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

Recently a delegation from the biodiversity, agriculture, soil and environment, BASE, farmers group appeared before the committee. They are a group of generally young farmers who are looking at utilising the soil in a different way and are using conservation techniques that turn back the clock. They do not plough and try to generate more value using fewer sprays and insecticides, and producing more from their crops. Have the witnesses had any dealings with that group? Does its approach have a part to play in the future of farming?