Agriculture
  • 11/03/2010
    Farmers must enjoy benefits of Dale Farm investment

    Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has said that the benefits of an investment of £39million in Northern Ireland's dairy sector must be enjoyed by local farmers.

  • 10/03/2010
    Farming Community need and deserve effective Farm Modernisation delivery

    Tom Elliott, has said that the delivery of tranche 2 of the Farm Modernisation scheme must be ';based on consultation, well informed and effective in terms of delivery if it is to truly help the rural community move forward.';

  • 09/03/2010
    Armstrong urges more fairness in farm modernisation scheme

    Mid Ulster MLA Billy Armstrong has urged the Agriculture Minister to adopt a fairer approach with regard to the allocation of the latest tranche of funding in the Farm Modernisation Scheme.

  • 23/02/2010
    Investigation raises some major issues

    Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has once again called for the major issues regarding the food we eat in many restaurants, cafes, pubs and other catering outlets to be addressed.

  • 10/02/2010
    DARD must help frost hit farmers

    Ulster Unionist spokesman on Agricultural and Rural Development, Tom Elliott, has called on Minister Gildernew to provide aid for farmers who have seen their produce destroyed as a result of the bitter winter weather.

  • 05/02/2010
    Organic farming continues to increase

    Ulster Unionist Agricultural spokesperson, Tom Elliott MLA has received answers to questions from the Minister of Agriculture, Michelle Gildernew MP MLA on figures of how much land is currently farmed organically and how these figures compare to the year 2000 for Northern Ireland.

  • 27/01/2010
    Horror at cattle find

    Ulster Unionist MLA for Newry and Armagh, Danny Kennedy, has expressed his horror at news that twenty two cattle have been found dead on a Co Armagh farm.

  • 22/01/2010
    Farmer condemns brucellosis attack

    Ulster Unionist Armagh councillor and local farmer, Robert Turner, has welcomed the ';seriousness'; with which the Department of Agriculture is handling its pursuit of those who maliciously dumped a brucellosis infected foetus at a Co Armagh farm.

  • 20/01/2010
    DARD funding shortage leaves budget "chaotic"

    Ulster Unionist MLA, Tom Elliott, has said that he is ';deeply concerned'; about the funding shortages which will have an impact upon the DARD budget from April.

  • 20/01/2010
    Inspection regime needs slimmed down

    Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Tom Elliott, has asked the Minister for Agriculture to look into a single inspection regime as an outcome of the better regulation and simplification review.