# Dairy Calf to Beef – What Does the Future Hold?

An episode of [The Dairy Edge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1334107842), 20 Jul 2026, 31 min.

Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/c51bca78/caf15ae0.mp3

Pádraig French from Teagasc, who is closely involved in dairy-beef research, including the Ballyvadin Calf-to-Beef Demonstration Farm, joins James Dunne on this week’s Dairy Edge. They discuss the key management practices that drive performance, the role of Commercial Beef Value (CBV), what makes these systems financially successful, and what the latest research is telling us about the future of dairy calf to beef production. For more episodes from the Dairy Edge podcast go to the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/dairy/the-dairy-edge-podcast/ The Dairy Edge is a co-production with LastCastMedia.com

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