UFU representatives pictured with Declan Kearney Sinn Féin MLA.
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) welcomed politicians and political leaders onto the stand at the Balmoral Show. Discussions focused on current issues facing farmers and the rural community including how the agri-food sector contributes over £6 billion to the NI economy and the positive story agriculture has to tell regarding the environment. Discussions also took place on the importance of the rural community, NI’s role in contributing to food security, future support budget post 2024, the need for wildlife intervention to deal with TB and the need to address issues around planning and ammonia.
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UFU president William Irvine, deputy president John McLenaghan and parliamentary officer Alexander Kinnear met with Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie MLA, Tom Elliot MLA and Robin Swann MLA at the Balmoral Show.
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Discussions on the UFU stand with UFU CEO Wesley Aston, DUP Minster Paul Givan, UFU president William Irvine, Jonny Buckley MLA and UFU deputy president John McLenaghan.
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Pictured on the UFU stand is Sinn Féin Nicola Brogan MLA, UFU president William Irvine and U.S. Consul General James Applegate.
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TUV delegation including Jim Allister MLA visited the UFU stand.
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Sinn Féin Chris Hazzard MP pictured with UFU deputy president John McLenaghan and parliamentary officer Alexander Kinnear.
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DUP Minister Gordon Lyons visited the UFU stand during the 155th Balmoral Show.
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