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UFU calls out DAERA contradictory approach
UFU calls out DAERA contradictory approach
Following the roll out of the of the Farming with Nature (FwN) package, the Ulster Farmers’ Union is calling out DAERA for their contradictory approach to buffer strips. In the first year of FwN, five actions will be available to..
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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.