Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 October 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Future of Tillage Sector in Ireland: Discussion

5:00 pm

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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If we change to biomass, do we run the risk of divergence away from cattle, given that farmers are price takers? Are we running a risk of food shortages? I asked whether there was any research into grain because craft brewers have forwarded evidence that a special grain was being produced in New Zealand or Australia. Is any research being done here into special grains that might be valuable?