Climate change, biodiversity loss and policy continue to present challenges to farmed grass landscapes. Join us for an online panel discussion with farmers, ecologists and policy representatives to explore the challenges and opportunities facing resilience in grassland systems, facilitated by Eco Eye presenter, Anja Murray. There will be opportunities throughout for Q&A from attendees in the audience to engage a lively discussion among the panelists. The aim of this online event is to encourage discussion around sustainability in grassland production systems – to promote a better, resilient future.

Schedule:

7.30pm: Overview & welcome by Jon Yearsley

7:40pm: Impacts of fodder crisis by John Finn

7:50pm : Presenting research findings of the project by Paul Caplat

8:00pm: Introduction by Anja Murray (Eco Eye presenter) & Panel Discussion

8:45pm: Q&A session (Youtube)

9:05pm: Closing comments by Mark Emmerson

With the following panelists:

John Gilliland – Devenish and ex-Ulster Farmers Union president

Ian Marshall – QUB (ex-Senator and ex-Ulster Farmers Union president)

John Finn – Teagasc, multispecies swards and drought impacts

Helen Sheridan – UCD, multispecies swards focus

Alastair McKinstry – ICHEC and climate change modelling

Aurelie Aubry - AFBI, improve performance and reducing carbon footprint of grass based livestock systems

**Event will be streamed live on Youtube and link will be emailed to attendees before the event**