Teagasc appoints new cattle specialist for the south-west

Niall Kerins will be based in Teagasc Moorepark.

While beef farming in Ireland has its challenges, the new cattle specialist said that "emphasising the importance of grassland management along with animal breeding/husbandry can aid farmers to enhance environmental sustainability".

Teagasc has appointed a new cattle specialist based in Moorepark to cover the south-west of the country. 

Niall Kerins, who comes from a drystock farming background in Co Kerry, graduated from Cork Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture.