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After a year’s break, the Agricultural Council is now back in action – with a new chairman at the helm.
Lars Nielsen has many years of experience in agriculture. Among other things, he started the sheep farm in Kangerluarsorujuk. He is now retiring after a generational change and is ready to pass on his experience to the Agricultural Council. 
He emphasises that cooperation with Naalakkersuisut and other players must be strengthened for the benefit of the entire industry.
Recent years have been challenging for sheep farmers in the region. Hard work combined with difficult weather conditions, high global feed prices, and uncertainty about the future of the sheep farming school have taken their toll.
“𝙒𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙬𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙖 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙉𝙖𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙠𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙨 – 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙡 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚. 𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙪𝙥𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣𝙨. 𝙐𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮, 𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙮. 𝙃𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧, 𝙄’𝙢 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙉𝙖𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙠𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙪𝙞𝙨𝙪𝙩. 𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙛 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥 𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚,” says Lars Nielsen, chairman of the Agricultural Council.
During the meeting, a new experimental committee was also set up, involving several key players, including the Sheep Farmers’ Association, SPS, the Agricultural Council, Neqi A/S, VFMG, and the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources.
The Agricultural Council will meet again in February 2026. The Agricultural Council brings together many different stakeholders: researchers, large companies, local politicians, and sheep farmers’ associations, along with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Agricultural Advisory Service, among others.