June marks the beginning of summer. It is a month of joy and excitement, as people embrace the warm weather and take advantage of all the fun activities and events that come with the season.
And staff at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) will be leading the way in this regard.
No better time, then, for Farming Life’s Richard Halleron to have a ‘virtual coffee’ with the lady that has been charged with the job of making sure this work gets over the line - Dr Elizabeth Magowan.
Earlier this week, AFBI’s Director of Sustainable Agri-Food Sciences Division and mother of two young children gave up some of her valuable time to discuss her background, upbringing, her interest in science and the opportunities that now exist to develop a farming industry in Northern Ireland that is fit for purpose - in every sense.