Michael McAree, NIGTA; Alan Johnston, President, NIGTA; Ian Marshall, President, UFU; Jim Neilly, Guest Speaker and Robin Irvine, CEO, NIGTA at the Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association 50th Annual Dinner. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Past Presidents Norman Walsh and David Malseed with John Hughes, Liverpool Corn Feed Trade Association at the NI Grain Trade Association 50th Annual Dinner. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Simon Gooderham, The Locust Society; Angela Sutherby, Hull Corn and Feed Trade Association and John Perry, Moy Park enjoying the NI Grain Trade Association 50th Annual Dinner. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

John Thompson and Son's guests Gordon Donaldson, Sinclair Mayne, AFBI; Declan Billington and Aidan Mitchell enjoying the NI Grain Trade Association 50th Annual Dinner. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Beth Tyers, Moy Park; Wesley Aston, UFU and Maria Jennings, FSA at the NI Grain Trade Association 50th Annual Dinner. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Enjoying the NI Grain Trade Association 50th Annual Dinner were Noel Lavery, Permanent Secretary, DARD; Ian Stevenson, LMC; Michael Bell, NIFDA and Campbell Tweedie, NIMEA. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Alan Johnston, centre, President, Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association with the four newly announced NIGTA Honorary Members at the Association's 50th Annual Dinner on Thursday night. From left: David Malseed, Patrick Montgomery, Richard Scott and Robert Barnett. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Alan Johnston, President, NIGTA chats to the newly elected Honorary Members of NIGTA as they relax before the 50th the annual dinner. From left: Robert Barnett, David Malseed, Patrick Montgomery and Richard Scott. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Enjoying the NI Grain Trade Association 50th Annual Dinner were Mary and John O'Hare, wife and son of the late Jack C. O'Hare, a Past President of NIGTA. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

The Moy Park team at the NI Grain Trade Association 50th Annual Dinner. From left: John Sloss, John Perry, Beth Tyers, Alan Johnston, President, NIGTA; Andrea Russell and Willis Mackey, Past President, NIGTA. Photograph: Columba O'Hare

Keith Millar, Food Standards Agency, London; Owen Brennan, Past President, NIGTA and Pamela Byrne, Food Standards Agency Ireland at the NI Grain Trade Association 50th Annual Dinner. Photograph: Columba O'Hare