairy
Farmers across Northern Ireland who have criticised an 'anti-farming campaign' being run by Go Vegan World are joined by the UFU President
The UK goes to the polls on Thursday, June 8, in what is now widely regarded as a second referendum on Brexit.
A former UFU president has called for a realistic wildlife culling policy to be introduced, where TB eradication is concerned
The Ulster Farmers’ Union will draw up its Brexit policy shopping list over the coming weeks
Farmers in Northern Ireland are under serious final pressure, and banks must understand that early CAP payments must be used to pay bills rather than bank debts, according to the UFU.
There could be opportunities for Northern Irish produce to take the place of imported agri-food products in the UK following the Brexit vote.
Financial pressures and Brexit negotiations were top of the agenda when the Ulster Farmers' Union met with the new Minister for Agriculture.
Some 48% of farmers in the North do not have a succession plan in place with one in five farmers saying they had 'no reason/no good reason' for doing so, a survey has found.
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the appointment of Michelle McIlveen as the North's new minister for Agriculture.
Barclay Bell was yesterday elected the new President of the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) at the union's AGM.
The UFU presidential elections will focus more on farmers' profitability and sustainability, rather than transparency.
