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Catherine Egan

Catherine Egan

Cattle/Beef Specialist at Teagasc (Athenry, Co. Galway) and host of the OviCast, The Beef Edge, and Signpost Series podcasts.

Jul 21, 2026

40:50
Do you wanna, uh, put one or two of them to the, the panel there, please?
40:53
Yeah, lots of questions coming in here, Keen.
40:56
Um, two great presentations.
40:57
I think, Pierce, you kind of touched on it there.
40:59
One farmer, Paul, commented, you know, "14 days is nearly three weeks annual leave, so if you're working a five-day week, it has a huge impact on personal and family life." So really agreeing with what you've said there in the presentation.
41:13
From a labor-saving point of view, what labor-saving devices are being used on demonstration farms that are labor efficient, and what could perhaps reduce annual leave days to operate their farm system?

15 MINS LATER

56:50
One more.
56:51
So I suppose they're...
4:14
Absolutely, yeah.
4:15
You mentioned, Olivia, there that you moved to using 100% AI due to bull fertility issues.
4:21
You know, what have you seen as the biggest benefits to moving to AI, or what advice would you give to other farmers that might be thinking about making that change, but still waiting to think about it?
5:55
So at least I know with AI, I've a start date and I've a finish date, and that's it.
5:59
it.And having that choice of AI sires to choose from, Olivia, what are the traits or what characteristics are you prioritizing when you're selecting sires for producing them top quality weanlings?

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