‘Profitable Beef Farming, Balanced Lifestyle’
Monday, 30th November | 5pm | Athlone, Co. Roscommon
Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Co. Roscommon. Eircode: N37 XR82.
Join us on Monday, 30th November at 5pm for the National Beef Conference which is taking place in the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Co. Roscommon, N37 XR82. The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Profitable Beef Farming, Balanced Lifestyle’.
Conference Programme
5pm
Conference Welcome
James Kelly, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Roscommon/Longford
5:10pm
Opening Address
Professor Frank O’Mara, Teagasc Director
Session 1: Driving Performance and Profit from Birth to Slaughter
Chair: Charlie Devaney, Drystock Advisor, Roscommon-Longford
5:20pm
Increasing profit by €600 per suckler cow
Marina Harrington, Teagasc Cattle Specialist
5:40pm
Maximising performance from weaning through to slaughter – what the data from Beef Quest is telling us
Dr. Paul Smith, Teagasc Researcher, Grange
6pm
Panel Discussion
Maximising output from birth to slaughter
- Martina Harrington, Teagasc Cattle Specialist
- Dr. Paul Smith, Teagasc Researcher
- Dr. Aisling Claffey, Teagasc Ruminant Nutritionist
- Dr. Marijke Beltman, MRCVS, University College Dublin
6:45pm
Short break (complimentary refreshments)
Session 2: Better Beef, Better Balance
Chair: Helen Carroll, TV Presenter
7:15pm
Emerging consumer interest in natural proteins and grass fed beef in Europe and across the globe
Julian Mellentin, New Nutrition Business
7:40pm
Teaching full-time, farming part-time: Making the beef farm fit family life
Aonghusa Fahy, Suckler Beef Farmer, Ardrahan, Co. Galway
8pm
Panel Discussion
Making Time for Better Beef Farming
- Olivia Hynes, Suckler & Sheep Farmer, Co. Roscommon
- Aonghusa Fahy, Suckler Beef Farmer, Co. Galway
- Colin Callinan, Dairy Calf to Beef Farmer, Co. Galway
- Seamus Nolan, Teagasc Schemes Support Unit Specialist
- Ger Hartnett, Health and Safety Authority (HSA)
8:45pm
Close of Conference
Pearse Kelly, Head of Drystock Knowledge Transfer, Teagasc