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24 hours to back farming: UFU takes final Budget message to Westminster
24 hours to back farming: UFU takes final Budget message to Westminster
With just 24 hours until the Autumn Budget, Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president John McLenaghan and parliamentary officer Alexander Kinnear have travelled to Westminster in a final push to ensure the voices and concerns of Northern Ireland’s farming families are..
NewsServing its members by promoting and supporting a vibrant and sustainable rural economy where agriculture is secure and pivotal to its future.
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.