ITLUS holds several events each year as well as a foreign study tour on alternate years
Two events are held every year, the Summer Field Meeting which is normally held on the first Thursday of June, the venue varies each year and we usually visit several farms or local enterprises of interest to our members as well as having lunch at a suitable premises. This is intended to ba an occasion where members can learn from the places we visit but also has an important social side.
Our Annual Conference is held on the first Thursday of December each year, we endeavor to find speakers who can shed light on the pressing issues of the day and also explain problems that might arise in the future.
Summer Field Meeting 2015 Our Summer Field Meeting will take place this year in West Kildare and East Offaly on Thursday 4 June. In the forenoon we will visit Mount Lucas wind farm and Edenderry Power station, both owned and operated by Bord Na Móna. After lunch we will visit…
“Biodiversity in Tillage” – An ITLUS Workshop On 19 February we will hold our spring workshop and the topic of this year’s event is ‘Biodiversity in Tillage’. The topic was chosen in response to the imposition of greening obligations on the tillage sector in the new CAP from…
Winter Conference 2013 The theme for our conference is Adapting a Tillage Farm for ‘Tomorrow’. The next few years are likely to result in considerable change for the tillage sector. There are many factors, external and domestic, that are set to contribute to a faster than normal period of…
Summer Field Meeting 2013 Our Summer field meeting this year will take place in East Co. Down on Wednesday 5th June. We have had to move away from our normal Thursday date due to availability of our hosts. As some people may choose to overnight in the…
Spring Scientific Meeting 2013 This year’s Spring Scientific Meeting will take place on Feburary 28th in Oak Park, the topic will be Precision Agriculture More details soon
The 2012 ITLUS Winter Conference and Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 5th December 2012 at the Clanard Court Hotel, Athy, Co Kildare. The theme for our conference is “Business Models in Times of Change”. We start the day with a pictorial review of our Study…
Summer Field Meeting Galway 2012 This years Summer Field Meeting will take place in Co. Galway on Thursday 7th June. Full details can be found here: Summer Field Meeting 2012
Ulster Arable Society Annual Conference The Ulster Arable Society annual conference takes place on Friday 17th Februrary at AFBI Hillsborough Full details and info on booking are available here
Spring Scientific Meeting 2011 Workshop – Wednesday 01st June, Oak Park, Carlow There is a growing awareness amongst good farmers of the importance of the physical and biological health of the soils we farm for the productivity of the crops we grow. To this end, this year’s workshop…
Summer Field Meeting 2001 Summer field meeting, Thursday 02nd June, Co Waterford This year ITLUS heads for Co. Waterford, a County we may never have visited before. For anyone continuing on from the previous day, accommodation is available in Lismore in the Ballyrafter Country House Hotel (058 54002)…