Example sentences of "of the [adj] farmer ' " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | In an effort to boost agricultural exports , the Economy Minister reached a " fiscal pact " with two of the main farmers ' organizations , the Argentine Rural Society ( SRA ) and the Argentine Rural Confederation ( CRA ) , on March 18 . |
4 | The advice came from the president of the National Farmers ' Union , Mr Simon Gourlay , who discussed the matter with ministers . |
5 | A summary of the National Farmers ' Union voluntary straw and stubble burning code of practice says : |
6 | Staff based at the regional office of the National Farmers ' Union at Ely have arranged a series of ‘ surgeries ’ at which members can get help and advice with the paperwork resulting from EC agricultural policy reforms . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | They included Lady Mary Bell , of East Rounton ; Mr Tom Haigh , of Stokesley ; Mrs Iris Wilkinson , of Sessay ; Mr Ian Kibble , of the Country Landowners ' Association ; Mr Peter Edmonds , of the National Farmers ' Union , and others who have spearheaded the anti-pylons movement over the last year . |
11 | 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 . |
12 | 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 . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | Mr Duncan , Burton , Ayr , who challenged unsuccessfully for vice-president of the National Farmers ' Union of Scotland only ten days ago , is 50 . |
19 | 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 . |