Nuffield Ireland Conference 2018

Castleknock Hotel and Country Club, Dublin

Friday November 16 th 2018

Conference Main Sponsor – MSD Animal Health

Conference Programme

• 09.15 Registration and Tea/Coffee

• 10.00 Welcome Address – Geoff Dooley, Chairperson Nuffield Ireland

• 10.25  Presentations of scholar reports by the 2017 scholars

• Eamon Sheehan  Microbial management and its importance in the Dairy and Beef industry

• Ed Payne  Farmers responsibility to become more competitive and sustainable employers

• Owen Brodie  The role Co-ops play in encouraging viable dairy farming, in marginal areas

• 11.30 Keynote address by  Denis Brosnan  Former Managing Director and Chairman of the Kerry Group.

• He has also held Chairman roles in many other business sectors including the equine, sport and healthcare sectors. He is chairman of Limerick 2030 Strategic Development and is a successful bloodstock breeder.

• 12.45 Lunch

• 2.00  Presentations of scholar reports by the 2017 scholars.

• Niall O’Regan  Improving Nutrient Management and Protecting Water Quality

• Lorcan Allen  A Licence to Farm – How Irish agriculture can maintain its social licence to operate

• Bryan Hynes  Models for managing multiple dairy units in Ireland – Profitable dairy expansion

• 3.00  Workshop  –  Discuss key learnings and facilitate the Nuffield Network

• 4.00 Coffee Break

• 4.15 Workshop conclusions

• 4.35 Joint presentation by the 2018 scholars about their  Global Focus Programme travels .

• 5.05 Address by  Kevin Meadows  (2011 Canadian scholar and Chair of Nuffield International)

• 5.15 Introduction of  2019 scholars

• 5.20 Final comments and wrap up

• 7.00 Conference Dinner

Conference Dinner sponsor -AIB Bank

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