Joint AFBI-UFU-CAFRE-LMC Beef Conference hailed as "huge success"

Date published: 18 November 2016

Areas of Expertise: Sustainable Livestock

The ‘Progressive Beef Production’ conference held at CAFRE Greenmount has been deemed a huge success. Jointly organised by AFBI, the UFU, CAFRE and LMC the conference included presentations from top industry speakers as well as a keynote speech from the DAERA Minister, Michelle McIlveen.

Full house at the Progressive Beef Production Conference

Organisers and speakers at the conference

The organisers say attendance by over 300 delegates was evidence of the event's success and the appetite of farmers and others to discuss the challenges they face. The focus was on assessing current practice in the beef sector and scope for change in farm management with the application of new research and introduction of new technology to improve farm profitability.

Dr Steven Morrison, Dr Sinclair Mayne, Mr Colm McKenna and Dr Francis Lively at the Progressive Beef Production Conference

This saw presentations on themes such as soil fertility, grassland management, genetics and animal health.

The large attendance, along with positive feedback from delegates, is evidence that the 2016 conference was a springboard for similar events in the future.

Presentations from the event can be seen here

Organisers, Session chairs with DAERA Minister McIlveen

Dr Francis Lively makes the final presentation of the day at the conference

Both the morning and afternoon sessions were followed with discussion sessions