Producer Organisations Seminar
IFA Producer Organisations Seminar – 6th March 2019
The IFA held a seminar on producer organisations on Tuesday 5th March to inform on, and discuss the various benefits, requirements and barriers in establishing and operating producer groups.
The speakers included:
- Joe Healy, IFA President
- Annette Kliemann, DG Agriculture EU Commission Brussels
- Valerie Woods, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine • James Staines Solicitor, Staines Law
- Justin McCarthy, Irish Farmers Journal
- Angus Woods, IFA National Livestock Chairman
- Larry Hannon, IFA National Liquid Milk Committee
- Ray Doyle, ICOS Marts
- John Finlay, Glenbarrow Beef Producer Group
- Paul Brophy, Chairman IFA Horticultural Committee
Programme Presentations
Dr. Annette Kliemann, DG Agriculture, EU Commission: Strengthening the position of farmers in the agri-food supply chain
Valerie Woods, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Producer Organisations
James Stains, Staines Law: Legal Perspective Producer Organisations
John Ivors, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fruit & Vegetable Sector Producer Organisations
Joe Healy, IFA President: The Need for Stronger Support for Producer Organisations to Succeed