Dr Stan Lalor is to take over from Dr Tom Kelly as director of knowledge transfer at Teagasc.

Up to now, Stan had been working with Grassland Agro as head of speciality business. Prior to his appointment at Grassland Agro, Lalor was a Teagasc researcher based at Johnstown Castle.

The Camross, Co Laois, native will have to pull hard in what will be a very challenging role. Stan will have the area managers and Teagasc specialist team reporting into him and will work closely with Frank O Mara, who heads up the research side of the house.

Stan has an inside line on how the national advisory operates, which obviously stood to him beating off stiff internal competition, as he recently co-authored peer review reports on the Teagasc advisory offerings around the country.

No white smoke yet on the other senior management role to replace the retiring Tom Doherty.

I have my name in for that as well.

Read more

Stan Lalor to take up Teagasc role