PHOTO: The Farmers' Saeima Congress was held and the new board was elected

On March 6, the congress of the association “Zemnieku saeima” was held at the Cultural Center “Ulbrokas Pērle”, where the elections of the board and its chairman also took place. Juris Lazdiņš was re-elected as the chairman of the association’s board.

At the festive event, we discussed what we had accomplished last year and elected a new board of directors for the association, as well as set new goals to which we will devote all our efforts in the future, both nationally and internationally.

ZSA Board Chairman Juris Lazdins: "Last year, we have worked hard to promote stable and sustainable growth of the agricultural sector, while taking care of local farmers and their interests both in Latvia and Europe. I would like to emphasize that the turnover of all our members last year reached more than 1 billion euros. There is strength in Latvian farmers, we are not detached from the overall Latvian policy, and agriculture is and will be a strategically important sector. Thank you to the members for re-election to the position of Chairman of the Board and for your trust for 17 years!"

Congratulations to the board members – Maira Dzelzkalėjus-Burmistra (ZS “Vilciņi-1”), Martinus Tronus (SIA “Reits”), Eve Alpu-Eizenberg (ZS “Robežnieki”), Eliza Ilze Malceniece (ZS “Bračas”), Reinis Lazdān (ZS “Lazdiņi”), Martin Valko (JSC “Pampāļi”), Kaspars Antipinus (SIA "Lielvircava Agro") and Uldi Kirsi (SIA “Rāvas”)!

During the congress, Juris Baums, co-founder and growth manager of AIacademy.lv and the startup Hyperscan AI, talked about the use of artificial intelligence and demonstrated its application in agriculture.

The members were then addressed by the Minister of Agriculture Armands Krauze, outlining current events in modernization and agricultural policy. In conclusion, the Chairman of the Board of the Agricultural Society of Latvia Juris Lazdinš and the Minister of Agriculture sat down at the discussion table to discuss various current issues in the sector, also listening to questions from the congress participants. In parallel with the congress, the participants were able to visit the Farmers' Council Project Forum and get acquainted with various current trials, and obtain information about research in the sector.

The following projects participated with information stands: LIFE GoodWater IP; BASCIL; CINURGI; NENUPHAR; GYPREG; BreedExpo2; Sustainable Silage; HUNTING PROCESS MANAGEMENT TOOL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.