Light suckler cows 'the way forward' for beef farmers

Adam Woods: Teagasc.

Darragh McCullough

Beef farmers need to rethink what makes a "good looking" cow, according to a top Teagasc specialist.

Ahead of the open day on Teagasc's new suckler demo farm at Athenry tomorrow, beef specialist Adam Woods said that farmers would probably be taken aback by the small light suckler cows favoured by the project.