Ballyjamesduff Co-op is holding an open day and event titled Breeding and Building for the Future to celebrate 50 years of trading on Thursday 6 December.

Proceedings will commence with an open day in the co-op’s agricultural store from 3pm to 8pm.

Representatives from numerous companies including feed merchants, health and the finance and insurance sector will be in attendance and displaying at the event.

Proceedings will move to the mart facility at 8pm for a seminar focusing on the future of agriculture in Ireland.

There will be a presentation from Mairead McGuinness MEP and a panel discussion facilitated by Damien O’Reilly, including Mairead, Minister Heather Humphreys, chair of foreign affairs committee Brendan Smyth, IFA president Joe Healy, Ray Doyle of ICOS Livestock Marts Executive and ICSA’s Edmund Graham. The mart event will also include cattle displays from a number of breed societies.