Teagasc eyes agri-food expansion with three key appointments

Teagasc has unveiled three senior appointees as it gears up to cope with expansion plans across almost all sectors of agri-food.

Marion Beecher has been named as programme co-ordinator for Teagasc’s Professional Diploma in Dairy Farm Management. Dr Siobhan Kavanagh is Teagasc’s new regional manager for the Wicklow, Carlow, and Wexford region, and Tom Kellegher is the new regional manager for Roscommon and Longford.

Ms Beecher, a native of Cork from a dairy farm background and who recently completed a PhD in dairy nutrition, will be based in Fermoy at the Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Moorepark. She will liaise with learners, host farmers, and Teagasc staff involved in the programme and will lead programme promotion and recruitment.