ASA heavy-hitters

A White House agricultural negotiator and Fonterra Co-operative's director are lined up to speak at the ASA conference in September.

The Dealer

16 August 2017

European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan and ASA president Mary Delaney at the official launch of the ASA conference.

Two more heavy hitters are joining the lineup for the ASA conference on 8 September in the Killashee House Hotel. Darci Vetter was chief agricultural negotiator in the Obama White House. Nicola Shadbolt is director of Fonterra Co-operative. They join European Commissioner Phil Hogan; Frans Keurentjes, FrieslandCampina; Jim Bergin, Glanbia; Niall Browne, Dawn Meats; Tara McCarthy, Bord Bia; and Joe Healy, IFA president.

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