Lantra Chair discusses the future of agriculture
The future of Northern Ireland’s land-based industries was top of the agenda this month, as Lantra’s Chair Dr Gordon McGlone OBE visited the province to come together with the sector’s leading figures to address this matter.Recognising the importance and value of the agricultural food sector in Northern Ireland, Lantra met with John Thompson, President of the Ulster Farmers’ Union to discuss the recent report by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES)*. The report described agriculture as a ‘low priority’ in terms of economic significance and Dr McGlone expressed his
