Beef Expo Preview: Seminars Timetable

Ring 1 - Business/marketing/profitability seminars

09.45 - Mark Topliff (Eblex): Market outlook/what if?

10.15 - Duncan Pullar (Eblex): Climate change

10.45 - Mike Powley (beef farmer): Efficient production

11.15 - Phil Hadley (Eblex) : Offals and Export opportunities

11.45 - Steve Powdrill (Eblex): Understanding cattle/carcases - virtual

12.30 - Roy Craven (master butcher, Wm Morrison supermarkets): A butcher masterclass in prime meat yield from the carcase

13.15 - Phil Hadley (Eblex): Offals and Export opportunities

13.45 - Duncan Pullar (Eblex): Climate change

14.15 - Mike Powley (beef farmer): Efficient production

14.45 - Mark Topliff (Eblex): Market Outlook/What If?

15.15 - Steve Powdrill (Eblex): Understanding cattle/carcases - virtual

Ring 2 - Technical/production seminars

10.00 - Gavin Hill and Ian Pritchard (SAC): EBV’s made easy

10.30 - William Haire (NI beef farmer and Nuffield scholar): Unleashing the power of genetics in your herd

11.00 - Robert Ankcorn (veterinary advisor - Intervet Schering-Plough): BRD - The importance of fast treatment

11.30 - Susan Duthie (Biobest Labs): Herd Health Planning - Johne’s

12.00 - David Kay & Ian MacDougall (Biobest Laboratories): Replacement stock - understanding animal health sales certificates and CHeCS

12.30 - Andrew Curwen (XL Vets): Working Effectively with your Vet

13.00 - Gavin Hill and Ian Pritchard (SAC): EBV’s made easy

13.30 - William Haire (NI beef farmer and Nuffield scholar): Unleashing the power of genetics in your herd

14.00 - Robert Ankcorn (veterinary adviser - Intervet Schering- Plough): IBR - is eradication easy?

14.30 - Susan Duthie (Biobest Labs): Herd Health Planning - BVD

15.00 - David Kay & Ian MacDougall (Biobest Laboratories): Replacement stock - understanding animal health sales certificates and CHeCS

15.30 - Andrew Curwen (XL Vets): Working effectively with your vet

Ring 3 - Beef from the dairy herd - Peter Jones

10.15 - Joff and Emma Roberts (farmers): New approach in rearing dairy beef calves

10.45 - Doug Dear (farmer): Intensive finishing of dairy bred bull calves

Ring 3 - Environment/nutrition seminars - Duff Burrell

11.15 - Rosemary Radcliffe (independent chair of the Animal Health Responsibility & Cost Sharing Programme Advisory Group): Responsibility & Cost-Sharing: R&CS Advisory Group update

11.45 - Ross Evans and Philip Bull (Natural England): New funding for hill farmers - Uplands ELS

12.15 - Mark Tucker (Head of Agronomy, Yara): Growing grass profitably

12.45 - John Gilliland (NI farmer, chairman of the Rural Climate Change Forum): Why agriculture should engage with the climate change agenda

13.15 - Seth Wareing (Keenan): Managing The Suckler Cow

13.45 - Ross Evans & Philip Bull (Natural England): New funding for hill farmers - Uplands ELS

14.15 - Mark Tucker (Head of Agronomy, Yara): Growing grass profitably

14.45 - John Gilliland (NI farmer, chairman of the Rural Climate Change Forum): Why agriculture should engage with the climate change agenda

15.15 - Seth Wareing (Keenan): Rearing & Finishing Beef Cattle

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