AFBI’s Annual Stakeholder Open Meeting was held on 1 June at AFBI Hillsborough with over 100 of AFBI’s major stakeholders attending.
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Dr Keith Agnew, Keynote Speaker
- Advances in grass measurement to drive productivity
- Bovine tuberculosis and the role of research to support disease management
- The Importance of fish stock assessment data to inform fishing quotas.
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Speakers at the AFBI Stakeholder Open Meeting
The presentations are available to view on the AFBI Stakeholder Open Meeting 2017 page:
- Chief Executives Overview - Dr Sinclair Mayne (AFBI CEO)
- Keynote address - "The Importance of Research and Innovation in Dairy Systems" - Dr Keith Agnew (Chief Executive, United Feeds Ltd and President of the NI Grain Trade Association)
- "Using GrassCheck to Drive Productivity" - Dr Debbie McConnell (AFBI)
- "GrassCheck - A Farmers Perspective" - Mr Hugh Harbinson (Dairy Farmer, Aghadowey)
- "Bovine Tuberculosis: The Challenges and Opportunities for Research to Support Disease Management" - Dr Andrew Byrne (AFBI)
- "AFBI Bovine TB Research - A Policy Perspective" - Mr Roly Harwood - (Senior Principal Veterinary Officer, DAERA Veterinary Service and Animal Health Group)
- "AFBI Fish Stock Assessment Data to Inform Fishing Quotas" - Dr Mathieu Lundy (AFBI)
- "AFBI Fish Stock Assessment Data to Support the NI Fishing Industry" - Mr Alan McCulla OBE (CEO Sea-Source/Anglo North Irish Fish Producers Organisation)
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