Implementing research findings ‘can boost profits for beef farmers’

Beef farmers can boost their profits by implementing the findings of scientific research into their production plans, said newly appointed Teagasc cattle knowledge transfer specialist James Keane.

Mr Keane will focus on the west and midlands region. He has joined a team of Teagasc cattle specialists led by Pearse Kelly, which includes Aidan Murray, Adam Woods and Karen Dukelow.

Based in the Teagasc office in Mohill, Co Leitrim, Mr Keane will be working with the Teagasc business and technology drystock advisers, cattle farmers and the wider beef industry to increase the adoption of technology at farm level to improve the physical and financial performance on farms.