AERA Committee

Committee members visited Encirc in Derrylin, County Fermanagh, to hear about its circular business model

Informative two-day visit to Counties Tyrone and Fermanagh

James McCluggage

UFU raise concerns of farmers affected by A5 scheme

SDLP MLA Patsy McGlone

McGlone warns department has no legal authority to take enforcement action

UFU president William Irvine. (Picture: Cliff Donaldson)

UFU hails cross-party decision to annul 'unfair' cross-compliance rule

AHWNI is reminding farmers of the need to prevent BVD becoming an issue in their herds.

Farmers need to prevent BVD becoming an issue in their herds

Chairman of the AERA Committee Robbie Butler

Farmers have had enough pencil ploughing by Government

Industry requested BVD herd restrictions have moved a step closer

AHWNI has welcomed discussions on BVD restrictions

Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard, UFU parliamentary officer Alexander Kinnear, UFU president William Irvine and AERA Committee chair Robbie Butler MLA. (Pic: UFU)

UFU meet newly appointed AERA Committee chair

Campbell Tweed, National Sheep Association and sheep farmer, UFU deputy president and Sheep Taskforce chair Glenn Cuddy, UFU policy officer Kellie Rouse and Sean Fitzpatrick, Northern Ireland Agricultural Producers' Association. All of whom attended the meeting the with AERA committee. (Pic: Freelance)

UFU lobbies AERA Committee on critical need for sheep support

MLA Tom Elliott

DAERA accepts responsibility for NIFAIS delays - Elliott

UFU president David Brown with the NW Armagh group managers, the group won both the Mary Wilson Trophy and Cuthbert Trophy. Pic: McAuley Multimedia

UFU awards presented at annual dinner

BT cup winner Dr Sam Strain being presented with the trophy by UFU president David Brown. Pic: McAuley Multimedia

UFU awards presented at annual dinner

UFU president David Brown addresses those in attendance. (Pic: Farming Life)

Watch: Family farms are the economic drivers and custodians of the land

AERA Committee chair Tom Elliott, DAERA Minister Andrew Muir, UFU president David Brown and AERA committee deputy chair Declan McAleer pictured at Stormont on NI Farm Family Day. Picture: UFU

UFU NI Farm Family Day at Stormont Buildings

UFU attend the launch of the WIA report on International Womens Day 9 March 2022.

Women help improve farm productivity, new report shows

Committee calls for evidence and views
The Assembly’s AERA Committee is calling on people and organisations across all relevant sectors to give their views on the new Climate Change Bill that is currently before the Assembly.
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Committee to discuss draft farm welfare bill at Assembly

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA is pictured at the Cloughmills dairy farm of Cathal and Conor Casey alongside UFU President Victor Chestnutt, AERA Committee Chair, Declan McAleer MLA, AERA Committee Vice-Chair Philip McGuigan MLA, Mervyn Storey MLA and other stakeholders. Photo by DAERA Press Office

Poots visits North Coast farms

McAleer welcomes success of scheme

Speaking at the committee meeting Brian Doherty said: “As a department we have a key role to play that we work collaboratively with other civil service colleagues, industry and stakeholders to maintain the flow of food and food related products.”

Minister Poots will ‘move heaven and earth’ to assist the agri-food industry

DAERA officials urged to carry out audit

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