IFA man among first to graduate with TirlánA former head of Westmeath IFA has become one of the first cohort of farm family suppliers to graduate from the Tirlán and Baileys Sustainable Farming Academy. Kenneth Bray from Delvin, who served as chairman of the IFA in Westmeath from 2015 to 2021 and who supplies to Tirlán, was a member of the first Sustainable Farming Academy class to graduate with the Diploma in Environment, Sustainability and Climate from University College Cork. The year-long, intensive programme supports farm families to take positive environmental actions to address sustainability challenges. “We believe the Sustainable Farming Academy can drive fundamental changes in farming practices and we are immensely proud to support this initiative and to acknowledge this first class of graduates. That allowed them to graduate with a diploma in a way that best matched their needs and interests, and enabled them to continue to meet their full-time, on-farm responsibilities.

Source: Irish Independent November 14, 2023 18:36 UTC