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Agricultural advisor with meat factory with fast food chain

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    epfff
    Registered Users Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭epfff


    This is just replacing Athenry.

    The project must be 15 years old or more and everything I have seen is just squandering tax payers money.

    They used some of the best land in the country to make a loss.in the name of teaching farmers with the worst land in the country.

    Teagasc is just another RTE that hasn't been discovered yet.



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    kk.man
    Registered Users Posts: 3,461 ✭✭✭kk.man


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121821392#Comment_121821392

    That's a fair point.



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    blue5000
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,635 Mod ✭✭✭✭blue5000


    I drove past Newford farm yesterday and the track machines have already moved in. Looks like they are putting new roads in. Anyone know what will be built there?

    If the seat's wet, sit on yer hat, a cool head is better than a wet ar5e.



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    #5
    Reggie.
    Registered Users Posts: 24,388 ✭✭✭✭Reggie.


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121822548#Comment_121822548

    Houses?



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    Aravo
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    IDA bought a lot of Teagasc lands at Athenry a number of years ago. Land is ideally located right beside m6 motorway junction 17. Dexcom moving to part of it as part of €300m project. Dexcom new sponsors of showgrounds rugby stadium in Galway. Dexcom is a medical device company.

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    n1st
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    Anyone else find it strange the the largest agricultural advisor in the country (funded 75% by the taxpayer/ourselves) is in partnership with at least two groups who have no interest in the welfare of farmer, animals or the land?

    Is there not a conflict of interest here?

    The burger meat processor and a burger maker together with the advisor, while the advisor is telling the burger meat grower to increase volume and inputs.

    Not to mention that the best fed cattle in the world are being used for the cheapest food in the world.

    Something wrong here.



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    amacca
    Registered Users Posts: 6,819 ✭✭✭amacca


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121824044#Comment_121824044

    I tend to agree. None of what I see these days is imo in the best interest of family farms.



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    148multi
    Registered Users Posts: 1,425 ✭✭✭148multi


    Am told they are offering neighbouring farms €350 an acre for lease.



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