A webinar entitled “Focus on CLIMATE ACTION” will be held from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. on Friday, June 25, offered by the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (ITBA). The panel of experts in climate change assembled includes; John Geraghty, Agri Consultant, Jim McAdam, Honorary Professor, Queen's University Belfast, John McSweeney, Prof Geography at NUI Maynooth and David O'Connell, founder of OCAE Consultants.
“In addition to assembling an eminent panel of speakers, I am delighted to announce we have secured Senator Pippa Hackett, Minister of State for Agriculture, with responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity, who will open the webinar with an key note address,” said ITBA CEO Shane O'Dwyer. “A thoroughbred breeder herself, Senator Hackett acknowledges ITBA is fully committed to supporting the Government's landmark Climate Bill of putting Ireland on the path to net-zero emissions by 2050. As thoroughbred production is low-intensity farming, Irish breeders are well placed to play their part in terms of stud farm sustainability, which in turn can feed into Ireland's Green Agenda.”
The webinar will cover key climate challenges including; Agroforestry, Biodiversity, Climate Change Cause & Effect, Grassland & Pasture Management, Management Adaptations for Climate Change and Soil & Mineral Management. Chaired by Cathal Beale, CEO of the Irish National Stud, it will also include a Q&A Session with members of the panel.
Breeders can register to attend and submit questions by emailing Kerry Ryan at kryan@itba.ie.
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