About this episode

Pádraig French discusses dairy-beef research and management practices with James Dunne.

Pádraig French from Teagasc, who is closely involved in dairy-beef research, including the Ballyvadin Calf-to-Beef Demonstration Farm, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge. They discuss the key management practices that drive performance, the role of Commercial Beef Value (CBV), what makes these systems financially successful, and what the latest research is telling us about the future of dairy calf to beef production. For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/ The Dairy Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.com

People in this episode

Host: James Dunne

Guest: Pádraig French

Topics covered

• dairy-beef research
• management practices
• Commercial Beef Value
• financial success
• future of production

Keywords

• dairy calf to beef
• performance management
• financial success
• research
• Ballyvadin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Teagasc, LastCastMedia.com

Places: Ballyvadin Calf-to-Beef Demonstration Farm

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