A major Teagasc open day, “Beef 2014”, will take place on Wednesday 18 June in the Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Grange, Co Meath.

“The Business of Cattle” is the theme for the event, which will address all elements required for profitable beef farming in suckler and calf-to-beef systems.

All the main participants in the industry, such as ICBF, AHI, DAFM, Bord Bia, UCD, meat industry representatives, cattle breed societies and the Irish Farmers Journal, are coming together to focus on the technologies that can be applied to help beef farmers achieve a profitable farming business.