Farmers’ union denies dictating Stormont policy in row with agriculture minister

The body’s president John McLenaghan said Andrew Muir’s comments about the organisation were ‘unfair’.

"Farmers are facing a serious crisis. The state is facing a severe drought. Farmers have sown two or three times, but lost money and inputs. In such a situation, cooperative societies are supporting farmers'', M. B. Patil, said.

The Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir said he would continue to engage with the UFU and had spoken with its president on Friday morning.

Andrew Muir says there was ‘no reasonable alternative’ to cattle cull

Earlier this month the Wales Rugby Union announced ticket price hikes for the Six Nations and if nothing else it is utterly tone deaf. Over the Severn Bridge the sport is in turmoil, with regions fighting for their lives not only because of difficult macroeconomic factors but because their own governing body is activel