The Irish Farmers Journal, along with global food and trade experts, have collaborated to produce an insight on what the agri food industry is likely to look like by the end of this decade. With contributions from industry leaders and experts, the 96-page 2020 Vision magazine is free inside this week's Irish Farmers Journal.

Our experts look back over the last decade of agriculture, and examine how the agri-food industry will look in ten years time. With contributions from Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue, Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski and many more industry leaders the 2020 Vision magazine outlines how climate will influence farming, how COVID-19 has impacted on farming organisations, how Irish trade will fare after Brexit and insights into long term dairy trends.

Online webinars

In addition the IFJ will host two webinars, the first of which is available to watch below:

Our panel included the Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney TD, who is in charge of Ireland’s Brexit preparations.

He gave the very latest on where we stand in the negotiations, which, of course, is particularly important to farmers who are most exposed by Brexit and trade barriers with Britain.

Darci Vetter also participated in the webinar. Darci was chief agricultural negotiator at the US Trade Representative and deputy under-secretary in the USDA during the Obama administration. She currently works advising clients on issues relating to wider global trade.

As Ireland’s trade in agricultural produce goes increasingly global, it will be particularly interesting to hear how we can carve out a niche in the crowded space.

The webinar was moderated by editor Justin McCarthy and markets specialist Phelim O'Neill provided a voice from the Irish farming and food industry in the debate.

The deliberations from these discussions can all be found in a unique, one-off supplement that will be distributed free with the Irish Farmers Journal issue dated 31 October. In association with Alltech, Bord Bia and Kerry.