NI Farm Family Day 2024
To mark the first year of the campaign, which will be held on 26 February each year, the UFU hosted an event at Stormont for MLAs, to enlighten them about the work that is ongoing on farms across NI and the issues that farm families are facing.
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00:00 The purpose of this event is really to raise the profile of the importance of the family farm.
00:07 Going back through history, farming has been in Rothern Ireland carried out by families.
00:13 And those families are immensely important right across the agricultural spectrum and the horticultural spectrum as well.
00:20 Where we get in some cases three generations working on the farm and passing on the information and passing on their skills.
00:28 That's a very key aspect of our agricultural industry.
00:32 So basically today is to raise the profile of that, to make our politicians aware of that.
00:37 And to make them assure that for the future, that while that structure continues to be supported through financial support and through education.
00:48 That that can continue on into the future and guarantee an ongoing supply of food for our own consumer.
00:56 And of course for our very important export market.
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