FutureBeef Events
Upcoming Events
Click on the links below to find out more about:
National Farm Walks
Wednesday, 11 September | 6pm | Roscommon
Farm of Shane & Grainne Keaveney, Ballybane, Ballinlough, Co. Roscommon. Eircode: F45 W599
Join us on Wednesday, 11th September at 6pm for a Future Beef Farm Walk on the farm of programme participant, Shane & Grainne Keaveney, Ballybane, Ballinlough, Co. Roscommon, F45 W599. The focus of the event will be 'Opportunities in Suckler Farming'.
Topics discussed will include:
- Producing quality weanlings for the farm system
- Red clover silage - meeting winter weight targets
- The new EIP Island River Catchment scheme
- An opportunity for local farmers?
- Physical & financial performance of the farm
- Beef Market Outlook with
- Brendan Egan, Castlerea Livestock Mart
- Anthony O'Dowd, Dawn Meats
Autumn Farm Walks
Friday, 27 September | 3pm | Galway
Farm of Aonghusa Fahy, Tullira, Ardrahan, Co. Galway
Previous Farm Walks
Friday, 26 July | 3pm | Waterford
Eamon & Donnchadh McCarthy’s farm, Carrigeen, Glendine, Youghal, Co. Waterford
Profitable suckler beef farming
Topics to be covered on the day include:
- Financials
- Breeding strategy & Sensehub technology
- Development of a paddock system
- Actions to safeguard water quality
- Bull beef system
View the booklet from the farm walk here: Eamon & Donnchadh McCarthy - Farm Walk Booklet - July 26th 2024
Plus stands on biodiversity, forestry, breeding & more!
Eamon provides an overview as to what to expect on the day in the below video
Friday, 12 July | 6:30pm | Offaly
Ken Gill’s farm, Clonbullogue, Edenderry, Co. Offaly. Eircode: R45 HT67.
Profitable organic suckler beef farming
Topics covered on the day included:
- Beef profits & organic payments
- Breeding strategy
- Birth to finishing performance
- Red clover management
View the booklet from the farm walk here: Ken Gill - Farm Walk Booklet - July 12th 2024 (pdf)
Stands at the farm walk included organic farming, water quality, biodiversity, forestry & more
Breeding Webinar Series
A Farmers’ Guide to Suckler Breeding
The Future Beef team hosted a series of webinars this March, focusing on a farmers’ guide to suckler breeding.
Topics discussed:
Journey to profitability – farmer stories
Wednesday, 20 March, 2024 | 8pm
The first webinar in the FutureBeef Webinar series took place on Wednesday, 20 March and focused on journey to profitability – farmer stories.
The webinar, which was chaired by Martina Harrington, FutureBeef Programme Manager, featured Shane Keaveney, Ruairi Cummins & Ken Gill, FutureBeef Farmers. The panellists were interviewed by Gabriel Trayers, FutureBeef Programme Advisor.
Topics discussed included: Achieving key breeding targets; Practical management tips; Compact calving; Calf per cow per year; Replacement policy.
Watch webinar recording below
Getting your cow back in calf
Farmer guide to a successful breeding season
Monday, 25 March, 2024 | 8pm
The second webinar in the FutureBeef Webinar series took place on Monday, 25 March and focused on getting your cow back in calf.
The webinar, which was chaired by Martina Harrington, FutureBeef Programme Manager, featured John Dunne and Aonghusa Fahy, FutureBeef Farmers and Professor David Kenny, Head of the Teagasc Animal & Bioscience Department. The panellists were interviewed by Aisling Molloy, FutureBeef Programme Advisor.
Topics discussed include: Managing your cow; AI/heat detection technologies; and is your bull fit for purpose?.
Watch webinar recording below
Genetics for the Future
FutureBeef farmers breeding for profit
Wednesday, 27 March, 2024 | 8pm
The third and final webinar in the FutureBeef Webinar series focused on genetics for the future.
The webinar was chaired by Martina Harrington, Future Beef Programme Manager. It featured Wesley Browne & Trevor Boland, Future Beef Farmers. The panellists were interviewed by Chris Daly, ICBF.
Topics discussed: Breeding a more efficient cow; Meeting market specification; What about carbon footprint?
View the presentation: Genetics for the Future (PDF)
Watch webinar recording below