The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has joined forces with the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC), Northern Ireland Meat Export Association (NIMEA) and National Beef Association (NBA) to deliver a beef webinar focusing on sustainable beef farming for the future.
The third beef solutions 2021 webinar focuses on ‘Carbon – an opportunity and a challenge’, taking place on Thursday 30 September, 8.00pm. The webinar will be chaired by UFU senior policy officer, Aileen Lawson with a range of speakers including farmers, industry representatives, researchers and advisers.
UFU deputy president William Irvine said, “The third beef webinar of the series will provide farmers with the opportunity to hear from a range of guest speakers who are experts in their field. The webinar will address production efficiency, environmental sustainability, resilience and the supply chain. The beef webinar is specifically tailored for farmers, focusing on solutions that can be employed to further increase the sustainability of the beef industry in Northern Ireland.”
Speakers include Dr. Elizabeth Magowan, director of sustainable agri-food sciences at AFBI, Bill Harpur, suckler beef farmer, CAFRE agri-environment adviser Sinead Mathers and CAFRE agri-environment adviser Phelim Connolly.
“The speakers will provide a review of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and the key areas which beef farmers should focus on to reduce both emissions and capture carbon. The panel will discuss technologies and changes that have been proven over the years to improve profitability on beef farms and highlight how further implementation can deliver environmental benefits.
“To conclude the webinar, farmers will have the opportunity to put forward their questions to the panel in a live question and answer session with Senior Technologist at CAFRE, Aleathea Brown,” said Mr Irvine.
To register for the event, visit the following link, www.ufuni.org/events or contact UFU HQ 028 9037 0222.
Photo caption: Bill Harpur makes extensive use of low emission slurry spreading techniques on his farm, this not only reduces the emissions from the slurry but also results in improved nitrogen efficiency.
