Government forms dairy group to set strategy for farming's climate target
Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue pictured yesterday during the IFA AGM at the Mansion House, Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins
A new group including key stakeholders from the dairy sector will be tasked with planning how the industry will meet targets for agriculture and land-use emissions reductions set in Ireland's Climate Action Plan.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue met today (January 28) with farming representatives for a discussion on dairy sustainability, as well as to announce the launch of the new 'Food Vision Dairy Group'.
Explaining the new group's remit, Minister McConalogue said its first task will be to produce a detailed plan by the end of March to manage the sustainable environmental footprint of the dairy sector in line with the Food Vision 2030 strategy.
