Victor Chestnutt

Bull judging at the Castlewellan Show. Picture: Ruth Rodgers

Watch: Judging at Castlewellan Show

Arianna Bell, from Comber, won the sheep young handlers' class at Castlewellan Show 2023

Former UFU president highlights importance of agriculture at Castlewellan Show

Morning View

A fitting honour for Pat Jennings, a humble sporting star

DAERA Minister Edwin Poots and UFU president David Brown

UFU announce new leadership team

The UFU has warned that the war in Ukraine has caused energy and feed prices to surge for chicken farmers.

Ukraine: UFU warns NI consumers must pay more for chicken and eggs

Kilkeel pig farmer Trevor Sheilds says surging feed and energy costs must be passed on up the supply chain or many farmers will go under.

Ukraine war puts pig farmers' backs to the wall on energy and feed

Victor Chestnutt

Target will be the ruination of agriculture: UFU

Victor Chestnutt

Northern Ireland farmers fear trade ‘no man’s land’

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Victor Chestnutt among his beloved sheep on the family farm. The UFU president has had to step outside his comfort zone recently in order to participate in NI Protocol negotiations with EU representatives, the British Government and agriculture minister Edwin Poots, among others

Pragmatic solutions are needed to secure the future of farming life in NI

A shortage of migrant labour is causing major disruption to pig farmers across the UK.

Pig farming crisis: UK minister 'wants to protect all pig farmers'

PACEMAKER PRESS BELFAST 22/09/2021 The opening day of this yearâ€TMs Balmoral Show on Wednesday. Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Reducing carbon footprint is key says Poots as £15m boost for farmers announced

Minister Poots is pictured with Billy Martin, RUAS President.

£15.49m increase in BPS will be a major boost for farmers - UFU

UFU chief Victor Chestnutt said: “There is absolutely no room for fraud, where the current compensation measures are concerned. In the first instance, the vet puts a DNA tag in all reactor animals, which means that there is no point in switching the animal’s original ear tags.”

UFU furious at ‘fraudster’ slur made against farmers

Farmers urged to help influence bTB strategy in webinar

News Letter editorial

Radical Green plan to end Northern Ireland emissions is not proportionate

News Letter editorial of Monday August 16 2021:

Editorial

English Minister of Agriculture John Gummer tried to reassure the nation over BSE in 1990 by feeding a beefburger to his daughter Cordelia. Photo: PA

'New divergence' between NI and GB on feeding remains to livestock

Ian Paisley

Paisley calls for the removal of the NI Protocol as an ‘impediment to trade’

UFU president Victor Chestnutt

UFU: NI farmers must embrace Brexit opportunities in 2021

‘If there’s another Covid wave, farmers will feed the nation once again’

The chart for average temperature

NI almost 1C warmer than when records began – and experts predict major changes ...

The Cranswick site in Cullbackey

Coronavirus: NI pig plant hit by cluster of Covid cases reopens after deep clean

Declan McAleer with Minister Edwin Poots

UFU announce new leadership team

The UFU's public access information poster (image cropped for web publication purposes)

UFU creates public access info. poster

The current presidential team which willl remain in office for a further three monhts. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

UFU presidential officeholders to remain in post for further three months

‘Concerning’ lack of farmers’ optimisim

UFU notifies members of new slurry spreading rules

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is warning farmers to be aware of new slurry spreading rules for spreading during the month of February which will take affect from this year.

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UFU notifies members of new slurry spreading rules

‘There is an endless stream of work to do’

‘Retirement ‘not on my bucket list’, says Rare Breed star Victor

UFU concern at agricultural restriction on by-pass

Telecoms mast rents are under pressure, says UFU

UFU deputy president Victor Chestnutt said farmers got a raw deal from the RHI legislation

Farmers being pushed to wall by RHI cuts: UFU

UFU deputy president Victor Chestnutt

Cost of rural crime continues to rise, says UFU

Ellie McLean from Bushmills exhibited the Holstein and supreme overall dairy champion Priestland Shot J Rose, at the 179th Omagh Show

Omagh Show: Hazelton family Simmental bull wins tight battle for supreme title

Jerome Flynn said that huge pig farms could ruin Northern Irelands scenery

Huge pig farms could ruin Game Of Thrones scenery, warns actor

UFU supports NI Water in the launch of ‘Rush Control without Pollution’

RDC decision another blow for rural communities, says UFU

UFU deputy president Victor Chestnutt

UFU: Farmers faced soul-crushing two years on RHI, and now face ruin

UFU deputy president Victor Chestnutt

Farmers in ‘crisis mode’ over RHI subsidy cuts, warns UFU

Wood pellets

RHI: UFU tell Stormont chiefs farmers in ‘crisis mode’ over tariff cuts

The UFU is conducting a survey on rural crime

UFU: Courts not tough enough on rural crime

John and Eileen Hall

UTV Rare Breed’s success continues

Union rejects call for reduction in livestock numbers

Ivan Johnston pictured with Richard Primrose and Jonathan Reilly, from Bank of Ireland; Deputy UFU president Victor Chesnutt, and Robert McMullan

Plenty of entertainment for Mid Antrim members

The aftermath of a dog attack

UFU condemns dog attacks on two sheep flocks

Andrew McConkey, Chairman, LacPatrick Dairies, pictured with Michael Hanley, CEO, Lakeland Dairies and Alo Duffy, Chairman, Lakeland Dairies.

Shareholders give backing to LacPatrick and Lakeland merger

Victor Chestnutt, deputy president Ulster Farmers' Union

Politicians are urged to back livestock worrying proposals

The Ulster Farmers Union is calling on local politicians to back proposals, recommended by the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), to tackle livestock worrying

UFU urges politicians to back livestock worrying proposals

Sheep after attack by dogs

UFU calls for tougher stance on livestock worrying

Ivan Tierneys farewell with his colleges from the West Antrim office

Ivan bids farewell to the UFU after 30 years' service

Picture: Cliff Donaldson

Possible RHI scheme changes are cause for concern: UFU

The new leadership team of David Brown, deputy president, Ivor Ferguson UFU president, Victor Chestnutt deputy UFU president

Union elects new leadership team at AGM in Co Antrim

Victor Chestnutt

Paperless system '˜not fair' says UFU

John Milligan (outgoing chairman) with Victor Chestnutt (UFU Vice President), Fiona Patterson (Group Manager) and John Mercer (incoming group chairman)

New committee elected for the Mid Down Group

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