The Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) is a member organisation/industry association for farmers in

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. 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

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, who served as UFU President between 1930 and 1931, as well as Rev. Robert Moore (1937–38, 1939–40 and 1941–42),

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(1955–56) and John Gilliland (2002–04), who was a cross-community candidate in the

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. Harry Sinclair from Draperstown,

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, was president between 2012 and 2014. The current President is Ian Marshall from

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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

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export bans during the

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crises.

References

External links

UFU website
Employers' organisations in the United Kingdom Agriculture in Northern Ireland Agricultural organisations based in the United Kingdom Organisations based in Northern Ireland Organizations established in 1918 1918 establishments in Ireland Farmers' organizations {{NorthernIreland-org-stub

Presidency

Campaigns

See also

References

External links