The UFU has a dedicated team of people working at local, national and EU policy level to ensure the interests of UFU members are taken into account when policy decisions are being made.
UFU grass roots members discuss policy issues at their local Group and County meetings. Representatives from these local areas then take members views to the Union's Central Policy Committees where these are discussed in more detail. Policies are then ratified at the UFU's monthly Executive Committee meeting.
Committee Chair - Andrew McCammond
Vice Chair - John Kennedy
Policy Officer - David McClure
Current issues the committee is considering:
Committee Chair - Pat McKay
Vice Chair - Brendan Kelly
Policy Officer - Daryl McLaughlin
Latest figures from the EU Meat Market Observatory. The aim of this is to provide the EU beaf & veal and pigmeat sector with more transparency by means of disseminating market data and short-term analysis in a timely manner. In addition to the website, which is updated regularly, the Observatory has an Expert Group which meets at least 3 times a year.
Current issues the committee is considering:
Committee Chair - Kenneth Hawkes
Vice Chair - Cyril Orr
Policy Officer - Chris Osborne
Latest UFU MPI https://www.ufuni.org/news/ufu-mpi
Latest DAERA data https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/milk-price-and-production-statistics-1997-onwards
Latest AHDB data https://dairy.ahdb.org.uk/
Latest figures from the EU Commission's Milk Market Observatory (MMO)
Current issues the committee is considering:
Committee Chair - Bill Harpur
Vice Chair - Ian Buchanan
Policy Officer - Aileen Lawson
Current issues the committee is considering:
Committee Chair - David Johnston
Vice Chair - Hamilton Loney
Policy Officer - Patricia Erwin
Current issues the committee is considering:
Committee Chair - Nigel McLaughlin
Vice Chair - Alastair Armstrong
Policy Officer - Daryl McLaughlin
Current issues the committee is considering:
Committee Chair - David Dunlop
Vice Chair - Brian Megahey
Policy Officer - Sarah Morrell
Current issues the committee is considering:
Committee Chair - Glenn Cuddy
Vice Chair - Edgar Carson
Policy Officer - David McClure
Latest figures from the EU Meat Market Observatory. The aim of this is to provide the EU beaf & veal and pigmeat sector with more transparency by means of disseminating market data and short-term analysis in a timely manner. In addition to the website, which is updated regularly, the Observatory has an Expert Group which meets at least 3 times a year.
Current issues the committee is considering:
Committee Chair - Robert Sibbett Jnr
Vice Chair - David McElrea
Policy Officer - Patricia Erwin
Current issues the committee is considering:
Committee Chair - Ronnie Wells
Vice Chair - David Ramsey
Policy Officer - David McClure
Current issues the committee is considering:
Committee Chair - Jennifer Hawkes
Vice Chair - Carol Bell
Policy Officer - Sarah Morrell
Current issues the committee is considering:
Committee Chair - George Bingham
Vice Chair - David Thompson Jnr
Policy Officer - Aileen Lawson
Current issues the committee is considering:
Committee Chair - John Watt
Vice Chair - James Carson
Policy Officer - Chris Osborne
Current issues the committee is considering:
Committee Chair - Adrian McGowan
Vice Chair - Roy Lyttle
Policy Officer - Patricia Erwin
Current issues the committee is considering: