Agriculture must focus on green energy opportunities

The recent Energy in Agriculture featured 30 talks, six demonstration events and 45 exhibitors — all focusing on the sustainable use and production of energy in the agricultural sector.

The first year of the one-day event, it brought 1,200 people to Gurteen Agricultural College, Roscrea, Co Tipperary.

The event was buoyed by the fact that it was a Department of Agriculture knowledge transfer event and the promise of clear, independent and consistent advice from the myriad of speakers across all the various technology areas.