The Beef Edge

Bonus Ep: Driving Sustainable Calf to Beef Systems at the Beef Pulse Forum

The Beef Edge

Show Notes

This is a bonus episode of The Beef Edge featuring a recording of the Beef Pulse forum on ‘Driving Sustainable Calf to Beef Systems’ which was chaired by Breffni O’Brien, Beef specialist with Agriland.

On the panel were - Amie Coonan, calf to beef farmer from Co. Tipperary - Charles Smith, General Manager at Certified Irish Angus - Margaret Kelleher, Genetics Operations Manager at the ICBF - Alan Dillon, Teagasc DairyBeef500 programme manager - Liam Gannon, Feed for Growth nutritionist

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