When costs climb: Protecting profit on beef farms

With rising input costs and tighter margins, it’s never been more important to understand your costs of production and where your system stands.

On this episode of the Beef Edge podcast, Teagasc Beef Specialist, David Argue, who has been working through a range of beef budgets for autumn 2025 and spring 2026, discusses everything from under-16 month bull systems, to forward store finishing, as well as dairy calf-to-beef enterprises, looking at the assumptions behind them and how they stack up financially.

David also outlines the impact that increases in concentrate, fertiliser and contractor charges will have on break even and margin in the systems.

Good health and management are essential as well and David discusses some of the opportunities to cut costs without affecting performance highlighting the importance of completing a budget for your farm and system.

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