Galway farmer to share lessons on farm workload
Colin Callinan will outline how he has changed his working practices at the forthcoming Teagasc National Beef Conference. The Athlone event will bring producers and specialists together to discuss profitability, safety and life beyond farming.
Galway dairy-beef farmer Colin Callinan will share the changes he has made to manage time and labour on his farm at the Teagasc National Beef Conference in Athlone.
Farming near Kilconieron, Callinan has reared more than 100 calves for his calf-to-beef system and over 200 beef calves on contract. They arrive at around three weeks old and use an automatic milk feeder until they reach a weaning weight of 85–90kg.
A participant in Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 Campaign, he will discuss balancing farm work with family and personal commitments, as well as the importance of safe working practices.
The conference will take place at 5pm on Monday, 30 November, in the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Co Roscommon. Under the theme ‘Profitable Beef Farming, Balanced Lifestyle’, specialists, researchers, advisers, farmers and industry experts will explore ways to improve profitability while protecting time for family and wellbeing.
The second of two sessions will end with a panel on managing workload and improving efficiency. Callinan will be joined by Roscommon suckler and sheep farmer Olivia Hynes, Galway suckler farmer Aonghusa Fahy, Teagasc specialist Seamus Nolan and Ger Hartnett of the Health and Safety Authority.
The full programme is available on the Teagasc website.