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Cost of farm fires in NI increase 73% in 2025 costing an estimated £11.8 million

Tackling rural crime remains an important area of work for the Ulster Farmers’ Union.placeholder image

Commodity watch: UFU is working for you to fight rural crime

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Board member John Deane to take over from Jim McLaren MBE as NFU Mutual Chair

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New campaign urges safer farming as injuries take lasting toll

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Rural residents and farmers funnel more money into ISAs following IHT changes

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Rural crime in Northern Ireland equated to £2.2m, representing a 24% increase

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Department of Justice called to combat rural crime after £2.2Million lost in NI

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Rural crime cost Northern Ireland £2.2million last year according to NFU Mutual

CAFRE staff Marita O’Loughlin, Nicole Smyth, Helen McElmurray, Jenny Richardson and Fergus McGirr invite you to Open Farm Weekend Enniskillen Campus, on Saturday 13 June, 11am – 4pm.placeholder image

Discover CAFRE Enniskillen Campus during Open Farm Weekend

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Sepsis Awareness Campaign launched to help farmers

Tractors, trucks and other agricultural vehicles did laps of the Nutts Corner roundabout in Co Antrim, briefly disrupting traffic as police looked on on Tuesday afternoon. Picture by Stephen Davisonplaceholder image

Road campaigner warns of ‘perfect storm’ with harvest seeing 56% more crashes

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Mid Down UFU Group – busy winter programme and plans ahead

Unmarried couples, divorcees and single farmers could face inheritance tax bills potentially hundreds of thousands of pounds greater than their married counterparts following the implementation of controversial IHT tax changes this month (April).placeholder image

Unmarried couples, divorcees and single farmers face added IHT challenges

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Families across NI are being invited to step behind the farm gate this June

Robbie Neill and children of Stonebridge Farm, John McLenaghan, Deputy President of Ulster Farmers' Union, and Lauren Finlay, Regional Manager NFU Mutual Northern Irelandplaceholder image

Families across NI are being invited to step behind the farm gate this June

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Annual arts festival gala entertains a sell-out audience at the Millennium Forum

The Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) held their much-anticipated arts festival gala at the Millennium Forum in Londonderry on Saturday 21st March 2026.

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Mid Antrim UFU group celebrate well-attended programme

Friends of the Cancer Centre received a donation of £2,200 as part of NFU Mutual’s Community Champions Scheme (L-R): Denise Falls (Friends of the Cancer Centre), Lauren Finaly (NFU Mutual), Emma Wilson (NFU Mutual), (Louise Crawford, NFU Mutual), Lauren McRoberts (Friends of the Cancer Centre)placeholder image

NFU Mutual donates £2,200 to Friends of the Cancer Centre

Friends of the Cancer Centre received a donation of £2,200 as part of NFU Mutual’s Community Champions Scheme (L-R): Denise Falls (Friends of the Cancer Centre), Lauren Finaly (NFU Mutual), Emma Wilson (NFU Mutual), (Louise Crawford, NFU Mutual), Lauren McRoberts (Friends of the Cancer Centre)placeholder image

NFU Mutual donates £2,200 to Friends of the Cancer Centre

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NE Armagh group focus

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19 local charities in the region to receive a combined donation of £150,081

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19 local charities in the region to receive a combined donation of £150,081

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10,000 deaths in 10 years prompts calls for driving awareness course

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Almost half of farms do not yet have a succession plan ahead of inheritance tax ...

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Mid-Down UFU group reflects on a busy season and looks ahead to upcoming events

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In pictures: More from the YFCU public speaking competition

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In pictures: YFCU public speaking competition heats held across Northern Ireland

The heats of the YFCU public speaking competition were held across Northern Ireland.

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Storm will hit Scotland, the North of England, Northern Ireland and Wales

James Mulholland, Tracey McAuley and Julina Butler from Moyle Community First Responders accept a cheque for £7,899 from David Lennox, Sarah Lynch and Lesley Ann Stewart from NFU Causeway at their offices in Ballymoney. (Picture: Kevin McAuley/McAuley Multimedia)placeholder image

NFU present cheque to Moyle Community First Responders

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Unlimited inheritance tax exemption 'in the chancellor's sights'

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Average IHT bill was £120,000 in Northern Ireland

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Farming revealed as UK’s most dangerous job

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Farmers more likely to seek financial advice amid concerns around pensions

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11 pictures from Open Farm Weekend

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Cost of rural crime falls as countryside unites to tackle organised and serious ...

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Rural crime cost Northern Ireland an estimated £1.8m in 2024, down 9% from 2023

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Mid Down UFU hosts successful “Farm Health & Safety Day” to support farming fami...

Pictured on Craighall Farm in Antrim are farm host William Clark, Lauren Finlay Regional Manager NFU Mutual, Max Miller (4), Freddie Miller (3) from Antrim with John McLenaghan Deputy President Ulster Farmers’ Unionplaceholder image

Open Farm Weekend will focus on education and diversification

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YFCU entertain a sell-out audience at their annual arts festival gala

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Cost of dog attacks on livestock in NI rises by almost half

Farm animals in Northern Ireland worth an estimated £218,000 were severely injured or killed in dog attacks in 2024, up 48% on 2023 (£147,000), latest figures from NFU Mutual revealplaceholder image

‘Ignorance isn’t bliss’ as cost of dog attacks on NI livestock rises

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NFU Mutual calls for Machinery Theft Bill in Scottish Parliament

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Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster prepare to mark milestone anniversary

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Farmers urged to prepare for strong winds ahead of Storm Éowyn

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Pensions inheritance tax blow for farmers

During the past three years, 2022 to 2024, NFU Mutual distributed £3.25m of funding each year to local and national charities across the UK. (Pic: Freelance)placeholder image

NFU Mutual pledges £4m charitable support during 2025

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Good causes across NI benefit from £123,000

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Royal Countryside Fund is offering free support for family farms

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Boots on the Ground programme scoops Training Initiative Award

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Carla Lockhart MP has welcomed the new Farm Safety Partnership Action Plan

NFU Mutual Agents and their staff at agencies across the country have nominated more than 300 charities across the country in 2024 to receive a total donation of £1.92million from NFU Mutual’s national ‘Agency Giving Fund’. (Pic: Freelance)placeholder image

NFU Mutual’s Agency Giving Fund donates £1.92m to local front-line charities

The Mid and West Antrim groups were able to make a donation to Mid Antrim Riding for the Disabled group.placeholder image

UFU group focus - Mid Antrim

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Heartbreaking dog attack highlights the need for keeping dogs on leads

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Fall in cost of NI rural crime

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UFU backs this year’s Farm Safety Week

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