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Tag Archives: Farming Minister
Act now to save forest walks, urges Swann
Mr Robin Swann, the Ulster Unionist Party Assembly member for North Antrim and Chairperson of the Stormont Employment and Learning Committee, has warned of the “severe financial losses which will occur if the Sinn Fein Farming Minister does not implement an urgent regeneration programme to the Glenariff Forest Park walks”. Assemblyman Swann, who is also North Antrim Chairman and Party Chief Whip, said; “This urgency plan is required to be implemented as soon as possible and must not become empty rhetoric as the current situation is having an adverse effect on tourism and locals who use the forest for recreation purposes. “To combat this dire situation, I asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail firstly, why the walks in Glenariff Forest Park are due to close; and secondly, for how long will they be closed. “In her response to me, the Minister said the walks in Glenariff … Continue reading
Swann urges Farming Minister to “declare war” on BVD
Mr Robin Swann, the Ulster Unionist Party Assembly member for North Antrim and Chairman of the Stormont Employment and Learning Committee, has called on the Sinn Fein Farming Minister to “declare open and relentless war against the threat posed to the agricultural sector by Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD). Assemblyman Swann is also North Antrim UUP Chairman and Party Chief Whip as well as a Past President of the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster movement. Mr Swann said: “The Sinn Fein Farming Minister must ensure that all financial and physical resources are provided to local vets to combatthe impact of Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) in the North Antrim constituency and she must give a guarantee that efforts are currently underway to combat the viral disease. “BVD causes a variety of clinical outcomes that range from the inapparent (sub-clinical) to the more severe including abortion, infertility, and immuno-suppression that underlies calf respiratory … Continue reading
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Swann asks for resources for ‘legal commons’
Mr Robin Swann,the North Antrim Ulster Unionist Party Assemblyman and member of the Stormont Agriculture Committee, has urged the Sinn Fein Farming Minister to pledge resources to establish ‘legal commons’, where shared grazing is practiced, Assemblyman Swann, is also North Antrim UUP Chairman and Party Chief Whip. He is a Past President of the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster and Past Chairman of the influential Rural Youth Europe organisation. Mr Swann has asked the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to make Departmental resources available to enable farmers to establish ‘legal commons’, where shared grazing is practiced, rather than individual farmers having to incur the additional costs of unnecessary fencing. Mr Swann added: “Following a recent announcement of a drop of farm incomes of 52%, the last thing farmers need is the cost of unnecessary or undesired fences, in the Minister’s press release on the 7th of March she ‘pledged … Continue reading
Swann welcomes ‘common sense’ approach to less favoured areas
Mr Robin Swann, the North Antrim Ulster Unionist Party Assemblyman and member of the Stormont Culture and Farming Committees, has welcomed the news “that at last the Sinn Fein Farming Minister is showing a common sense approach to Ulster’s Less Favoured Areas. Assemblyman Swann is not just the North Antrim UUP Chairman and Party Chief Whip, but is a Past President of the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster and a Past Chairman of the influential Rural Youth Europe organisation. Mr Swann said: “I welcome the announcement by the Sinn Fein Agriculture Minister that the Less Favoured Area Compensatory Allowance (LFACA) will be paid early as a victory for total common sense. “Farmers in Less Favoured Areas have to work hard to make a living off the land as do all our farmers across Northern Ireland. “The maintenance of a cash flow is paramount at this time of year especially when … Continue reading
Step up campaign against rural crime, urges Swann
Mr Robin Swann, the North Antrim Ulster Unionist Party Assemblyman and member of the Stormont Culture and Agriculture Committees, has called for “an intensive and concerted campaign to stamp out the scourge of rural crime”. Assemblyman Swann, who is also North Antrim UUP Chairman and Party Chief Whip, said that in recent months the number of reported sheep and cattle thefts across the Province has increased, resulting in serious financial losses to the affected farmers and an increased sense of fear in the rural community. Mr Swann, who is a Past President of the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster and a Past Chairman of the influential Rural Youth Europe organisation, said: “Livestock theft and associated identification and movement offences are not only criminal activities, they also undermine animal traceability and directly threaten the animal health of our livestock. “DARD must work even more closely with the PSNI and rural stakeholders … Continue reading
