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UK farmers call for review of no-deal tariff policy and NI zero-tariff arrangement

September 2, 2019

A British farmers’ representative group has written to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, urging him to review the UK’s no-deal trade tariffs –…

5 Irish and UK farm groups call for clarity on Brexit

April 5, 2019

Agri Politics

Five farming organisations have made a joint call for clarity on the issue of Brexit in advance of the European Council meeting on…

UK Government urged not to undermine food standards in trade deals

February 19, 2019

Agri-Business

The UK government has been urged to ensure that the current British food standards are not undermined by any future trade deal. The…

UK farming industry urges MPs to take action to avoid ‘no-deal’ Brexit

January 10, 2019

Agri-Business

Four of the main UK farming unions have today urged MPs to take steps for the UK to avoid a no-deal Brexit. The…

Arable Conference 2019 Guy Smith announced as keynote speaker

November 30, 2018

Tillage

National Farmers’ Union deputy president Guy Smith has been announced as the keynote speaker for the 2019 Arable Conference. The 2019 Arable Conference…

UK only 60% self-sufficient as Brexit food supply concern grows

August 8, 2018

Agri-Business

The UK Government has been urged to put the nation’s food security at the top of the political agenda as latest figures on…

‘Brexit must herald an agricultural revolution’

April 3, 2018

N.Ireland

The UK’s farming unions have called on the Government to facilitate an ‘agricultural revolution’ post-Brexit – but what exactly does that mean for…

‘Brexit and Beyond’: Young farmers take united stance in UK and EU

March 3, 2018

Rural Life

Young farmers from across Europe visited the UK to discuss the impact of potential trade and policy changes post-Brexit at a seminar organised…

First female NFU president elected at annual conference

February 22, 2018

N.Ireland

Minette Batters has made history becoming the first female president of the National Farmers’ Union. Batters, a beef farmer from Wiltshire, has been…

Gove ‘acutely conscious’ of Brexit subsidy worries among ag sectors

February 20, 2018

N.Ireland

Defra Secretary Michael Gove told the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference today that he was “acutely” aware that many farmers feared the future…

Northern livestock worrying costs hit £16,000 in 2017

February 12, 2018

N.Ireland

The cost of livestock worrying has risen by almost a quarter in Northern Ireland in the space of just two years. Rural insurance…

NI indepth: Farming with WhatsApp and taking Brexit by the horns

December 27, 2017

N.Ireland

It’s not easy being a Co. Down man at the top of Scottish agri-politics while also running an 800-cow dairy herd, but thanks…

Cost of farm fires rises by a million in just a year

November 14, 2017

N.Ireland

Farm fires are burning holes in insurers’ pockets, with claims in Northern Ireland rising by more than a million pounds in just a…

British farm organisation supports introduction of CCTV in slaughterhouses

August 11, 2017

Agri-Business

The announcement that CCTV will become mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England under new plans has been welcomed by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU).…