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12 Jan, 2020 Latest News There is a growing gap between unionists and the unionist elites If the DUP and UUP are monitoring the NI social media websites over this last few weeks, they will be well aware of the animosity that is building up between the unionist electorate and the unionist political elites. Stormont ministers appointed as powersharing returns to Northern Ireland Ministers have been appointed to Stormont's coalition executive after powersharing returned to Northern Ireland. Three years after Sinn Féin walked out of Stormont, Arlene Foster returns as First Minister Stormont's first and deputy first ministers have been appointed after powersharing returned to Northern Ireland. Incoming first minister Arlene Foster in pledge ahead of Assembly return Stormont's incoming first minister Arlene Foster has vowed to get Northern Ireland moving again ahead of business resuming at the Assembly. Business focus for UGS annual conference later this month The Ulster Grassland Society's Annual Conference will take place on Tuesday 21st January 2020 at the Dunadry Hotel, Templepatrick commencing at 9.45am with an exciting programme under the theme "Getting back to Business". Jamie Bryson: Deal is concession to nationalism that DUP promised they would not make This morning's article in the News Letter by DUP leader Arlene Foster is a clear effort to sell a deal which many within the unionist community, including the Orange Order - the largest grassroots unionist/loyalist organisation- are utterly opposed to in relation to the stand-alone legislative provisions made for the Irish Language. Next-generation variety testing for improved cropping on farmland The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) recently hosted the kick-off meeting of the European, Horizon 2020 funded project – InnoVar, write Hazel Brown and Dr Lisa Black. Villiers comments give certainty – UFU UFU president Ivor Ferguson has welcomed the comments made by Theresa Villiers, the Department of Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Secretary of State, at the 2020 Oxford Farming Conference regarding a new support system to replace the EU's Common Agriculture Policy. View more news

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