College Advisory Group Committee | (CAG)

The College Advisory Group, which meets four times a year, has a chairperson and 12 members who represent the key CAFRE stakeholders.

In carrying out its work, the group takes full account of policies and strategies approved by the Minister and DAERA.

Name	Sector	Date of First Appointment	Expiry of Appointment
Mr Maynard Mawhinney	Chair	01/07/2021	30/06/2024
Mr Allan Chambers	Arable Crops Commercial Horticulture	01/09/2013	31/08/2019 Extension of second term until 31/12/2021
Mr Ivor Ferguson	Intensive Livestock – Pigs	01/09/2013	31/08/2019 Extension of second term until 31/12/2021
Prof David McDowell	Education	01/09/2013	31/08/2019 Extension of second term until 31/12/2021
Mr David Brown	Extensive Livestock – Red Meat	01/01/2017	31/12/2019 Reappointed for a second term until 31/12/2022
Mr Mark Gowdy	Agri-Food Business Development	01/01/2017	31/12/2019 Reappointed for a second term until 31/12/2022
Mrs Diane Ruddock	Environment	01/01/2017	31/12/2019 Reappointed for a second term until 31/12/2022
Mr Nicholas Cowan	Environment in the Supply Chain	01/01/2020	31/12/2022
Mr Malcolm Emery	International Relations	01/01/2020	31/12/2022
Mr Roy Lyttle	Production Horticulture	01/01/2020	31/12/2022
Dr Esther Skelly-Smith	Equine	01/01/2020	31/12/2022
Mr Harold Johnston	Intensive Livestock – Dairy	01/07/2021	30/06/2024

Length of each term of appointment	Chair – 3 years Members – 3 years (Option for reappointment to a second 3 year term)
Remuneration	Chair – £353 per day Members – £233 per day
Workload	Chair – Approximately 4 days per annum Members – Approximately 4 days per annum