UFU

UFU president William Irvine, deputy president Glenn Cuddy, and parlimentary officer Alexander Kinnear, welcomed Michelle McIlveen MLA and Carla Lockhart MP to UFU Headquarters. (Pic: Freelance)

TB and critical industry issues on agenda for DUP and UFU

This campaign is about encouraging people to try lamb. (Picture: Cliff Donaldson)

Love Lamb Week 2024

UFU president William Irvine on his County Armagh farm. (Picture: Cliff Donaldson)

UFU comment on direct payments received by farmers

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

UFU group focus - Mid Antrim

Carla Lockhart MP

Lockhart adds her warning on bluetongue risk

Gerry Melotte, ABP Linden, Crawford Wilson, UFU beef and lamb committee vice chair and Farm Quality Assured Scheme (FQAS) farmer, Colin Smith, LMC chief executive and Ian Wilson, FQAS farmer.

Love Lamb Week begins on Sunday 1 - Saturday 7 September 2024

Carla Lockhart MP

MP and UFU react to ear tag extension

Tickets are now available for a steak barbecue and country night

UFU watch: Armagh Down Group Focus

Winners Hunniford Farms pictured (L-R) Richard Junior, Richard and Victor Hunniford from North East Armagh group.

County Armagh winner for UFU winter wheat competition

Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture Brid Rodgers being interviewed in front of the crowd of farmers who were protesting at Stormont in February 2000. Picture: Stephen Wilson/Pacemaker

Bygone Days: UFU lands farm protest on the steps of Stormont (2000)

Stephen Elliott. (pic: UFU)

South East Fermanagh group focus

Johnny Hamilton pictured with his son Peter Hamilton from South Londonderry group. (Pic: UFU)

Co Londonderry farmer wins UFU spring barley competition

Caledon Estate from South Tyrone group, pictured Christopher Gill, Estate Manager of Caledon Estates Co.

County Tyrone farmer wins UFU oats competition

Stephen Kelly, Trouw Nutrition Ireland country manager pictured with UFU corporate sales executive Craig Scott.

Trouw Nutrition Ireland joins UFU as corporate member

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UFU urges vigilance following GPS theft reports

County Fermanagh countryside. (Picture: Cliff Donaldson)

Be prepared for environment inspections

​Environment cross-compliance inspections are well underway in Northern Ireland.

Commodity watch by senior policy officer Aileen Lawson

Family planting a new tree for the future.

UFU education resources

Alice pictured on-farm.

UFU supporting Farm24

John McLenaghan, UFU deputy president

UFU seek clarification on A5 upgrade

Commodity watch - What is the future of sheep and suckler.

UFU commodity watch: Sheep and suckler cows/beef farmers incomes

Sophie Healy-Thow was awarded a Global Citizen Prize for her work in food and nutrition, in New York in May. (L-R) Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, Sophie Healy Thow and C.D Glin. Photo, David Andrako for Global Citizen @DavidAndrako.

UFU chats with Sophie Healy-Thow

Action from last year's trip to Kingspan. Book your space early with the office for this years Ulster match trip.

UFU watch: NE Armagh Group Focus

Brussels in Brief

UFU watch: Brussels in brief

Martyn Blair

UFU supporting annual Farm24 campaign

John McLenaghan, UFU deputy president

Lough Neagh, water quality and ammonia on the agenda

At the meeting, the UFU was represented by UFU deputy president John McLenaghan, rural enterprise chair John Watt and senior policy officer Chris Osborne

The Ulster Farmers’ Union met with Economy Minister Conor Murphy

The UFU is supporting Farm Safety Week

UFU backs this year’s Farm Safety Week

​The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is supporting the 2024 Farm Safety Week campaign which takes place from 22 - 26 July.

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Visiativ Innovation Funding Specialist Moray Stewart and right, UFU corporate sales executive Craig Scott

Visiativ joins UFU as newest corporate member

The new extended area at the side of the UFU trailer

North Antrim group focus

UFU deputy president Glenn Cuddy pictured on his home farm, Donaghmore, Co. Tyrone.

UFU members are taking part in the Farmers Guardian initiative

Ryan McPolin, Devenish ruminant nutritionist pictured with Craig Scott UFU corporate sales executive. (Pic: UFU)

UFU welcomes Devenish as new corporate member

Leanne Green pictured at Balmoral Show

UFU women in agriculture profile featuring Leanne Green

South West Down and Lagan UFU Group managers at Balmoral Show 2024

South West Down Group Focus

UFU representatives attended resilience for dairy farm visits

UFU representatives attend resilience for dairy farm visits

Third place Johnny Hamilton, pictured is UFU group manager James Graham with Douglas Hamilton from the UFU South Londonderry Group.

County Down farmer wins UFU winter barley competition

UFU president William Irvine on his County Armagh farm. (Picture: Cliff Donaldson)

UFU to work with new Labour government

UFU president William Irvine on his County Armagh farm. (Picture: Cliff Donaldson)

UFU comment on election outcome

Stephanie Clokey has been appointed as the new Ulster Farmers’ Union peatland officer.

UFU recruits peatland officer

The group kicked off with the first class of the 2024 cereals competition which was winter barley. (Pic: UFU)

North Tyrone group focus

Enjoying a cuppa at the Ballymena Show

UFU West Antrim Group Focus

Majella Murphy, Rural Business Finance pictured with UFU corporate sales executive Craig Scott.

Rural Business Finance become corporate member of UFU

Next Generation Forum meeting

UFU Next Generation Forum meeting

Victor Chestnutt

Genotyping cattle has so much to offer the dairy and beef industries

UFU corporate sales executive Craig Scott pictured with SCC Chartered Accountants directors, Rory Moynagh and Sean Cavanagh. (Pic: UFU)

SCC Chartered Accountants join UFU

UFU beef and lamb and hill farming chairs and policy officer visited Edinburgh for the UK farming unions livestock visit.

UK farming unions livestock visit

UFU president William Irvine, deputy president John McLenaghan and parliamentary officer Alexander Kinnear met with Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie MLA, Tom Elliot MLA and Robin Swann MLA at the Balmoral Show. (Pic: McAuley Multimedia)

UFU meet MLAs at Balmoral Show

UFU deputy president John McLenaghan and UFU seeds and cereals chair Christopher Gill, pictured at Caledon Estate launching the UFU cereals competition 2024. (Pic: UFU)

UFU launch cereals competition

William Irvine of the UFU

‘Deep concern’ around obtaining veterinary medicines as Assembly motion passed

UFU deputy president John McLenaghan pictured alongside Sascha Cox-Tennyson, Team Leader Community Education and Engagement at Dogs Trust Northern Ireland. (Pic supplied by Dogs Trust)

UFU and Dogs Trust collaborate to tackle livestock worrying

UFU corporate sales executive Craig Scott pictured with Berni Neill, Calor Gas strategic segment marketing manager and Mary Coughlin Regional Sales manager at Calor Gas.

Calor Gas joins UFU

Second place was awarded to Aughnacloy College. Pictured alongside Kyla, Catherine and Sarah include judges Roberta Simmons, Steven Millar, John McLenaghan and Julie-Ann Lyle.

UFU reveals winners of schools competition

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir MLA. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye

DAERA minister is to push for enhanced funding package for agriculture

Andrena Nash and Mark Wright, Ballylisk of Armagh,. with Carla Lockhart MP at Balmoral Show. Picture: Julie Hazelton

17 pictures from Balmoral Show day 2 and 3

UFU deputy president John McLenaghan. (Pic: McAuley Multimedia)

UFU attend Farm to Fork summit at 10 Downing Street

UFU president William Irvine

Minister confirms DAERA’s plans for future farm support