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Rural crime crisis deepens in Northern Ireland as losses hit £2.2m
Rural crime crisis deepens in Northern Ireland as losses hit £2.2m
The Ulster Farmers' Union has called for stronger intervention from the Department of Justice to combat escalating rural crime, following the publication of the NFU Mutual Rural Crime Report, which revealed a sharp increase in offences in Northern Ireland despite..
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Founded in 1918, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is the largest democratic voluntary organisation representing farmers and growers in Northern Ireland. It’s central objective is to promote their interests both at home and abroad through professional lobbying. Today, the UFU has over 11,500 members.
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UFU grass roots members discuss policy issues at their local Group and County meetings. Representatives from these local areas then take members views to the Union’s central policy committees where these are discussed in more detail. Policies are then ratified at the UFU’s monthly executive committee meeting.