Example sentences of "[noun] of [art] [adj] farmers " in BNC.

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1 Suh Kyung-won was an activist in the farmers ' movement and became president of the Catholic Farmers Association in 1982 .
2 The advice came from the president of the National Farmers ' Union , Mr Simon Gourlay , who discussed the matter with ministers .
3 To ask the Minister of Agriculture , Fisheries and Food when he is next due to meet the president of the National Farmers Union to discuss the beef sector .
4 My right hon. Friend the Minister and I are in frequent contact with the president of the National Farmers Union about all aspects of the agriculture industry , including the beef sector .
5 DAVID NAISH was re-elected as president of the National Farmers Union of England and Wales for a third year at the union 's annual meeting last week .
6 The farmers , including the president of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland , John Ross , and the union 's milk convener , Alex Brown , called on the Scottish Secretary to back Scotland 's milk producers , who were overwhelmingly in favour of the SMMB 's proposals , and help overturn the Office of Fair Trading 's findings that the plan would distort trade for milk .
7 The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 introduced new principles and procedures for the management of the rural environment embodying the preferred solutions of the National Farmers ' Union and the Country Landowners ' Association to conflicts between agriculture and conservation .
8 He was chairman of the National Farmers ' Union branch , 1987–89 , chairman of the NFU county cereals and livestock committee 1986–88 and a representative in London and Brussels .
9 Minutes of the Port Ellen News and Reading Room , the Minute Book 1928–1969 of the Islay Branch of the National Farmers ' Union , extracts , where there is mention of Islay or Jura , taken from the Minutes of the Presbytery of Kintyre , registers and minute books from a number of Islay churches , school magazines and the complete issue of the community newspaper " Ileach " which was first printed in 1973 .
10 THE Tyrone County Committee of the Young Farmers ' Clubs of Ulster held their annual soil-assessment competition at the farm of Noel Hemphill , a member of Drumquin YFC .
11 Roger Welberry , chairman of the National Vegetable committee of the National Farmers ' Union in England and Wales will be in the province for a meeting organised by the Ulster Farmers ' Union next week .
12 THE convener of the potato committee of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland , James Black , has vowed to continue the fight the stop the Government wrecking the potato marketing scheme .
13 Just over a half of the part-time farmers said that they used or would use off-farm income for the farm .
14 WHY on earth did Prince Charles defend the hooligan antics of the French farmers ?
15 Is my right hon. Friend aware that he is the first Prime Minister in history to attend the annual general meeting of the National Farmers Union ?
16 GEORGE FOULKES , the MP for the large agricultural constituency of Carrick , Cumnock and Doon Valley , has criticised the leadership of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland after the Commons vote on HLCAs last week .
17 Among the topics to be investigated are the form and viability of the new farms , the problems and ambitions of the new farmers , patterns of collaboration between farmers , and the effect of these developments on collective and state farms and their staff .
18 A quarter of the part-time farmers hoped to become full-time in the future .
19 I always regret that as a youth it never occurred to me to ask why they chose Easingwold and how they knew of a vacancy for someone who could combine the saddlery trade with being the landlord of the Jolly Farmers pub .
20 A summary of the National Farmers ' Union voluntary straw and stubble burning code of practice says :
21 A CLAIM by Borders Area of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland that Government cuts in hill ewe subsidy would take £120,000 out of the local economy in three valleys alone has been criticised by Sir Hector Monro , Scottish minister of agriculture .
22 It is a ridiculous system which has now ricocheted out of control in France , where the tail of the militant farmers is wagging the government dog .
23 Claudia 's smile vanished and she blinked away a tear at the thought of the poor farmers who had been so misunderstood .
24 Mr Phil Barber , Barnard Castle branch secretary of the National Farmers ' Union , said the auction mart had spent money to improve the facilities and service to customers .
25 Mr Duncan , Burton , Ayr , who challenged unsuccessfully for vice-president of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland only ten days ago , is 50 .
26 A senior member of the Donegal executive of the Irish Farmers Association told farmers that they should only buy diesel from a legitimate source .
27 At a meeting of the of Aberdeen and Kincardine area executive of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland the Dunecht Farms ' manager , Jim Arbuckle , made a plea for the union to co-ordinate the scheme .
28 Graham Butler 's younger brother , Cliff was still at school when ’ Twenty-four Square Miles ’ was made , but was also a member of the Young Farmers ' Club .
29 Alistair Borthwick , vice-chairman of the East Anglia Divisional committee , who is also a farmer and member of the National Farmers Union ( NFU ) , said the name change would help to improve membership .
30 He was an honorary vice-president and past president of Banff and Buchan Conservative Association and an active member of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland .
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