I see Kerry Group boss Edmond Scanlon’s pay packet reached almost €2.6m for 2018.
This included a base salary of just over €1m as well as a pension and benefits of €234,000.
On top of this, Scanlon received a bonus of €948,000, made up of 75% cash and 25% in Kerry Group shares.
He’s also in line for another €345,000 worth of Kerry Group shares under the company’s long-term incentive plan, if he hits the company’s performance targets.
The Dealer sat in on an interesting debate last week, on whether meat eating will be a thing of the past by 2100.
Organised by agricultural technology students from Queen’s University Belfast, it saw animal rights activist Matthew McKeefry come up against farming and food industry representatives.
With an audience very much on one side of the argument, McKeefry faced some stiff questioning on what he would do with all the animals if he achieved his aim of getting abattoirs banned.
He was also asked whether the animals that are killed (such as insects) in the growing of plant-based alternatives actually matter.
“Veganism isn’t perfect,” responded McKeefry.
To be fair to him, he put his views across in a simple, coherent and eloquent fashion – those advocating livestock-based production should take note.
“It was like an Orangeman going to speak to the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis,” quipped one attendee as he headed for the door.
Vegetarian dishes pushed on Teagasc canteen diners
The Dealer was interested to see a notice displayed in a Teagasc canteen advocating that diners choose a “more sustainable vegetarian dish” for the month of April.
Now, the definition of what is “sustainable” has long been debated back and forth, but Teagasc is the key research body behind the statistics on the sustainability of Irish agriculture over other countries.
A poster displayed in a Teagasc canteen.
It’s difficult to win the PR battle when Teagasc staff and students are met with the message that vegetarianism is more sustainable every time they go for a bite to eat.
Tractor tops shopping list for Donegal’s millionaire
Donegal sheep farmer Odhrán Doherty, 23, picked up his €1m cheque at lotto HQ last Tuesday.
Arriving in a white Hummer with his family and close friends, Odhrán described the win as “unimaginable”.
The Dohertys are second cousins and neighbours of Charlie Meehan, who won €500,000 in the Euromillions just a few weeks ago.
Donegal farmer Odhran Doherty collecting €1m from National Lottery HQ.
Odhrán is currently busy lambing with his father Liam, who bought the winning ticket for his son.
When asked what he would spend his winnings on, Odhrán said: “I’m not sure yet. I’ll have to take a few days to relax first. A Massey Ferguson is on the list anyway. Anything for the farm is for him [his father].
“I’ll definitely be staying at the farming – I love it. The money won’t go to my head. I have my family beside me and they’ll keep me right anyway.”
The new Twenty 20 Beef Club received huge praise from all the industry heavy hitters at its launch on Wednesday.
However, everyone in the room froze for a moment when the Glanbia Ireland boss Jim Bergin mentioned the jersey.
The tension was broken when the whole room burst out laughing. He had of course been talking about the Irish jersey, not the breed of animal.
Sure after all, the new collaboration between Kepak and Glanbia provides contracts for dairy calf to beef finishers. It just doesn’t accept Jersey-bred animals.
Mike Pearson, the principal of Gurteen Agricultural College since January 2000, has announced his retirement.
The hunt for a replacement will start shortly and the plan is for Pearson to hand over smoothly over several months during the next academic year. This may well allow him to hit the 20-year mark at the helm of Gurteen.
I see Kerry Group boss Edmond Scanlon’s pay packet reached almost €2.6m for 2018.
This included a base salary of just over €1m as well as a pension and benefits of €234,000.
On top of this, Scanlon received a bonus of €948,000, made up of 75% cash and 25% in Kerry Group shares.
He’s also in line for another €345,000 worth of Kerry Group shares under the company’s long-term incentive plan, if he hits the company’s performance targets.
The Dealer sat in on an interesting debate last week, on whether meat eating will be a thing of the past by 2100.
Organised by agricultural technology students from Queen’s University Belfast, it saw animal rights activist Matthew McKeefry come up against farming and food industry representatives.
With an audience very much on one side of the argument, McKeefry faced some stiff questioning on what he would do with all the animals if he achieved his aim of getting abattoirs banned.
He was also asked whether the animals that are killed (such as insects) in the growing of plant-based alternatives actually matter.
“Veganism isn’t perfect,” responded McKeefry.
To be fair to him, he put his views across in a simple, coherent and eloquent fashion – those advocating livestock-based production should take note.
“It was like an Orangeman going to speak to the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis,” quipped one attendee as he headed for the door.
Vegetarian dishes pushed on Teagasc canteen diners
The Dealer was interested to see a notice displayed in a Teagasc canteen advocating that diners choose a “more sustainable vegetarian dish” for the month of April.
Now, the definition of what is “sustainable” has long been debated back and forth, but Teagasc is the key research body behind the statistics on the sustainability of Irish agriculture over other countries.
A poster displayed in a Teagasc canteen.
It’s difficult to win the PR battle when Teagasc staff and students are met with the message that vegetarianism is more sustainable every time they go for a bite to eat.
Tractor tops shopping list for Donegal’s millionaire
Donegal sheep farmer Odhrán Doherty, 23, picked up his €1m cheque at lotto HQ last Tuesday.
Arriving in a white Hummer with his family and close friends, Odhrán described the win as “unimaginable”.
The Dohertys are second cousins and neighbours of Charlie Meehan, who won €500,000 in the Euromillions just a few weeks ago.
Donegal farmer Odhran Doherty collecting €1m from National Lottery HQ.
Odhrán is currently busy lambing with his father Liam, who bought the winning ticket for his son.
When asked what he would spend his winnings on, Odhrán said: “I’m not sure yet. I’ll have to take a few days to relax first. A Massey Ferguson is on the list anyway. Anything for the farm is for him [his father].
“I’ll definitely be staying at the farming – I love it. The money won’t go to my head. I have my family beside me and they’ll keep me right anyway.”
The new Twenty 20 Beef Club received huge praise from all the industry heavy hitters at its launch on Wednesday.
However, everyone in the room froze for a moment when the Glanbia Ireland boss Jim Bergin mentioned the jersey.
The tension was broken when the whole room burst out laughing. He had of course been talking about the Irish jersey, not the breed of animal.
Sure after all, the new collaboration between Kepak and Glanbia provides contracts for dairy calf to beef finishers. It just doesn’t accept Jersey-bred animals.
Mike Pearson, the principal of Gurteen Agricultural College since January 2000, has announced his retirement.
The hunt for a replacement will start shortly and the plan is for Pearson to hand over smoothly over several months during the next academic year. This may well allow him to hit the 20-year mark at the helm of Gurteen.
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