RAISE programme launched to support the future of Irish farming
(Left to right) Gillian Richardson (Macra Agricultural Skillnet), Niall Matthews (Chairperson Lakeland Dairies and Chair of ICOS Dairy Committee), TJ Flanagan (CEO, ICOS), Billy Goodburn (ICOS Skillnet), Minister Martin Heydon, Dr Conor Hogan (Dairy Programme Manager, Teagasc), Paul O’Connell (Farm Succession Manager, Dairygold), Edward Carr (Chairperson Arrabawn-Tipperary; President of ICOS), Raymond Barlow (Chairman, Aurivo) and Anna Daly (Member Relations Manager, Tirlán). Picture: Alf Harvey
A project which seeks to promote generational renewal in Irish agriculture was officially launched this week.
Project ‘RAISE’ (Renewal of Agriculture through Intergenerational Support & Empowerment) is a structured new initiative aimed at securing the future of Irish farming focused on one of rural Ireland’s most pressing challenges, generational renewal.
