Cork dairy conference puts farm resilience first
Farmers can choose from six practical workshops when Teagasc hosts its national gathering on 25 November. Breeding, grazing, staffing and financial performance are among the subjects up for discussion at the Little Island event.
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Dairy farmers can explore breeding, nutrition and financial management at the Teagasc National Dairy Conference in Cork on Wednesday, 25 November.
The event will take place at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Little Island, under the theme “Developing Resilient Dairy Farming Systems”. Morning presentations will address resilience and contingency planning, while attendees can choose three of six afternoon workshops.
The sessions will cover:
- Breeding the cow of the future, including the role of the Economic Breeding Index, facilitated by Stuart Childs.
- Farmyard design, led by Patrick Gowing with Seamus Nolan and John Moriarty.
- Dry cow nutrition ahead of spring calving, with Aisling Claffey, Cork farmer Fachtna Collins and veterinary research officer Maresa Sheehan.
- Grass growth and grazing targets, with the Grass10 team and Professor Michael O’Donovan.
- Matching staffing and rosters to workloads, facilitated by Martina Gormley and Liz Duffy.
- Financial measures to improve profit after a challenging milk price year, with James Dunne, Adrian O’Callaghan and Cork farmer David O’Leary.
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