Teagasc has appointed two new cattle specialists; Martina Harrington and Catherine Egan.
Harrington, who is based in Teagasc Oak Park, will cover the southeast and is also the new programme manager of the Teagasc-Irish Farmers Journal BETTER Farm beef challenge programme.
Egan will be based at the Teagasc Mellows Campus Athenry, covering the west and midlands region.
Profile: Martina Harrington
Martina Harrington of Teagasc.
Martina Harrington comes from a farming back ground in Birr, Co Offaly. She graduated with a B Agr Sc from UCD in 2000 and later completed a masters in rural environmental conservation management.
“I am really looking forward to the opportunity to work with the farmers, advisers and wider stakeholders. The beef sector is in uncertain times. There are pressures coming from price to specification, to carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions.
“It is our job to look at these pressures and break them down for farmers. While we know there are many efficiencies that can be implemented on beef farms to improve profitability and sustainability, we also know that for some, these are unattainable. So how do we help these farmers? This is our challenge,” Harrington said.
Catherine Egan of Teagasc.
Catherine Egan comes from a farming background in south Roscommon. She received a B Agr Sc from UCD in 2012 and completed a research masters of agricultural science in 2013, focusing on low-cost grass-based systems.
She started her career in Teagasc on the Teagasc-Irish Farmers Journal BETTER Farm beef programme as an adviser to the farmers in phase two of the programme.
“There are many challenges facing beef producers in Ireland at the moment. Pressure from the market place poses major challenges for beef farmers at present.
"Part of my role will involve improving technical performance at farm level to help farmers to protect their incomes.
“I am delighted to join the Teagasc cattle specialist team and look forward to working with advisers and research colleagues at Teagasc, along with beef farmers and industry partners.”
Current team
They will join with the current Teagasc cattle specialist team, which consists of Pearse Kelly; Aidan Murray, who covers the north and northwest; and Alan Dillon, who is the programme manager to the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef programme, while also covering the south of the country.
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Teagasc has appointed two new cattle specialists; Martina Harrington and Catherine Egan.
Harrington, who is based in Teagasc Oak Park, will cover the southeast and is also the new programme manager of the Teagasc-Irish Farmers Journal BETTER Farm beef challenge programme.
Egan will be based at the Teagasc Mellows Campus Athenry, covering the west and midlands region.
Profile: Martina Harrington
Martina Harrington of Teagasc.
Martina Harrington comes from a farming back ground in Birr, Co Offaly. She graduated with a B Agr Sc from UCD in 2000 and later completed a masters in rural environmental conservation management.
“I am really looking forward to the opportunity to work with the farmers, advisers and wider stakeholders. The beef sector is in uncertain times. There are pressures coming from price to specification, to carbon footprint and greenhouse gas emissions.
“It is our job to look at these pressures and break them down for farmers. While we know there are many efficiencies that can be implemented on beef farms to improve profitability and sustainability, we also know that for some, these are unattainable. So how do we help these farmers? This is our challenge,” Harrington said.
Catherine Egan of Teagasc.
Catherine Egan comes from a farming background in south Roscommon. She received a B Agr Sc from UCD in 2012 and completed a research masters of agricultural science in 2013, focusing on low-cost grass-based systems.
She started her career in Teagasc on the Teagasc-Irish Farmers Journal BETTER Farm beef programme as an adviser to the farmers in phase two of the programme.
“There are many challenges facing beef producers in Ireland at the moment. Pressure from the market place poses major challenges for beef farmers at present.
"Part of my role will involve improving technical performance at farm level to help farmers to protect their incomes.
“I am delighted to join the Teagasc cattle specialist team and look forward to working with advisers and research colleagues at Teagasc, along with beef farmers and industry partners.”
Current team
They will join with the current Teagasc cattle specialist team, which consists of Pearse Kelly; Aidan Murray, who covers the north and northwest; and Alan Dillon, who is the programme manager to the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef programme, while also covering the south of the country.
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