Meet Our Members

Our Team

Passionate Experts Driving Agricultural Innovation

Our diverse team consists of experienced professionals committed to advancing sustainable farming. Together, we bring expertise, creativity, and dedication to meet the evolving needs of modern agriculture.

Catherine Lascurettes

Catherine Lascurettes is the chief operations officer of AgTech Ireland. She is an agri-policy consultant working with a variety of clients, and Executive of Nuffield Ireland.

Padraig Hennessy

Chairman

Padraig Hennessy is CEO of a leading Agtech company (Terra NutriTECH). Padraig is passionate about Agtech and promoting farming to be as sustainable as possible.

Padraig Hennessy

Council Member

Sean is the CEO of Micron Agritech

David Leydon

Company Secretary

David Leydon is ifac’s Head of Food & AgriBusiness. He worked with the Irish Farmers Journal for 11 years most recently as Commercial Director. David has an MSc in Business and IT from DCU and an MBA from Henley Business School in London.

Lloyd Pearson

Treasurer

Lloyd Pearson is the Managing Director of Pearson Milking Technology, a third-generation family company supplying a global network of customers with world leading milking technology.

Lloyd Pearson

James is the Director of Product at Herdwatch. James is passionate about driving technology adoption on farm in order to increase productivity and maximise farm profitability.

Ursula Kelly

Ursula is Operation Director with Cormac Tagging,a family-owned business that has supplied high quality animal identification products into Ireland since 2001.

William Minchin

William Minchin is the Chief Executive Officer of the Agricultural Trust

Deirdre O'Shea

Deirdre O’Shea is EMEA Food, Agribusiness and Beverage Industry Leader at AON.

Agri Guardian

Agri-Insider

Agri Insider, by Business Post Media Group, is an agricultural

Alltech

Founded in 1980 by Irish entrepreneur and scientist Dr. Pearse

AON

Aon is a global professional services firm, specialising in Risk

Beotanics

Our team As a team, we discover and develop plants

Brandon Bioscience

We are Brandon Bioscience, a marine biotech company based in

Carbon AMS

We are a single-source developer and manager of anaerobic digestion

Concept Dairy

Our multi award winning Farmer Price-Locking App gives all dairy

Core Technology

Based in Mitchelstown, Cork, CORE Tech provide leading ERP solutions

Cormac Tagging

Cormac Tagging is a 100% Irish owned family business, based

Cotter Agritech

Reduce wormer use by 40% with no loss of performance with our

Croom Concrete

With over 43 years of industry experience, Croom Concrete takes

Dairy Direct

Dairy Direct delivers quality solutions to farms, driving farm profitability

Dairy Robotics

HealthEye by Dairy Robotics is a plug and play device

Dairymaster

Dairymaster has attained international acclaim for manufacturing superior, hi-tech dairy

Datamars Agri

In 2023 we marked 35 Years as Datamars and all

Envirotech (Auranta)

Auranta is a biotech company, based in Ireland and founded

Farm Fayre

Farm Fayre has simplified Irish cattle sales with a complete

Farmers Journal

The Irish Farmers Journal is the only Agricultural publication that

FBA Laboratories

FBA Laboratories Limited was set up in 1996. They are

Forcefield Active Technology Ltd

Forcefield has been in existence since 1981, our primary business

Germinal Ireland

Germinal is a sixth-generation family company with a proud history.

Grasstech Group Ltd

Grasstech Group Ltd has been serving the Agricultural Industry since 1996

GyPSy Technologies Ltd

GyPSy Technologies founder John Cal Kelleher was just another in the

Herdwatch

The Herdwatch journey started in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, Ireland in

HoofCare Direct

Based in County Cork, Ireland, HoofCare Direct are a farming

IAM Agricultural Machinery

IAM Agricultural Machinery Ltd stands as a stalwart in the

IFAC

“At IFAC, we seek out independent thinkers, then give them

JFC Group

JFC Group are a family-owned business set up in Galway,

Kepak Ltd

Kepak Ltd is one of Ireland’s leading meat producers with

Lely Mitchelstown Centre

Lely Center Mitchelstown was established in 2015. Since then, our

Levno

New Zealand’s fastest growing Agritech company Levno have put down

Local Power

Our Mission At Local Power, our mission is to help

MaGrow Tec

MaGrow Tec is on a mission to help farmers and

Micron Agritech

Micron Agritech is a multi-award-winning Irish start-up company specialising in

Moonsyst Cattle Monitoring

The Moonsyst Rumen Monitoring system is an Internet of Things

MSD Animal Health

MSD Animal Health offers animal health professionals, farmers, pet owners

Mullinahone Co-op

Mullinahone Co-op was founded in 1893. It has seen and

Mullinahone Co-op

Mullinahone Co-operative is Ireland’s longest-established farmer-owned co-op, it is a

Pearson Milking Technology

Founded in 1948, Pearson Milking Technology is a third-generation family

Proveye

Proveye partners with organisations who rely on grassland ecosystems for

Reap Interactive

Reap Interactive, an innovative AgTech company based in Ireland, is

SmaXtec Animal Care

SmaXtec Animal Care facilitate proactive and preventive health, reproduction and

Terra Nutritech

Improving Animal Health with Mineral Technology TERRA NutriTECH helps farmers

Tirlán

Tirlán is a world-class food and nutrition business, with a

Unison Process Solutions

Unison Process Solutions is a leading manufacturer and supplier of