Beef and Lamb

Current issues the committee is considering:

• Brexit – developing policies on future trade arrangements and agricultural support mechanisms
• Campaigning for better prices for farmers
• Representing farmers views with processors and retailers
• Animal health – primarily in relation to bovine TB and BVD eradication
• Supporting an NI livestock genomics programme
• NI Marketing body
• Seeking flexibility on regulatory controls for cattle and sheep
• Beef and lamb promotion
• BSE negligible risk status – maximising the benefits for the NI industry
• Lobbying for new beef research facilities at AFBI and CAFRE
• Providing representation on the NI Farm Quality Assurance Board
• Farm Business Investment Scheme
• Environmental Farming Scheme
• EU Exceptional Aid Package