Environment
It’s nearly 20 years since Mike Pearson was appointed principal of Gurteen Agricultural College and he has seen a lot of change in that time.
Mike Pearson has been principal of Gurteen Agricultural College for nearly 20 years, having first taken up the role in early 2000.
Rural Life
When Mike Pearson took over as principal of Gurteen Agricultural College in 2000 he was facing into a changing landscape.
Agri Politics
The annual Energy in Agriculture event took place in Gurteen Agricultural College, Co. Tipperary, on Tuesday, August 20 last.
There has been little action by Government in terms of bioenergy and its role in renewable energy supply in Ireland, says IrBEA
MEP Séan Kelly says Ireland is “shamefully” behind on climate action and the Government didn’t take 2020 climate action targets seriously.
The key issue for Irish MEPs like Séan Kelly as they face into a new term in Brussels is Brexit as the UK gets set to leave on October 31.
7.3 billion litres of milk were produced on-farm in 2017 equating to 312GW hours of energy; 378GW hours of energy will be consumed in 2020.
Dairy
On-farm milk production is set to expand to 8.8 billion litres by 2020 - equating to 378GW hours of energy consumed.
MEP Séan Kelly says there are wonderful opportunities available to farmers and business people when it comes to renewable energy.
An expert has advised that Ireland is an 'incredible, small island' that can lead the way on energy because the opportunities are there now.
An energy expert has advised farmers to arm themselves with knowledge as the world steps up a gear to save the planet.
An expert has advised that energy is part of the whole Irish agriculture story and there are many opportunities to be grabbed as a result.
Agri-Business
Energy in Agriculture takes place on Tuesday, August 20, at Gurteen Agriculture College - 3,000 people were in attendance last year.
