{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Beef Edge","title":"A Preview of the 2025 National Beef Conference","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/69096654\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1341,"description":"Pearse Kelly, Teagasc’s Head of Drystock, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to give an insight into what’s in store at the Teagasc National Beef Conference which is taking place on 18th November in the Raheen Woods Hotel, Athenry, Co.Galway, starting at 5pm.\n \nThis year’s theme is ‘Beef Farming 2025: Value, Profit and Renewal’, with a strong focus on producing high-value weanlings, managing farm profitability, and supporting generational renewal. \n \nThere are two action-packed sessions featuring expert speakers, farmer insights, and panel discussions:\n \nSession I: High-Value Weanlings – From Breeding to the Market\nTime: 5.00pm\n Chair: Keith Fahy, Teagasc Drystock Advisor & Host of Country Life on Galway Bay FM\nSpeakers and topics include:\n·      Prof. David Kenny, Head of Animal & Bioscience, Teagasc Grange – Managing the suckler cow before and after calving for better fertility and performance\n·      Dr. Katie Quigley, Geneticist, Irish Cattle Breeding Federation – Understanding the myostatin gene and finding the right balance between muscling and calving ease\n·      John Barry, Future Beef programme participant, will share his approach to breeding weanlings in demand at home and for export\n·      Thomas O’Connor, Beef finishing farmer from Co. Kildare, will discuss what he is looking for when buying cattle to finish on his farm\n·      Brendan Egan, Manager, Castlerea Mart – What the market wants and how to meet that demand\n \nFollowing this, there will be refreshments and an opportunity to meet Teagasc advisers and industry stakeholders\n \nSession II: Beef 2025 and Beyond – Prices, Profits & Passing on the Farm\nTime: 7.15pm\n Chair: Damien O'Reilly, former presenter of RTÉ Radio 1’s Countrywide\n·      Rupert Claxton, Meat Director at GIRA – Global beef market trends, what’s driving prices, and where the market is going\n·      Trevor Boland, Beef Farmer & IFAC Accountant – Farm profits in 2025 and beyond: practical advice on tax planning and staying profitable\n ...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/sOijP5GJfyC4Db55cdiuLC4kRsO9WtUllrT_cRU3JSQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEwOTA0LzE1OTAw/NzI0MzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}