Dairy

Cyril Orr

Committee Chair

Ulster Farmers Union
John Oliver

Vice Chair

Andrew Robinson

Policy Officer

Current issues the committee is considering:
  • Mandatory milk contracts in Northern Ireland
  • Constituent pricing of milk in Northern Ireland
  • Dairy policy in post Brexit (including the domestic market for dairy products)
  • Promotion of Northern Ireland dairying
  • Addressing and managing milk price volatility (futures, fixed price contracts, margin protection etc)
  • Analysing energy use on Northern Ireland dairy farms
  • Engage with local dairy discussion groups