Organisation: Ulster Farmers Union

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>Neil and David Brown on their farm in Florencecourt, Co Fermanagh</p>

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Efficient beef finishing in the Fermanagh lakelands

Ulster Farmers' Union president David Brown explains the challenges of efficient beef finishing in the Fermanagh lakelands and why his major frustration is BVD.

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Irish and British farmers join to protest Brexit

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Half of farmers ‘have no plan for succession’

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Oliver Moore: Brexit would have a massive impact

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Police shoot bull after farmer gored to death

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Farmers say beef at risk in global trade deals

Northern farmers plan protest at Stormont

Northern farmers are to stage a major demonstration at Stormont on Friday to highlight the difficulties facing their industry.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2015

Union calls North dairy summit

A summit meeting for the dairy industry in the North has been organised by the Ulster Farmers Union in Belfast on August 27.

Fri, 14 Aug, 2015

Ulster Farmers Union in row with council over man smoking in tractor

A man smoking a cigarette, while sitting in the cab of a tractor parked off the road at a filling station, has sparked a fuming row in the north between the Ulster Farmers Union and a local authority.

Thu, 23 Jul, 2015

Rural crime is top of the agenda at Ulster farmers’ conference

Farmers are set to go to prison to highlight the growing levels of rural crime including cattle rustling and the theft of machinery and other property.

Mon, 15 Sep, 2014

Governments either side of border ‘must not damage beef sector’

No action should be taken by any of the governments on the island of Ireland that would further damage the beef sector in the North.

Sat, 02 Aug, 2014

Beef output and retail consumption expected to return to 2012 levels

European beef outputs and retail consumption are both expected to return to similar levels to 2012, according to one Bord Bia analyst.

Sat, 22 Mar, 2014

All-Ireland farm groups to discuss joint strategy on meat factories

Beef farmers both sides of the border are to meet in Dublin on Tuesday next to discuss a joint strategy to their discussions with meat factories.

Thu, 13 Mar, 2014

ICOS rejects back-door milk quota in CAP reform

Ireland is potentially on the cusp of unprecedented dairy industry development.

Thu, 04 Apr, 2013

Dairy slump signalled at NI auction and in EU

A 22.52% slump so far this year in Northern Ireland auction milk prices has heightened nervousness for dairy farmers both North and South.

Thu, 03 May, 2012

Agri Aware wins award for fruit, veg campaign

AGRI AWARE has won the 2010 Agricultural Journalism Awards for Incredible Edibles.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2010

Farm bodies unite against talks between EU and South America

FARM leaders, north and south, have pledged to work together to oppose trade talks that have re-opened between the European Union and the Mercosur group of South American countries.

Thu, 01 Jul, 2010

Northern milk prices up 10% at auction

TIGHTENING milk supply resulted in a price increase of more than 10% at last week’s auction by United Dairy Farmers.

Thu, 27 Aug, 2009

Hundreds queue overnight to apply for modernisation grant scheme

SOME farmers spent almost two days outside government offices across Northern Ireland to apply for farm modernisation scheme grants

Wed, 18 Feb, 2009

Call for import ban to combat bluetongue

FARMERS have called for tighter bluetongue controls as the virus continues to spread in Britain and Wales.

Sat, 22 Mar, 2008

Nicholson condemns ‘bad deal’ for farmers in the North

Ulster Unionist Party MEP Jim Nicholson has criticised the British government for negotiating a deal which will see a substantial reduction in the amount of EU rural development money coming to the North between 2007 – 2013.

Fri, 26 May, 2006

Macra conference on resource use

Sligo: More profitable use of resources in a changing environment will be the theme of this year’s Macra na Feirme young farmers conference at Sligo Park Hotel on November 26.

Wed, 02 Nov, 2005

Minister hails leap in NI farm income

Northern Ireland’s farming industry has seen its total income rise by £173m (€250.2m) over the past year, British government figures revealed today.

Thu, 27 Jan, 2005

Farming faithful flock to IFA golden jubilee

GOD must have been in the IFA, judging by the religious overtones that gripped the RDS yesterday for the association’s golden jubilee celebrations.

Fri, 07 Jan, 2005

Irish Examiner’s big win

THE Irish Examiner was the big winner when the Agricultural Journalism Awards 2004, organised by the Guild of Agricultural Journalists of Ireland, were presented last week.

Thu, 18 Nov, 2004

Counting gets underway in North's Euro elections

The counting of votes cast in the European election in Northern Ireland gets underway this morning with the Irish and British government anxiously awaiting the results to assess the impact on efforts to revive devolution.

Mon, 14 Jun, 2004

Anxious wait for North's Euro election results

The British government was today anxiously awaiting the results of Northern Ireland’s European election poll, which will be declared tomorrow, to assess the impact on efforts to revive devolution.

Sun, 13 Jun, 2004

Former farm leader to contest European elections in North

A former leader of the Ulster Farmers Union has announced his intention to contest this June’s European elections in the North as an independent candidate.

Tue, 04 May, 2004

Businesses campaign to bring voters out

A cross-community group of business trade unions, voluntarily and farming leaders have come together to urge people to get out and vote in the Assembly elections on Wednesday.

Mon, 24 Nov, 2003

Island of discontent

IRISH farmers on both sides of the Border are locked in stand-offs with Government.

Wed, 22 Jan, 2003

Farmers urged to embrace 'flower power'

Northern Ireland’s hard-pressed farmers are being urged to look to new markets - specifically one worth almost £1.5bn (€2.3bn) a year – supplying Britain's florists.

Sun, 24 Nov, 2002

Pig producers launch co-op in attempt to secure future of industry

PIG producers have launched a co-op in a proactive move to secure their own future.

Thu, 07 Nov, 2002

Louth subject to regional foot and mouth restrictions

The EU standing veterinary committee has reached agreement on what to do about the export of Irish animals and animal products.

Fri, 23 Mar, 2001

Northern farmers in quick compensation call

The Ulster Farmers Union have called for immediate payment of compensation from the British government.

Wed, 07 Mar, 2001

Northern Ireland hopeful of escaping disease

Northern Ireland farmers are increasingly hopeful that they have escaped the foot-and-mouth scourge spreading throughout Britain.

Tue, 27 Feb, 2001

Results of Foot and Mouth tests expected in the North tomorrow

The results of further laboratory checks which could definitively rule Northern Ireland out as the source of the Foot and Mouth outbreak.

Thu, 22 Feb, 2001

Northern Ireland hopeful over foot and mouth

No evidence has been found that the foot-and-mouth outbreak has its source in Northern Ireland, the province’s top veterinary officer said today.

Thu, 22 Feb, 2001