Dairy Calf to Beef Open Day
21 May 2019 21 May 2019Venue Johnstown Castle Research Farm, Co. Wexford
This open day focusing on ‘Advancing Knowledge for an Evolving Industry’ will provide beef farmers and those involved in the beef industry with the opportunity to view and discuss the latest developments in the beef industry which will help you to increase the sustainability of your farm business and equip you to cope with future challenges.
There will be four villages to visit on the day. Visit each village and learn about the impact of genetics on the sustainability of dairy beef production; hear an economic evaluation of dairy calf to beef production systems; learn how you can improve farm efficiency through sustainable grass production practices; find out how to optimise animal health, and ways to ensure the success of your calf rearing enterprise.
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- Profitable dairy-beef production systems
Padraig French, Teagasc Moorepark - Dairy-beef performance under three stocking rate intensities
Wayne Hayes, Teagasc Johnstown Castle - Optimum early-maturing calf to beef systems
Rob Prendiville, Teagasc Grange - Production of spring born Holstein/Friesian steers
Eddie O’Riordan, Teagasc Grange
This village will include the Teagasc/ GreenAcres Calf to Beef programme, where Pearse Kelly will outline the key lessons learnt from Phase 1 of the Programme and David Argue will outline Phase 2 of the Programme.
- A dairy beef index (DBI) to rank beef bulls on profitability for use on dairy females
Noirin McHugh, Teagasc - Genetics can increase the profitability of a dairy beef system
Stephen Connolly, ABP/Teagasc - Genetic variability in beef merit of dairy cows
Alan Twomey, Teagasc Moorepark - Relationship between a sire's terminal index and the performance of beef progeny from the dairy herd during the finishing period
Stephen Conroy, ICBF - The Gene Ireland Dairy Beef Breeding Programme
Ciaran Costello, ICBF - Genetics of carcass retail cut weights
Michelle Judge, Teagasc - High vs Low terminal index
Donal Fahey, Teagasc Grange
Calf Rearing/Calf Health Village
- Tackling the issue of antimicrobial resistance
Caroline Garvan/Julie Boltan - Performance - Rearing Period & First Grazing Season
Ruth Fennell & John Barry, Teagasc - Nutritional management of dairy bred beef calves
David Kenny, Teagasc Grange - Calf Housing
Tom Fallon, Teagasc Kildalton - Health of Dairy bred calves
Aidan Murray, Teagasc Grange - Calf disbudding and castration – welfare implications
Bernadette Earley, Teagasc Moorepark - Widespread anthelmintic resistance on dairy calf to beef farms
Orla Keane, Teagasc Grange - Factors to consider when buying calves
Sean Cummins, Teagasc Kildalton
- Growing your potential: Grass-to-Beef
Nicky Byrne, Teagasc Grange - Quality silage in calf to beef systems: importance of getting it right
Brian Garry, Teagasc - Gaseous losses to the atmosphere
Dominika Krol, Teagasc - Efficient use of cattle slurry
David Wall, Teagasc - Grassland P&K planning on drystock farms
Mark Plunkett, Teagasc - Choosing the correct varieties to drive paddock performance
Tomas Turbitt, Teagasc - Farmland habitats will be an increasing important component of sustainability assessment
John Finn/Daire OhUallachain, Teagasc Johnstown Castle - Multi-species mixtures increase yield stability: research from Johnstown Castle
Guylain Grange/Saoirse Cummins, Teagasc - Grass10 - Beef Grassland Farmer of the Year - take home messages
John Watchorn, Fergus Bogue, Teagasc - Pre-grazing yield demonstration
John Maher, Teagasc - Land drainage design in Ireland
Pat Tuohy, Teagasc - Protected urea for maintaining yield with lower emissions
Patrick Forristal, Teagasc - Assessing and monitoring soil quality in Irish grassland soils
Giulia Bondi, Fiona Brennan, Teagasc - Water quality and sustainability
Eddie Burgess, Ian Fox, Teagasc - Nutri2cycle - recycling based fertiliser usage
SM Ashekuzzaman, Teagasc - Mitigating Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions by improved pH management of soils (MAGGE-pH)
Karl Richards & Ognjen Zurovec, Teagasc
This village will also include a section on silage closing dates, with a demonstration and talk by Brian Garry. In addition, David Wall will be covering slurry applications, with a comprehensive demonstration.
KT Approved event for Beef & Dairy
