UFU begs BBC to retain Farm Gate morning broadcast

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UFU president David Brown has urged the BBC to consider Northern Ireland's rural licence payers
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UFU president David Brown has urged the BBC to consider Northern Ireland's rural licence payers

A decision by the BBC to cut a farming segment from its morning radio broadcast has been condemned by the leader of the region's farming union. The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) has said it is deeply...

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