He will campaign as part of the Copa-Cogeca beef group.
A Laois farmer is taking up a new role with a european agri-lobby group that represents 22 million farmers.
Declan Hanrahan has been elected as the vice chair of the Copa-Cogeca beef group.
The Borris-in-Ossory man says he'll be campaigning for beef farmers affected by the multi-billion euro Mercosur trade deal.
The agreement will bring with it the importation of close to 100 thousand tonnes of South American beef into the European Union.
Mr Hanrahan says he wants to hold EU leaders accountable to its member states:
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