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National Farmers Union (UK)
Encyclopedia
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is a member organisation/industry association for farmers in England
and Wales
. It is the largest farmers organisation in England and Wales, and has over 300 branch offices.
In 2000 it founded Assured Food Standards
.
It negotiates with the government and national organisations on behalf of English and Welsh farmers.
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The NFU is closely associated with the insurance mutual company NFU Mutual
, also based in Warwickshire.
NFU Cymru is at the Royal Welsh Showground at Builth Wells
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is the largest farmers organisation in England and Wales, and has over 300 branch offices.
History
It was founded in 1908 and is registered as an association of employers under the 1974 Trade Union and Labour Relations Act.In 2000 it founded Assured Food Standards
Assured Food Standards
Assured Food Standards is a British organisation that promotes and regulates food quality. It licenses the Red Tractor quality mark, a product certification programme that comprises a number of farm assurance schemes for food products, animal feed and fertilizer.-History:The Red Tractor scheme was...
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Function
The NFU states that it "champions British farming and provides professional representation and services to its Farmer and Grower members."Structure
The NFU has an office in Brussels to represent the interests of British farmers to the European UnionEuropean Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
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The NFU is closely associated with the insurance mutual company NFU Mutual
NFU Mutual
The National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society Limited, trading as NFU Mutual, is a UK registered mutual insurance composite. It underwrites more than £1 billion in annual premium in life and general insurance lines for rural communities within the UK. NFU Mutual is based in...
, also based in Warwickshire.
NFU Cymru is at the Royal Welsh Showground at Builth Wells
Builth Wells
Builth Wells is a town in the county of Powys, within the historic boundaries of Brecknockshire, mid Wales, lying at the confluence of the River Wye and the River Irfon, in the Welsh of the Wye Valley. It has a population of 2,352....
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Regions
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, RutlandRutlandRutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire.... - South West - ExeterExeterExeter is a historic city in Devon, England. It lies within the ceremonial county of Devon, of which it is the county town as well as the home of Devon County Council. Currently the administrative area has the status of a non-metropolitan district, and is therefore under the administration of the...
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See also
- National Farmers Union of ScotlandNational Farmers Union of ScotlandThe National Farmers Union of Scotland is an organisation that promotes and protects the interests of the farming industry in Scotland. It was formed in 1913, and has approximately 10,000 members who are farmers, crofters, and others involved in Scottish agriculture.The current President is Jim...
- Ulster Farmers UnionUlster Farmers UnionThe Ulster Farmers Union 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:...
- British Agriculture Bureau - its base at Brussels
- Country Land and Business AssociationCountry Land and Business AssociationThe Country Land and Business Association is a voluntary organisation in the United Kingdom.-Membership:...
- Farmers' Union of Wales
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsThe Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom...