Agri Politics
Batters' message to Government: 'British farmers are able to deliver'
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters will put British food and farming at the top of the agenda at...
NFU
Agri Politics
NFU president to meet Prime Minister Theresa May this week
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has announced that she will meet the Prime Minister at Downing Street this...
Rural Life
Could you be one of NFU's new faces of British farming?
A group of enthusiastic young farmers, who are making a real difference within farming and have great stories to tell,...
N.Ireland
'Brexit must herald an agricultural revolution'
The UK’s farming unions have called on the Government to facilitate an ‘agricultural revolution’ post-Brexit – but what exactly does...
N.Ireland
First female NFU president elected at annual conference
Minette Batters has made history becoming the first female president of the National Farmers’ Union. Batters, a beef farmer from...
N.Ireland
First female NFU president elected at annual conference
Minette Batters has made history becoming the first female president of the National Farmers’ Union. Batters, a beef farmer from...
N.Ireland
Gove 'acutely conscious' of Brexit subsidy worries among ag sectors
Defra Secretary Michael Gove told the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference today that he was “acutely” aware that many farmers...
N.Ireland
Northern livestock worrying costs hit £16,000 in 2017
The cost of livestock worrying has risen by almost a quarter in Northern Ireland in the space of just two...
N.Ireland
Northern livestock worrying costs hit £16,000 in 2017
The cost of livestock worrying has risen by almost a quarter in Northern Ireland in the space of just two...
N.Ireland
NI indepth: Farming with WhatsApp and taking Brexit by the horns
It’s not easy being a Co. Down man at the top of Scottish agri-politics while also running an 800-cow dairy...
N.Ireland
Cost of farm fires rises by a million in just a year
Farm fires are burning holes in insurers’ pockets, with claims in Northern Ireland rising by more than a million pounds...
N.Ireland
Majority of British farmers lack reliable mobile signal
The vast majority of farmers in England and Wales do not have a reliable mobile phone signal, with broadband speeds...
N.Ireland
Majority of British farmers lack reliable mobile signal
The vast majority of farmers in England and Wales do not have a reliable mobile phone signal, with broadband speeds...
Rural Life
Cost of rural crime rises 13% in Northern Ireland
Rural crime in Northern Ireland cost the UK economy £2.7 million (€3 million) in 2015 alone, according to the most...
N.Ireland
Cost of rural crime rises 13% in Northern Ireland
Rural crime in Northern Ireland cost the UK economy £2.7 million (€3 million) in 2015 alone, according to the most...
Agri Politics
British farmers warn of ‘dangerous’ disappearance of EU labour
The supply of seasonal workers required for a successful harvest in the UK is “already in danger” for the year...
N.Ireland
British farms ‘critically short’ of seasonal fruit and veg labour supply
England and Wales have suffered a 17% decline in the number of seasonal workers required for the harvesting of fruit...
N.Ireland
British farms ‘critically short’ of seasonal fruit and veg labour supply
England and Wales have suffered a 17% decline in the number of seasonal workers required for the harvesting of fruit...
