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Farm Gate: 16/06/2018

16/06/2018

BBC Radio Ulster - Farm Gate, 16/06/2018

Food and farming issues, focusing on business news, industry reports and new technology.

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee has been on a fact-finding tour of Portavigie, and Lakeland Dairies agree new environmental goals with the NIEA.

It was a busy week for the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, from questioning local horticultural representatives in Westminster to a whistle-stop tour of Portavogie. Our Agriculture and Environment Correspondent Conor Macauley has been to the fishing village to find out more. 

Lakeland Dairies has signed a Prosperity Agreement with the Northern Ireland Environment Agency. We'll hear from NIEA Chief Executive David Small and Alo Duffy, Chairman of Lakeland Dairies.

And could making better use of our grassland mean big savings for the agriculture industry? AFBI CEO Dr Sinclair Mayne says the key to boosting farm profitability could lie in our most abundant natural resource.

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