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AgriSearch was formed in 1997 to provide a mechanism through which beef, dairy and sheep farmers could have direct involvement in production orientated research. Funds contributed to AgriSearch are used to commission research into the improvement and development of beef, sheep and dairy farming.
AgriSearch’s guiding principal is to provide practical benefit for primary producers to reduce costs, improve performance, drive innovation and improve welfare. Duplication of existing R&D work is avoided and every effort is made to get maximum leverage from complementary funding sources.
In recognition of the new challenges facing AgriSearch in 2014-15 the Board of Trustees (Directors) engaged in a comprehensive review of AgriSearch's strategy. The process has now been completed and the strategy document can be viewed here.
Board of Trustees (Directors)
|
Seamus McCaffrey (Chair)
|
Independent |
|
Peter Morrow (Vice-Chair) |
Independent |
|
John Henning OBE (Senior Vice-Chair) |
Independent |
|
Jo-Anne Dobson |
Independent Farmer |
|
John Martin BEM |
Independent Farmer |
|
Val McConnell |
Independent Farmer |
|
Martyn Blair |
UFU Farmer |
|
Wilbert Mayne MBE |
UFU Farmer |
| Andrew Wilson |
UFU Farmer |
| David Rea |
Dairy Levy Collector |
| Conall Donnelly |
Red Meat Levy Collector |
BEEF ADVISORY COMMITTEE
|
Sam Chesney (Chairman)
|
NBA Representative | |
| Hugh McCollum (Vice-Chair) | UFU Farmer | |
| Ray Elkin | UFU Farmer | |
| Thomas Moorehead | UFU Farmer | |
| Arthur Callaghan | Levy Collector | |
| Andrew Clarke | Levy Collector | |
| Ian Stevenson | LMC | |
| Matthew Brownlee | Independent Farmer | |
| John Egerton | Independent Farmer | |
| David Gibson | Independent Farmer | |
| George McAuley | Independent Farmer | |
| John Payne | Independent Farmer | |
| William Sherrard | Independent Farmer | |
| Alan Turkington | Independent Farmer | |
| Stuart McIvor | YFCU Farmer | |
| Graeme Campbell | Non-voting CAFRE Liaison | |
| Position Vacant | Independent Scientific Expert |
DAIRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
|
Thomas Steele (Chair)
|
Independent Farmer | |
| Gary Thompson (Vice-Chair) | Independent Farmer | |
| Adrian Houston | UFU Farmer | |
| Robert Martin | UFU Farmer | |
| Stewart Watson | UFU Farmer | |
| Neville Graham | Levy Collector | |
| Robert Beck | Independent Farmer | |
| Claire Beckett | Independent Farmer | |
| Laura Kennedy | Independent Farmer | |
| Andrew Magowan | Independent Farmer | |
| Robert Martin | Independent Farmer | |
| Alan McCay | Independent Farmer | |
| Samantha McCarroll | Independent Farmer | |
| Samuel McElheran | Independent Farmer | |
| James Purcell | Independent Farmer | |
| David Dunlop | YFCU Farmer | |
| Don Morrow | Non-voting CAFRE Liaison | |
| Position Vacant | Independent Dairy Expert |
SHEEP ADVISORY COMMITTEE
|
Edward Adamson (Chair) |
Independent Farmer | |
| Nigel McLaughlin (Vice-Chair) | UFU Farmer | |
| Brendan Kelly | UFU Farmer | |
| Campbell Tweed | UFU Farmer | |
| Roger Bell | Independent Farmer | |
| Brian Cromie | Independent Farmer | |
| James Davison | Independent Farmer | |
| David Wallace | Independent Farmer | |
| Kenny Linton | Levy Collector | |
| Colin Smith | LMC | |
| Alistair Armstrong | NSA Farmer | |
| Stuart Cromie | YFCU Farmer | |
| Graeme Campbell | Non-voting CAFRE Liaison | |
| Position vacant | Independent Sheep Expert |
