ICOS is supporting an international conference on dairy farm labour needs organised by Teagasc. The conference will take place in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cork on 10^th July.

The event aims to bring together a wide community of researchers, academics, advisors, industry representatives and farmers to discuss the future needs of the industry. The following themes will be discussed:

• Putting in context International and Irish farm labour situations
• Labour efficiency
• Milking technology and process efficiency
• People management on dairy farms

Further information including details on how to register can be found via the following link:

https://www.teagasc.ie/news–events/national-events/events/ag-workforce-conference.php

Eamonn Farrell

Agri Food Policy Executive