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2024


Autumn Farm Walks – ‘Getting Winter Ready’


Friday, 1st November | 11am | Kilkenny

Farm of Ruairi Cummins, Rossenarra, Kilomoganny, Co. Kilkenny.

The booklet is available here: Getting Winter Ready – RC Booklet

Topics discussed included:

  • Housing requirements
  • Winter nutrition
  • Animal health
  • Water quality

Friday, 27 September | 3pm | Galway

Farm of Aonghusa Fahy, Tullira, Ardrahan, Co. Galway.

The booklet is available here: Getting Winter Ready – AF Booklet (pdf)

View accessible version of Aonghusa Fahy Winter Housing Farm Walk Booklet (pdf)

Topics discussed included:

  • Housing requirements
  • Winter nutrition
  • Animal health
  • Water quality


National Farm Walks 2024


Wednesday, 11 September | 6pm | Roscommon

Farm of Shane & Grainne Keaveney, Ballybane, Ballinlough, Co. Roscommon.

The focus of the event was ‘Opportunities in Suckler Farming’.

The booklet is available here: Farm Walk Booklet – Shane K.

Topics discussed included:

  • Producing quality weanlings for the farm system
  • Red clover silage – meeting winter weight targets
  • The new EIP Island River Catchment scheme
    • An opportunity for local farmers?
  • Physical & financial performance of the farm
  • Beef Market Outlook with
    • Brendan Egan, Castlerea Livestock Mart
    • Anthony O’Dowd, Dawn Meats

In the short clip below, Shane provides an overview of the farm and outlines topics that were discussed on the day.


Friday, 26 July | 3pm | Waterford

Eamon & Donnchadh McCarthy’s farm, Carrigeen, Glendine, Youghal, Co. Waterford

Profitable suckler beef farming

Topics covered on the day included:

  • Financials
  • Breeding strategy & Sensehub technology
  • Development of a paddock system
  • Actions to safeguard water quality
  • Bull beef system

View the booklet from the farm walk here: Eamon & Donnchadh McCarthy – Farm Walk Booklet – July 26th 2024


Friday, 12 July | 6:30pm | Offaly

Ken Gill’s farm, Clonbullogue, Edenderry, Co. Offaly. Eircode: R45 HT67.

Profitable organic suckler beef farming

Topics covered on the day included:

  • Beef profits & organic payments
  • Breeding strategy
  • Birth to finishing performance
  • Red clover management

View the booklet from the farm walk here: Ken Gill – Farm Walk Booklet – July 12th 2024 (pdf)

Stands at the farm walk included organic farming, water quality, biodiversity, forestry & more


Spring Walks 2024

Friday, 12 April | 5:30pm | Sligo

On the outfarm of Trevor Boland, Skreen, Co. Sligo. 

Topics discussed included:

  • Bull choices & breeding plan
  • Making quality silage in 2024 to reduce costs
  • Getting the most from grass

See booklet from the day here: Feeding & Breeding Walk Booklet – Trevor Boland


Thursday, 21 March | 2pm | Clare

Feeding & Breeding Farm Walk

Farm of James Skehan, Ballynevin, O’Briensbridge, Co. Clare. 

Topics discussed:

  • Bull choices & breeding plan 2024
  • Getting the most from grass
  • Making quality silage in 2024 to reduce costs

See booklet from the day here: JS Booklet Spring 2024.


2023


Teagasc/ AHI Autumn Beef Health Walks 2023

The Teagasc Beef Specialist and local Advisory team hosted a series of Autumn Beef Health Walks in association with Animal Health Ireland (AHI). Topics discussed included: Housing Requirements; Winter Nutrition; Animal Health; Farm Safety.

Proinnsias Creedon, Barrathanaknock, Clondrohid, Macroom, Co. Cork hosted a farm walk on Thursday, 2 November. View the booklet here: Getting Winter Ready Booklet PC (PDF).


National Farm Walks

Thursday 7th September | 2pm – Ger McSweeney, Tooreenbawn, Millstreet, Co. Cork.
See Ger McSweeney – Farm Walk Booklet.

Topics discussed included:

  • Breeding progress 2018-2023
  • Improving grass management
  • Financial performance
  • Future plans to reduce carbon footprint


Breeding Farm Walks

Topics discussed included:

  • Maximising suckler cow performance
  • Replacement strategies to improve your herds breeding performance
  • Meeting the requirements of the new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)
  • The role for synchronisation and sexed semen in suckler herds

Monday 3rd April | 2pm – Eamon & Donnchadh McCarthy, Youghal, Co. Waterford hosted a farm walk on Monday, 3rd April 2023. View the booklet here: E&D McCarthy Breeding Walk Booklet (PDF).


How to save money on your farm this spring

Wednesday, 1st March  |  2pm

Farm of John Barry, Mill Road, Newtown, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. Eircode: E45 Y967.

Topics discussed included:

  • How to get more live weight gain on your cattle
  • How to save money on fertiliser
  • Demo: How to calibrate your fertiliser & slurry spreaders– Frances Quigley, Teagasc Kildalton
  • Beef outlook for 2023 & ABP Advantage Beef Programme

Read the booklet from this event: Beef Grass Walk: How to save more money on your farm this spring (PDF).



2022

Calving Heifers at 24 Months – Workshops

Calving heifers at two years of age significantly increases the net margin per suckler cow compared to calving at 30 to 36 months of age.  Reducing the age at which heifers calve is also one of the most efficient ways to reduce carbon emissions from a suckler herd. 

Teagasc and ICBF ran a series of workshops across the country in October and November 2022.

The topics covered at the workshops included: Why calve at 2 years of age; Busting the myths around earlier calving; Target weight gains and how they can be achieved; Heifer health management; Affordable synchronisation options for heifers; Selecting the right sires for use on heifers.

View the booklet from one of the workshops which took place in Teagasc Kildalton College on Friday, 11th November below: 

Future Beef Programme Workshop Kildalton College – November 2022 (pdf)