Irwin hosts UFU manifesto meeting

A DUP delegation has met with the Ulster Farmers’ Union at Stormont to hear a presentation on the organisation’s manifesto.

William Irwin MLA who hosted the meeting said it was a very productive engagement and both he and his colleagues in the DUP found much common ground on issues affecting the agri-food sector at this time.

Mr Irwin said: “For my colleagues and I, this was a very useful engagement with the Ulster Farmer’s Union President Victor Chestnutt. The UFU manifesto maps out sensible proposals and important inputs to sustain agriculture in the years ahead.

“The importance of the Ulster Farmers’ Union as a force for good in agriculture in Northern Ireland cannot be overstated and we saw this clearly during the climate change debate and the engagements and expertise they brought to the table to inform the Assembly as this hotly contested issue was debated.”

He concluded: “I will certainly look forward in the weeks ahead to continuing this engagement with one of Northern Ireland’s most representative agricultural bodies and I welcome the discussion with the President Victor Chestnutt at Parliament Buildings on Monday.”