10:00 am

Panel discussion: "Financial Planning and Pensions to Future Proof your Business"

Facilitated by Ivan Yates Broadcaster and former minister of agriculture

  • Marty Murphy Head of tax, ifac

  • Mary Ryan Senior Enterprise Development Officer Tipperary Leo

  • James Caron Lucas Financial Consulting Ltd

12:00 pm

Panel discussion: “Direct selling options for farms”

 Facilitated by Ivan Yates Broadcaster and former minister of agriculture

  • Dr. Deirdre Kennedy Artisan and Small Food Sector based at Teagasc Food Research Centre

  • Philip Stewart Farmer Phil 

  • Susan Sexton  Kildare Farm Foods Open Farm & Shop, Rathmuck, Kildare

  • Catherine Kinsella Salt Rock Dairy 

  • Anne-Marie Feighery Feighery’s Farm Beetroot juice

1:30 pm

Panel Discussion: "Alternative  Agricultural Enterprises"

Facilitated by Ivan Yates Broadcaster and former minister of agriculture

  • Elaine Crosse Banór

  • Niamh Byrne Abhainn Rí 

  • Aonghus Giggins Farm Tours Ireland 

2:30 pm

Panel Discussion: “Social Farming Initiatives in Ireland”

Facilitated by Ivan Yates Broadcaster and former minister of agriculture

  • Brian Smyth Manager National Social Farming Ireland 

  • Joseph McCrohan Manager Kerry Social Farming

  • Brendan Molloy Social Farming Host Farmer

  • Richard Moeran Social Farming Host farmer

3.30 pm

Panel Discussion: "Farm to Retail – Stocking your farm products on store shelves”

Facilitated by Ciara Leahy, Irish Country Living

  • úna Ryan Marketing Eye

  • Martin Kelly Bia Innovator Centre

  • Thomas Baldwin Baldwin Icecream