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Ulster Farmers' Union

Formation	1918
Location	Northern Ireland
Membership	12,500 members
Website	Official website

The Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) is a member organisation/industry association for farmers in Northern Ireland. The UFU was formed in 1918 and currently claims over 12,500 members.

Presidency

Previous Presidents of the UFU included Sir Basil Brooke, later the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, who served as UFU President between 1930 and 1931, as well as Rev. Robert Moore (1937–38, 1939–40 and 1941–42), Harry West (1955–56) and John Gilliland (2002–04), who was a cross-community candidate in the 2004 European Parliament election. Harry Sinclair from Draperstown, County Londonderry, was president between 2012 and 2014. The current President is Ian Marshall from Markethill, County Armagh.

Campaigns

The UFU has been involved in a number of campaigns for farmers' rights in Northern Ireland, including opposing moves to introduce compulsory purchases of farmland for industrial purposes, organising a protest over low produce prices and campaigning for an exemption for beef export bans during the Bovine spongiform encephalopathy crises.

References

"About us". Ulster Farmers Union. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
"UFU Structure". Ulster Farmers Union. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
Past Presidents
"Union chief welcomes farmer's victory". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
"Farmers protest over 'poor prices'". 26 September 2002. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
"NI farmers welcome beef move". 18 July 2002. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

External links

UFU website

Agriculture in the United Kingdom

Companies

Conservation

Government
and regulation

History

Agricultural Revolution British timber trade Celtic field Common land Corn Laws Diggers Dutch barn Enclosure Haughley Experiment Highland Clearances Highland Potato Famine Inheritance tax protests Lowland Clearances Napier Commission Rationing Run rig Rural Reconstruction Association Scottish Agricultural Revolution Swing Riots Victory garden Women's Land Army - WWI / WWII
Foot-and-mouth	1967 2001 2007

Nations and regions

England	Agriculture in Cheshire Agriculture in London Cuisine Cornwall Devon Fishing
Scotland	Animal breeds Shetland Crofting Scottish Crofting Foundation Cuisine Factor Fishing Royal Highland Show
Wales	Animal breeds Cuisine Royal Welsh Show Tŷ unnos Fishing
Northern Ireland	Cuisine

Non-governmental
organisations

Employers' associations	Farmers' Union of Wales National Farmers' Union of England and Wales National Farmers' Union of Scotland Ulster Farmers' Union Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster
Trade unions	Unite the Union National Union of Agricultural and Allied Workers Transport & General Workers' Union
Landowners' organizations	Country Land and Business Association
Educational and research institutions	Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences James Hutton Institute Nottingham Arabidopsis Stock Centre Rothamsted Research Museums Museum of English Rural Life National Museum of Rural Life National Non-Food Crops Centre Universities and colleges CAFRE Royal Agricultural University Scotland's Rural College
British Egg Industry Council British Poultry Council Fresh Start Initiative Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland Scotland Food & Drink Soil Association Tenant Farmers Association

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References

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