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CAFRE College Advisory Group (CAG)

The CAFRE College Advisory Group is an Expert Committee with responsibility for providing advice at strategic and operational level to the CAFRE Director and Management Team on the delivery of CAFRE programmes to the Northern Ireland Agri-food industry.

Group details

The Group comprises a chair, and twelve members. Each member has been appointed to represent various sectors relevant to the role and work of CAFRE.
The Chair of the Group is Hilda Stewart.
The current twelve members are:-
Tim McClelland, (Arable/Crops)
Liam McStravick (Business & Finance)
Prof Patrick Murphy, (Education)
Heather Thompson (Environment)
Hamilton Hassard, (Extensive livestock)
Georgia Stubbington (Equine)
Prof Maureen Edmondson (Food Processing)
Doug Thompson (Horticulture)
Ian Marshall, (Intensive Livestock - Dairy)
Thomas Douglas, (Intensive Livestock - Poultry)
James Coyle (Marketing/Promotion)
Sharon Porter (Rural Development)

G8 Summit Q&A

DARD questions and answers in relation to the G8 summit on 17 & 18 June 2013

Details of the Hardship Scheme

Hardship support for those farmers worst affected by livestock losses arising from the snow storm in March 2013

Farm Safety

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STOP, THINK, S.A.F.E.

For more information visit the
Farm Safety website