Partners get more out of their land

Last week, I attended a conference organised by the National Rural Network, on the potential of farm partnerships.

The conference was attended by representatives from ICMSA, ICSA, IFA and Macra, as well as participants from Teagasc, the Department of Agriculture and the National Rural Network. The most important people in the room were farmers who had real hands-on experience, each of whom was a member of at least one partnership structure.

The concept of farm partnership is not new, many of us have heard of milk production partnerships (MPPs), in which the key incentives include access to quota.