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Chris Gill
Committee Chair
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Richard Orr
Vice Chair
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Patricia Erwin
Senior Policy Officer
Current issues the committee is considering:
- Glyphosate re-authorisation
- Greening requirements under the new CAP
- Plant protection products and Sustainable Use Directive (SUD)
- Hedge cutting
- Northern Ireland Cross-Compliance Verifiable Standards
- GM debate
- Benchmarking
- Farm Quality Assured Cereal Scheme
- Nitrates Action Programme 2014-2020 guidance
- Cash flows
- UFU cereal competition
- VI initiative and operator roadshows
- Research and development