The Ulster Farmers’ Union is taking to the road this month for the annual series of President’s Area Meetings.
This year the primary focus will be on three key themes:
1. CAP Reform Implementation,
2. Future NI Government budgets and
3. Producer price volatility.
Members will have the opportunity to ask any questions they may have and also raise any other agriculture related issues for discussion that may be concerning them.
The meetings begin tonight (Thursday 08/01/2015) with the County Down area and next Monday evening (12/01/2015), the UFU Presidential team come to Enniskillen.
The Co. Fermanagh meeting takes place on January 12th in the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen at 8pm.
The Co. Tyrone meeting takes place on Wednesday, January 21 in the Silver Birch Hotel, Omagh.
UFU President Ian Marshall During a visit to the Ulster Farmers mart in Enniskillen
UFU President Ian Marshall said; “I would like to encourage members to attend these meetings and I am looking forward to welcoming people along. The meetings offer the perfect opportunity to hear in more detail of the progress being made in relation to CAP implementation which comes into operation this year.
Some of the proposals are quite complex so it is important that farmers look at the potential implications for their businesses and take this opportunity to seek clarification or raise any concerns that they have.
We will also provide an update on a number of other important issues that the UFU team have been working very closely on.
A huge concern for us is farmer profitability and with the challenges posed by the newly reformed CAP, our members will need a better return from the market in order to keep their businesses viable going forward.”
(Source – Impartial Reporter – Brian Donaldson – 08/01/2015)