Committee details
North East Scotland Agriculture Advisory Group
Purpose of committee
To act as an advisory body to the Councils in North East Scotland, encompassing all rural affairs, with particular interest in agriculture and rural employment, farm incomes, farming policy, conservation, diversification of farming including forestry, tourism and farm industries, the implications of change in farming practice and land use and the provision of infrastructure, services and facilities in rural areas.
The North East Scotland Agricultural Advisory Group is made up of representatives from Aberdeenshire Council, Aberdeen City Council, Angus Council, and Moray Council, as well as farming community & industry. Councillor representatives include:
Aberdeenshire Council: Councillors G Blackett, A Evison, J Goodhall, F Joji, G Owen, I Taylor, and I Walker
Aberdeen City Council: Councillors D Clark, B Crockett, E Farquhar, N MacGregor, and K van Sweeden
Angus Council: Councillors J Bell, K Braes, L Devine, and I Gall
Moray Council: Councillors K Robertson and D Van Der Horn
Membership
- Councillor Jeff Goodhall (Chair)
- Councillor Geva Blackett
- Councillor Alison Evison
- Councillor Fatima Joji
- Councillor Gillian Owen
- Councillor Iain Taylor
- Councillor Iris Walker
- Councillor Donna Clark (Aberdeen City Council)
- Councillor Barney Crockett (Aberdeen City Council)
- Councillor Emma Farquhar (Aberdeen City Council)
- Councillor Neil MacGregor (Aberdeen City Council)
- Councillor Kairin van Sweeden (Aberdeen City Council)
- Councillor Julie Bell (Angus Council)
- Councillor Kenny Braes (Angus Council)
- Councillor Lynne Devine (Angus Council)
- Councillor Iain Gall (Angus Council)
- Councillor Kathleen Robertson (Moray Council)
- Councillor Draeyk Van Der Horn (Moray Council)
- Charlie Adam (National Farmers’ Union of Scotland)
- Richard Armitage (Scotland's Rural College)
- April Armstrong (Confor)
- Liz Barron-Majerik (LANTRA)
- Jamie Bell (Scottish Enterprise)
- Andrew Askew Blain (Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce)
- Jim Booth (Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society)
- Andrew Connon (National Farmers’ Union of Scotland)
- Peter Cook (Opportunity North East)
- Karen Cunningham (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
- Tim Eagle (Scottish Land & Estates)
- Sue Emery (Scottish Land & Estates)
- Niall Evans (LANTRA)
- Neil Foster (Scotland's Rural College)
- David Fyffe (Scottish Land & Estates)
- Kevin Gilbert (National Farmers’ Union of Scotland)
- Eddie Gillanders (Agricultural Communications Ltd.)
- Robert Hay (National Farmers’ Union of Scotland)
- Steven Hutcheon (Scottish Forestry)
- David Jackson (VisitScotland)
- Mac Mackie (Mackies Ltd.)
- Hywel Maggs (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds)
- Andy McGowan (Scottish Pig Producers)
- Anne McPhee (ANM Group Ltd)
- Lorna Murray (Food Standards Scotland)
- Lorna Paterson (National Farmers’ Union of Scotland)
- Clive Phillips (Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce)
- Philip Reid (Bank of Scotland)
- Deborah Roberts (The James Hutton Institute)
- Grant Rogerson (ANM Group Ltd.)
- David Ross (SAC Consulting)
- Allan Simpson (National Farmers’ Union of Scotland)
- Moira Stalker (Food and Drink Federation Scotland)
- John Stuart (Scottish Government Rural Payments and Inspections Directorate)
- Lee Ann Sutherland (James Hutton Institute)
- Fiona Van Aardt (Scottish Land & Estates)
- Peter Wright (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)
- Bob Yuill (Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society)
Contact information
Support officer: Michal Cieslewicz.
Phone: 01467 534344
Email: michal.cieslewicz@aberdeenshire.gov.uk