Ballinasloe to host upcoming national rally and agriculture conference
Macra’s upcoming National Rally and Agriculture Conference will take place at the Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe this Saturday at 1.45pm.
Comer Group Hotels and AGRISHIELD have been announced as sponsors for the rally and conference. This year’s conference theme is ‘Feeding our Future.'
Macra President Elaine Houlihan said: “Feeding our future is a fitting theme for this year’s Ag Conference as we want to ensure there is a future in not only agriculture but also rural Ireland for our generation and the ones coming after us. We are delighted to partner with Agrishield and the Comer Group Hotels to bring you this year’s Macra Ag Conference. We look forward to welcoming you to the Shearwater Hotel for an action packed weekend organised by Roscommon/Galway Macra.”
“AGRISHIELD are delighted to partner with Macra this year for their annual conference. Agrishield transforms the landscape of protection in rainwear and dairywear and are delighted to showcase this new Irish brand to a new generation of Irish farmers” said Managing Director of Charles Hughes Ltd, Rachel Davoren.
“The Shearwater Hotel and its parent company Comer Group Hotels are delighted to become a sponsor for the upcoming Rally and Ag Conference. As a hotel in the centre of the country we respect how pivotal the information and networking benefits gained at this event can be to Marca members and their friends and colleagues, as well as the social benefits. As a company with hotels in rural hubs we are proud to be a conference partner” said Group Marketing Manager, Comer Group Hotels, Tracey Power.
The conference is sure to be an interesting one with the lineup of speakers. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue is the conference’s key note speaker. The conference panellists include: Renewables Editor at the Irish Farmers Journal, Stephen Robb, Senior Inspector responsible for the Department and Biodiversity Division with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Ted Massey, Head of the Unfair Trading Practices Enforcement Authority, Niamh Lenehan, Executive Head Chef at The Lodge at Ashford Castle, Jonathan Keane and Alan Giligan from Giligan’s Farm.
Entry to the Conference is free. Booking is essential, which can be done through Macra’s Instagram page: @macranafeirme or through the following link: https://form.jotform.com/232703808310347