New IFA beef man backs discussion group project

Henry Burns is a suckler, sheep and tillage farmer at Mountmellick, Co Laois, where he lives with his wife Claire.

He was elected chairman of the IFA National Livestock Committee in January. He previously served as chairman of the IFA National Sheep Committee. He comes to the livestock job just as the Beef Technology Adoption Programme with €5m of annual State funding brings the well proven discussion group to beef farmers, to help them adopt new technologies to improve their businesses.

* Will you be in a beef discussion group yourself?