Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 29 May 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Different Approaches and New Opportunities in Irish Agriculture: University College Dublin

3:00 pm

Photo of Pat DeeringPat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We have spoken recently about the beef sector and suckler farming and the difficulties that industry is enduring. We had an intensive discussion at our most recent meeting on genomics and technologies related to it. Do the witnesses have any opinion on that? Do they believe it is a way forward? Could it be beneficial to the suckler herd? Sustainability for the future is a significant issue. Do the witnesses believe genomics and technologies could provide a benefit?

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