Women and Agriculture Conference 2010
| Women and Agriculture Conference 2010 | |
| Looking positively at ourselves, our families and our farming business is the theme of this year's Women and Agriculture conference which takes place on the 20th October in the Lyrath Hotel Kilkenny. This key event for farm women promises to be jam packed, informative, entertaining and fun day. Over 600 women attended last year's conference and the feedback was "do it again". Bookings are coming in so to be sure of your place log on to www.irishcountryliving.ie or phone 01 4051189 and book today. €50 per person includes lunch and teas. Programme for the Day9.00 Registration with tea/coffee and pastries9.30 Official Welcome, Matt Dempsey, Editor of Irish Farmers Journal 9.40 Official Opening, Helen Brophy, CEO of National Dairy Council | |
| Session 1: Our farming business 10.00 Up the Energy I10.10 Looking after your most valuable asset - Professor Patrick Wall, Associate Professor of Health, UCD11.00 Break11.20 Pension issues for farm families - Margaret Healy, Chairwoman of IFA Farm Family and Social Affairs Committee 11.35 Real life family dilemmas from the Money Mentor including 5 key messages for farm families - Peter Young, Irish Farmers Journal12.15 Financial Matters including nursing home support, civil partnerships and co-habitation, transferring the family farm and what to expect in the Budget - Declan McEvoy, Senior Tax Planning Consultant with IFAC Accountants 12.45 Questions1.00 Lunch Session 2: Ourselves and Our Families2.00 Up the Energy II 2.10 Growing up together, dealing with teenagers and young adults and how best to manage the adult to adult relationship with the child who remains on the farm - David Coleman, Clinical Psychologist and popular presenter of RTE series, Families in Trouble and Teens in the Wild 2.55 EU food labelling – understanding the health claims made for food - Dr Mary Flynn, Chief Specialist, Public Health Nutrition3.30 Flourishing under fire – "happiness is not an accessory in our lives but essential for survival, recovery and flourishing" - Dr Maureen Gaffney 5pm Close with Mairead Lavery, Editor Irish Country Living | |


