Let's Talk Dairy Webinar Series
Make sure to join each Thursday morning at 10am for timely, relevant and practical advice to allow you make better management decisions on your dairy farm. Webinar host, Stuart Childs will facilitate the webinars with guest presenters focusing on various topics of interest weekly as well as a lively discussion between attendees and the presenters. There will be an opportunity for you to pose your questions to each week’s presenters.
To register for the series of Let's Talk Dairy Webinars click below:

Click on the options below to find out more about upcoming and previous webinars:
Let's Talk Dairy Special Series - Thinking of Dairy Farming?
Get the Basics Right

Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist and Patrick Gowing, Teagasc Dairy Expansion Specialist presented a four part Let's Talk Dairy Special Series which was open to everyone from new entrants to established dairy farmers, whether learning a new skill or honing an existing one.
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Monday, 9 November |
New entrant case study - Peter Hamm and Padraig Foley

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Monday, 16 November
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Understanding EBI and Sourcing the right stock

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Monday, 30 November
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Grazing infrastructure and reseeding plans

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Monday, 7 December
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Farmyard infrastructure design and building a capital budget

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Monday, 25 January |
Robotics

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Let's Talk Dairy Time and People Management Series

Stuart Childs, Teagasc Dairy Specialist will be joined by Marion Beecher, Teagasc; Nollaig Heffernan, Independent Management Consultant and guest farmer participants throughout the Let's Talk Dairy Time and People Management Series. This webinar is run on a Thursday at 10am.
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Topic |
Thursday, 5 November
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Making the industry/your farm an attractive place to work

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Thursday, 19 November
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Working Efficiently

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Thursday, 3 December 10am |
Managing your time to maximum effect

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Thursday, 7 January 10am
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Using a Yearly Planner to Organise Yourself

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Previous Webinars
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Topic |
Thursday, 26 November |
Body Condition

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Thursday, 12 November |
GHG Emissions

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Thursday, 15 October |
Selecting Cows for Selective Dry Cow Therapy
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Thursday, 1 October
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Teagasc/Glanbia Online Future Farm Walk Host Farmer Shane Fitzgerald, Portlaw East, Co. Waterford
Footage from the Virtual Farm Walk, webinar recording & bonus episode of The Dairy Edge Podcast

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Thursday, 24 September
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Discussion with John Trant (Young Grassland Farmer of the Year) on his career path to date
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Thursday, 17 September
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Teagasc/Dairygold Online Demo Farm Walk Host farmer Jimmy Cotter, Coachford, Co. Cork
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Thursday, 10 September
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Derogation and Farm Management Points to Note
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Thursday, 3 September
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Managing Grass and Grass supply right now John Maher, Teagasc Grass10 Programme Manager
New Entrant to Dairying Course 2020 Patrick Gowing, Dairy Expansion Service Co-Ordinator, Teagasc
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Thursday, 13 August
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Decisions influencing the end of the breeding season Presented by George Ramsbottom

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Thursday, 6 August
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Successful Farm Employment - Legal Requirements
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Thursday, 30 July
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Smarter Milking Event Presented by Padraig O’Connor, Teagasc & Caroline O’Connell, Cahir Physiotherapy Clinic

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Thursday, 23 July |
Autumn Covers Presented by Fergus Bogue, Teagasc Grass10
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Thursday, 16 July |
Clover - A Farmers Perspective Presented by Fergal Coughlan

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Thursday, 9 July |
Anthelmintic resistance in gut worms of cattle Presented by Orla Keane

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Thursday, 2 July |
Milk Recording Presented by Don Crowley

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Thursday, 25 June |
Careers in Dairy Farming Presented by Gordon Peppard

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Thursday, 18 June |
Dairy Farm Financial Outlook and Management Advice for 2020 Patrick Gowing, Teagasc with Tadgh Buckley, AIB
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Thursday, 11 June
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Sustainable Dairy Farming Richard O'Brien, Teagasc with Tom & David Fennelly, Teagasc/Glanbia Future Farm Participants
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Thursday, 4 June
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Chlorine Free Washing Routines - why and how? Presented by David Gleeson
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Thursday, 28 May |
Using beef bulls on the dairy herd & staying safe with the stock bull

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Thursday, 21 May |
The do’s and don’ts of making quality silage
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Thursday, 14 May |
Interpreting and managing the grass wedge
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Thursday, 7 May |
Fitting protected urea into your fertiliser programme and calf weaning tips
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Monday, 20 April |
Getting more cows in calf during the first three weeks of the breeding season (incl. BCS, Metricheck)

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Tuesday, 21 April |
Tips to maximise conception rate to sexed semen
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Wednesday, 22 April |
Selecting your bull team
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Thursday, 23 April |
Increasing the value of your 2021 calf crop: using the Dairy Beef Index
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