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It's been announced today that the Organic Processing Investment Grant Scheme (OPIG) will reopen. This tranche of the scheme has a budget of €1.5 million to support investments in the Irish organic processing sector. 👉gov.ie/en/press-relea…

Lots to see at Bloom and the sun is coming out. Come visit Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Teagasc where we have a tractor simulator, hydroponics, solar powered robotic weeder and ASA-LIFT 🥕 harvester on display #PlantHealth4Life #bloom

Like stepping into an episode of #ClarksonsFarm at the Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine stand Bloom. We've got wasabi plants from Beotanics and exotic mushrooms from Garryhinch Wood Exotic Mushrooms

🚨New Podast🚨 Dale Crammond is next up in our podcast series Expert in their Field. Prof Tommy Boland chats to Dale, ASA council member and Director of Meat Industry Ireland Find the link to listen to the podcast👇🏻 Kindly sponsored by Dawn Meats open.spotify.com/episode/5m8t96…

We are delighted to announce the ASA Conference & Banquet 2024 which will be taking place on Thursday 5th September in Lyrath Hotel in Kilkenny. Register today at asaireland.ie/asa-conference… #ASA24

ASA Conference and Banquet in partnership with FBD Insurance , 5th September in the Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny. Register and book your tables today. asaireland.ie/asa-conference… #asa24

Our final session focuses on the actions needed at the farm level to build a sustainable future food system. Discuss sustainability, innovation, and farm-to-table success. Gain valuable insights on how farmers can thrive in a changing global market. 🌱🚜

Excited to be speaking at at Europe’s most prestigious agrifood Conference next week. 🙏. I’ll be talking about the next 10yrs, open trade or protectionism?.. also maybe about FTAs and Mercosur - preview here from the Irish Farmers Journal! farmersjournal.ie/farmers-should…

Congratulations to EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness, who today was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate of Science for her outstanding contributions to Irish agriculture. She graduated with a BSc in Agriculture Economics in 1980; the first woman to qualify in the discipline.🎓

Looking forward to chairing the third panel of the #Asa24 conference today on 'Farming for the Future' with a fantastic four speakers from the dairy, beef, tillage, poultry and brewing backgrounds

"The message we need to get out is we actually capture more carbon with more animals than without them" -Mark Lyons Speaking about Buck Ireland Ranch in Florida. "We're not talking enough in Ireland about carbon sequestration in agriculture." #ASA24

'There is a market for organic produce in Ireland but it is a little more challenged in Ireland than in Europe because of the perspective of the quality of conventional Irish food' - Joe Manning Tesco Ireland ASAireland #ASA24

Farming for the future session chaired by Odile is a valuable insight into farm enterprises. According to Jim Mulhall Jim Mulhall🚜🐄, dairy farmer and vice chair Agri Aware , economic sustainability must be the key pillar of farming. Things have changed a lot in 10yrs. #ASA24

"If farms are not economically sustainable we have a problem," Jim Mulhall, Dairy farmer and Vice-Chair, Agri Aware #ASA24

Assistant Agricultural Inspector, DAFM, Odile chairs session 3, "Farming for the Future" #ASA24

"When the shelf is empty, customers will say we want more West Cork Eggs but my hens will only lay one egg a day. That understanding of lifestyle and food production isnt always there," says entrepreneur and business owner, Caroline Murphy from West Cork Eggs. #ASA24

"Committees on agriculture talk about agriculture. Committees on environment talk about the environment. But they don't talk to each other" says Mairead McGuinness on the challenges for the new European Commission and European Parliament. "We need to be looking at open strategic economy." #ASA24

Reflecting on her career in politics and agriculture, Mairead McGuinness tells Damien O'Reilly "I'm not done yet.... I'm probably going to stand in gaps." #ASA24

Number of people never on a farm ‘striking’, says dairy farmer Jim Mulhall🚜🐄 Agri Aware farmersjournal.ie/number-of-peop…