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'Reducing milk production will have little benefit in the long-run'
The proposed Voluntarily Milk Reduction Scheme will not benefit Northern Ireland’s dairy industry in the long-term, according to Ulster Farmers’...
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Beef
Northern farmers call for accountability on beef specifications
Retailers, food service companies and processors must be held accountable for their actions on beef specifications, according to UFU deputy...
N.Ireland
New food traceability system announced for the North
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIlveen, has announced the award of an £8.7m contract for the delivery of a new...
N.Ireland
North's farmers to receive advanced CAP payments from October
Farmers in Northern Ireland are set to receive advanced CAP payments this year from October 16, the North’s Minister for...
N.Ireland
North’s farmers to receive advanced CAP payments from October
Farmers in Northern Ireland are set to receive advanced CAP payments this year from October 16, the North’s Minister for...
Dairy
Another EU dairy package 'will not improve the critical situation facing farmers'
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has stressed that while a European dairy package could offer short-term support, it will not...
N.Ireland
Farmers in Northern Ireland look set to vote 'leave' in Brexit referendum
Farmers in Northern Ireland look set to vote to leave the EU in the upcoming Brexit referendum on June 23,...
N.Ireland
Brexit: The UK is at 'a very clear fork in the road'
The UK goes to the polls on June 23, where it will decide to either remain or leave the European...
N.Ireland
Will Michelle McIlveen live up to the DUP’s farming commitments?
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the appointment of Michelle McIlveen as the minister at the new Department of Agriculture,...
N.Ireland
Will Michelle McIlveen live up to the DUP's farming commitments?
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed the appointment of Michelle McIlveen as the minister at the new Department of Agriculture,...
EU
Ulster Farmers Union defends its stance on Brexit
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has defended its stance on the EU referendum, in the wake of recent suggestions that it...
N.Ireland
Cross-border beef price gap falls from almost €200 to €3/head
The differential in R3 steer prices between the Republic and Northern Ireland narrowed considerably from 45.6p/kg in April 2015 to...
Beef
Cross-border beef price gap falls from almost €200 to €3/head
The differential in R3 steer prices between the Republic and Northern Ireland narrowed considerably from 45.6p/kg in April 2015 to...
Arable
Has Germany put the kibosh on next week's EU glyphosate vote?
Germany looks set to abstain in an EU vote next week on the continued use of glyphosate in weed killers,...
EU
Commission set to propose a nine year EU licence for glyphosate
Reports in Brussels suggest the European Commission will propose that the commonly used herbicide glyphosate be re-approved for nine years. It...
EU
Commissioner Hogan to talk Brexit as he visits the North tomorrow
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan, will be in Northern Ireland tomorrow, Monday May 9 on an...
N.Ireland
Voluntary milk reduction programme losing support in Europe
A plan to allow dairy cooperatives and farmers to agree to cut milk production on a temporary basis is losing...
N.Ireland
Ulster Farmers' Union elects a new President
Barclay Bell was yesterday elected the new President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) at the union’s AGM. Bell, a...
