Dale Crammond Meet Industry Ireland Director Flashcards
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What is Dale Crommond the director of?
Meat Inductry Ireland
IBEC
Where is he from ?
What did he study?
Where does he live?
1- Comes from a tillage farm in Co. Wicklow
2- He did a degree in agricultural science
3- Been living in Dublin since he came to UCD, studied in engineering and technology Agricultural Science
1- What lecturers did he have?
2- When he was leaving UCD what route did he go?
1- Paul McNulty and Shane Ward- Lectures
2- Looked for a job- Considered post graduate ie, masters but ultimately decided to go into the workforce
What workforce did he join and how did he join them?
Joined DAFM - as assistant agricultural inspector
Sent application by post to DAFM. Got a job interview in October and started in DAFM in January, as an Assistant agricultural investigator in environmental policy
1- When he joined and started as an agricultural investigator in environmental policy what did he get to work on?
2- After this what did he decide to do?
1- Got to work on climate change policy and GHG emissions.
There was no focus on environmental impact at the time
2- Then did a masters degree in environmental science, got payed a full salary. Had to sign a disclaimer and stay with the department for 5 years after getting masters. It was a taught master’s, and had to do a project over the summer. Project on slurry and leaching into soil.
In 2007 where did he move into?
In 2007 moved onto work in research department in DAFM until 2015
In 2005 they upped their game on their spend for research
Became a national contact point for EU research- called Horizon 2020 , competitive for research. Ireland punched above its weight in the research programme.
In 2015 what what did he decide to do?
He had had enough research in 2015 and looked for a different role. In DAFM, there were attachment roles, and applied for an embassy job in Washington, DC. Moved out before the family and got a house, etc, and all the family moved out after him. He was traveling around states meeting stakeholders.
At that time out there: Hilary Clinton vs President Trump- President Trump won
How long did he spend in the US and what was he doing?
When did he come home and what did he do then?
4 Years in Washington was amazing- representing the IRE government and IRE farmers. Talked to farmers in the US about IRE food safety. In the US, they take a risk-based approach, but in the EU and Ireland, we are more on the risk-based system.
In 2019 DAFM came home, climate change division
New climate act huge focus on Agriculture and Climate - helped write the climate action plan
What did the new climate action plan agree on ?
It was agreed the AGRI will reduce emission by 25% by 2030
Not probably gonna meet our first carbon budget. The shortfall will be carried on into the second carbon budget.
What was he approached on ?
When did he start in IBEC?
Enjoyed time in department. Approached on LinkedIn and asked would he apply for a role in the private sector.
Did 3 interviews with IPEC, decided to leave government had to resign.
Started in IBEC in January 2023.
In Dales job today what does do?
Today represents the interest of meat processors.
Day-to-day job= meet with government officials. Meet the minister. Met him yesterday- Discussed the key priorities for us
From a farmers perspective, are things looking good currently?
Things are pretty good from a farmer perspective. Production is down in many EU countries so that’s what’s driving this demand
Has progress been made from GHG in sector?
Thankfully progress is being made GHG from sector has fallen and it will fall again this year. We need new tech to come in on the food additives and being taken up at a scale. The sector is up for that challenge.
Where does he spend alot of time currently in his new role?
Spent a lot of time in brussels. Now he’s in brussels 6-7 times a year. Brussels is where a lot of regulation is set. We have to influence the regulations.
Who’s the new agricultural commissioner?
Christopher Hansen - New agricultural communiser; now we are seeing various initiatives and the importance of livestock
Whats happening currently within the beef sector?
Beef sector now- suckler herd= declining; not happy about it. V important part of beef we offer overseas, Reality is more and more beef is coming from the dairy herd.
Have to try and integrate sectors in a different way
What is Ireland the first country globally to do?
Why do we rate and rank animals?
As an industry, we fund some of these- the national genotype schemes: the first country globally to genotype a herd.
We see benefits in the industry need good carcase size, confirmation etc
this is starting to have an impact - CBV we want them to be rated and ranked so the farmer knows the genetic potential of the animal
What do we need to focus on now?
What is the challenge around?
We need a new title and focus on farmers that have particular skills from the dairy herd and rare them through to beef.
Challenge around live exports its not a matter of if its a matter of when- this will be phased out
Need to keep alot more animal on the island to rear for beef
What’s the geopolitical challenge like at the moment in today’s world?
Coming back to the current situation today and the geo political situation is very challenging atm and what that did to supply changes and driving inflation of fertiliser. Trump now elected and prepared to change things- concerning.
The current administration in the US - Whats wrong with it?
Current administration; different administration American first policy was sent up 4-5 years ago set up to clone individuals that were very much aligned with president view- Susan Rolands CEO and now agricultural advisor in the US. Now surrounded by people in his own vision. A lot of administration have to be filled with appointees.
They are bringing junior people into senior roles- concern= no cheques or balances in the change agenda
They look at numbers on goods and trades
How many US Billion dollars to EU trade?
11 billion dollars
In the EU how many billion dollars to US?
27 billion dollars
What did trump place on imported cars?
What was there?
Trump placed tariffs of 25% on imported cars into the US.
There was a trade imbalance
IRE exp ?? billion € to US
What does trump want to being back?
IRE exp 50 billion € to US
- wants to bring jobs back to the US, can’t just lift and bring back.
Ultimately they are looking at new investments in the US instead of expanding in IRE.
