Web: www.positivefarmers.ie - Phone: 353 87 6457987 - Email: info@positivefarmers.ie
Embrace Profitable, Labour Efficient,
Milk Production at our Industry Leading Dairy
Eventnn
and Unlock your Future
Farming Potentialllll
Early Bird, Group, Teagasc and Student discounts available.
BONUS MASTERCLASS OPPORTUNITY for first 100 tickets booked before Nov 1st, Paul Bird (Dairy NZ) will host a financial
evaluation and management workshop. Numbers are strictly limited to first 100 booked before Nov 1st.
2024 POSITIVE FARMERS CONFERENCE
DAY 2
Thursday - 11th January 2024
08:30 - 09:15
Registration, Refreshments & Networking
Session 1 B
09:15 - 11:00
IMPROVING BEEF CALVES FROM THE DAIRY HERD
Breeding Policy for the Future
•
Export
•
Sexed semen
•
International state of play
•
Future national calf rearing scenarios
Chairperson: John McNamara
Padraig French
Head of Livestock Systems Department &
Dairy Enterprise Leader, Teagasc.
Speaker to be announced
11:00 - 11:30
Refreshment Break & Networking
Session 2 B
11:30 - 13:00
MANAGING RISK AND CUTTING COSTS
Small changes, Big impact
•
Tools for cost management
•
Mindset to challenge cost control
•
How we do budgets
Risk management
•
Inputs
•
Increased risk of inflation hitting
•
Managing financial reserve
•
Feed risk
•
People
Chairperson: Sean McCarthy
Brian Murphy
Castlecor Farms, Co Meath.
Paul Bird
DairyNZ,
Mark and Measure course provider
Banker and farm consultant in New Zealand
and Europe.
13:00 - 14:15
Lunch and Networking
Session 3 B
14:15 - 15:45
SUCCESSION
Professional insights, family experience and preparing to enjoy the rest of your life
•
Involving the family
•
Importance of annual review and update
•
Tax policy
•
Prepare for the unexpected
Succession & Multi-generational partnership in Farming
•
Family farm dynamic
•
Act early
•
Partnership
Chairperson: Gillian O’Sullivan
Clare O’Keeffe
Succession Ireland
Farmer, Tutor and Mediator
Anthony Betts
Retired dairy farmer
Tom & Moya Power
Dairy farmers
Co Waterford
15:45 - 15:55
Comfort Break
Session 4 B
15:55 - 16:50
WELLBEING
Finding balance, nurturing wellbeing and dealing with stress on farms
Practical insights
•
Tools to maintain resilience, avoid burnout, dealing with challenging workloads
Scientific insights
•
indicators, sleep, rest, nutrition, mindset
My Story, & Rock & Roll Farming
How I have found a way to help channel the stresses of farming life
Chairperson: Mella Briscoe
Dr. Paula Carroll
Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Co-course
Leader of MA in Advanced Facilitation Skills
for Health and Well Being
Will Evans
Farmer in Wales, Oxford Farming
Conference Chair, Farmers Weekly
Columnist, Rock & Roll Farming podcast
16:50 - 17:00
Conclusion & Conference close
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and successful year ahead
PROTECTING YOUR PROFITS
IN CHALLENGING TIMES
Better Farming - Better Business - Better Lifestyle
Phone: 353 87 6457987 Email: info@positivefarmers.ie
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CONFERENCE
FARMERS
POSITIVE
JAN 11th & 12th
Radisson Blu Hotel
Cork.
DAY 1
WEDNESDAY 11TH JANUARY
SAFEGUARDING YOUR FUTURE
09:00 - 09:40
Registration & Ref
reshments
09:40 - 09:45
Welcome & Open
ing Remarks
09:45 - 11:00
DAIRY MARKETS OUTLOOK
Short to medium term outlook for
dairy in Ireland
DAIRY AS A PRIME FOOD SOURCE
Should farmers continue
producing milk for human
nutrition?
Chairperson: Michael Murphy
Liam McCabe
Dairy Specialist
Bord Bia -
The Irish Food Board
Prof. Alice
Stanton
Professor at RCSI &
Director of Human
Health at Devenish
Nutrition.
11:00 - 12:45
RESILIENT MILK PRODUCTION
Time for a rethink?
WHAT IF? - Intense analysis of different
scenarios and what the effects will be
This will really highlight the
different risks to your business
Chairperson: Kevin Twomey
Aidan Brennan
Dairy Editor IFJ
Laurence Shalloo
Head of the Animal
& Grassland
Research,
Moorepark
Joe Patton, Teagasc
12:45 - 14:00
Lunch and Networking
14:00 - 15:30
ENVIRONMENT
•
Biodiversity
•
Space for nature
•
Why?
NITRATES DEROGATION
IMPROVING BIODIVERSITY ON
DAIRY FARMS
Farmers are engaging with climate
change and taking action to
reduce the impact that their
farming system has on the
environment
Daire O
Huallachain
Teagasc, Research
officer. Johnstown
Castle.
Aoife Feeney
Agricultural Policy
Officer, Embassy of
the Kingdom of the
Netherlands, Ireland
Shane Fitzgerald
Dairy farmer,
milking 210 cows in
Portlaw, Co.
Waterford.
15:30 - 16:00
Refreshment Break & Networking
16:00 - 18:00
OUR STORY
Inspirational stories about how
to achieve your dreams in
farming
Matthew Jackson
UK Award
winning dairy
farmer
Blair Robinson
Dairy Holdings
NZ
19:30 ………
CONFERENCE GALA
NETWORKING DINNER
Relax and unwind after the first
day of the Conference in good
company
•
Make new friends
•
Meet old friends
Better Farming - Better Business - Better Lifestyle
DAY 2
THURSDAY 12TH JANUARY
SAFEGUARDING YOUR FUTURE
09:00 - 09:40
Registration & Ref
reshments
09:40 - 11:00
STREAMLINED FARMING
The benefits to you and your family
What are non-negotiables?
•
Systems
•
Infrastructure
•
People
Chairperson: Aidan Brennan
Michael Murphy
Irish Dairy Farming
Leader
Blair Robinson
Dairy Holdings
NZ
11:00 - 11:30
Refreshment Break & Networking
1130 - 13:00
MULTI-SPECIES SWARDS
Magic Mixes or Mixed Messages?
The benefits of a multi-species
sward is that they require reduced
fertiliser while maintaining a
steady growth rate. We will be
discussing the science and
practical elements.
Joe sowed his first 30 acres of MSS
in August 2017 and has key
messages on soil health, seeds,
establishment, weed control, and
a change in mindset when it
comes to grazing and managing
compared to a PRG sward
Chairperson: John McNamara
Pro. Trevor
Gilliland
Institute of Global
Food Security
Queens
University Belfast
Joe Leonard
Dairy farming in
Co Meath
13:00 - 14:15
Lunch and Networking
14:15 - 15:45
COUPLES IN PARTNERSHIP
One thing we don’t list on our
balance sheet is health and the
health of our relationships, It’s a
low-cost but high-value priority.
” Sean Brotherson ”
•
Challenges
•
Focus on the positive
•
Bottom line
Chairperson: Mella Briscoe
Marion Beecher
Teagasc,
Research Officer,
Moorepark, Co.
Cork.
Andrew and
Claire Brewer
UK award
winning Dairy
Farmers
15:45- 16:45
PANEL DISCUSSION
Safeguarding your future
•
What steps do you need to
take to safeguard your future?
Chairperson: Jack Kennedy
Niall Murphy
Sean McCarthy
Gillian O’Sullivan
16:45 - 16:50 Conference Close
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and successful year ahead
Better Farming - Better Business - Better Lifestyle
Teagasc advisors and students, please contact
info@positivefarmers.ie
or phone 087 6457987 for special rates.
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2
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CONFERENCE
FARMERS
SAFEGUARD YOUR FUTURE
Always walk through life as if you have something to learn and you will
Vernon Howard
DAY 2
Thursday - 12th January 2023
09:00 - 09:30
Registration, Ref
reshments & Netw
orking
09:30 - 11:00
STREAMLINED FARMING
The benefits to you and your family
What are non-negotiables?
•
Systems
•
Infrastructure
•
People
Chairperson: Aidan Brennan
Michael Murphy
Irish Dairy Farming Leader
Blair Robinson
Dairy Holdings NZ
11:00 - 11:30
Refreshment Break & Networking
11:30 - 13:00
MULTI-SPECIES SWARDS - Magic Mixes or Mixed Messages?
The benefits of a multi-species sward is that they require reduced fertiliser
while maintaining a steady growth rate. We will be discussing the science
and practical elements.
Joe sowed his first 30 acres of MSS in August 2017 and has key messages on soil
health, seeds, establishment, weed control, and a change in mindset when it comes
to grazing and managing compared to a PRG sward
Chairperson: John McNamara
Professor Trevor Gilliland
Institute of Global Food Security
Queens University Belfast
Joe Leonard
Dairy farming in Co Meath.
13:00 - 14:15
Lunch and Networking
14:15- 15:45
COUPLES IN PARTNERSHIP
One thing we don’t list on our balance sheet is health and the health of our
relationships, It’s a low-cost but high-value priority. ” Sean Brotherson ”
•
Challenges
•
Focus on the positive
•
Bottom line
Chairperson: Mella Briscoe
Marion Beecher
Teagasc, Research Officer,
Moorepark, Co. Cork.
Andrew and Claire Brewer
UK Award winning dairy farmer
15:45 - 16:45
PANEL DISCUSSION
Safeguarding your future
What steps do you need to take to safeguard your future?
Chairperson: Jack Kennedy
Niall Murphy
Sean McCarthy
Gillian O’Sullivan
16:45- 16:50
Conference Close
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and successful year ahead
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and successful year ahead
Better Farming - Better Business - Better Lifestyle
Better Farming - Better Business - Better Lifestyle
POSITIVE
Secure your place at this important event
Web: www.positivefarmers.ie - Phone: 353 87 6457987 - Email: info@positivefarmers.ie
DAY 1
Wednesday 11th January 2023
09:00 - 09:40
Registration, Ref
reshments & Netw
orking
09:40 - 09:45
Welcome & Open
ing Remarks
09:45 - 11:15
DAIRY MARKETS OUTLOOK
Short to medium term outlook for dairy in Ireland
Global milk supply continues to expand but the rate of growth is slowing
DAIRY AS A PRIME FOOD SOURCE
Should farmers continue producing milk for human nutrition?
“Policymakers should be extremely wary of global health estimates that are not
rigorously and transparently evidence based and that ignore the protections against
nutritional deficiencies afforded by animal source foods,” Alice Stanton.
Chairperson: Michael Murphy
Alice Stanton
Professor at RCSI &
Director of Human Health at
Devenish Nutrition.
11:15 - 12:45
RESILIENT MILK PRODUCTION - Time for a rethink?
•
Addressing the challenges
•
Reaction to analysis
WHAT IF? - Intense analysis of different scenarios and what the effects
will be This will really highlight the different risks to farm businesses
Chairperson: Kevin Twomey
Aidan Brennan
Dairy Editor IFJ
Laurence Shalloo
Head of the Animal & Grassland
Research, Moorepark.
Joe Patton, Teagasc
12:45 - 14:00
Lunch and Networking
14:00 - 15:30
ENVIRONMENT
•
Biodiversity
•
Space for nature
•
Why?
Water quality
•
What are the biggest issues?
•
What implications will this have?
•
Should farmers be concerned?
IMPROVING BIODIVERSITY ON DAIRY FARMS
Farmers are engaging with climate change and taking action to reduce the impact
that their farming system has on the environment
Chairperson: Gillian O’Sullivan
Daire O Huallachain
Teagasc, Research officer.
Johnstown Castle.
Aoife Feeney
Agricultural Policy Officer,
Embassy of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands, Ireland
Shane Fitzgerald
Dairy farmer milking 210 cows
alongside his family in Portlaw,
Co. Waterford.
15:30 - 16:00
Networking Ref
reshment break
Refreshment Break & Networking
16:00 - 18:00
OUR STORY
Inspirational stories about how to achieve your dreams in farming
Chairperson: Paidi Kelly
Matthew Jackson
UK Award winning dairy farmer
Blair Robinson
Dairy Holdings NZ
19:30 - ……….
NEEDS TO BE
PRE-BOOKED
CONFERENCE GALA NETWORKING DINNER
Relax and unwind after the first day of the Conference in good company
•
Make new friends
•
Meet old friends
Teagasc advisors and students, please contact info@positivefarmers.ie or phone 087 6457987 for special rates.
