Beef
Huge crowds attend DairyBeef 500 farm walk in Cavan
As part of a major DairyBeef 500 farm walk, a large crowd visited the farm of Charlie and Charles Smyth, Virginia, Co. Cavan to see their dairy calf to beef farm in action
20 July 2025
Best practice dosing for dairy-beef in the first year
Stomach and lungworms are two of the main internal parasites that can significantly reduce animal performance of dairy-beef calves during their first grazing season. Here, the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 team share key tips and advice on combating internal parasite infection on dairy-beef farms.
19 July 2025
Developing an animal health plan for an organic farm
Healthy animals are the cornerstone of any successful organic beef farming enterprise. On Kay O’Sullivan’s Future Beef farm in Co. Cork, an animal health plan was developed to achieve just that, Future Beef Programme Advisor, James Mullane fills us in on what it entails.
17 July 2025
More grass and reduced fertiliser bills – why soil fertility matters to this Future Beef farm
Farming 43ha in Leckaun, Co. Leitrim, Future Beef farmer Oliver O’Hara has focused on improving soil fertility, and he’s seeing the rewards through more grass growth and reduced fertiliser bills.
17 July 2025
Future Beef farmer Kay O’Sullivan’s conversion to organic
Future Beef farmer, Kay O’Sullivan from Co. Cork is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss her organic beef finishing system, current management on the farm and the upcoming national beef walk taking place on her farm.
16 July 2025
Mid-summer target weights for dairy beef heifers
As we head into the second half of the year, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Gordon Peppard reminds us of the importance of monitoring dairy beef heifer performance in order to optimise performance and achieve desired finishing weights.
16 July 2025
Mid-season weighing matters
Achieving liveweight gain at grass is one of the best ways to boost profit from finished cattle, writes Teagasc Beef Specialist, Niall Kerins, as the heavier your animals are at housing, the shorter the finishing period, which saves you time and money.
14 July 2025
Bull finishing and winter feed on the McCarthys’ Future Beef farm
Father and son team Eamon and Donnchadh McCarthy are participants in the Teagasc Future Beef and Signpost Programmes. Here, Eamon McCarthy takes us through bull performance, grassland management and breeding performance.
12 July 2025
Maintaining calf performance – Gareth Peoples’ essentials
Teagasc DairyBeef 500 and Signpost Programme participant, Gareth Peoples fills us in on his approach to managing calves over the summer months, delving into his feeding and dosing protocols to ensure calf performance.
11 July 2025
Heat stress in cattle
With warmer temperatures forecast, now's a great time to refresh on heat stress in cattle, and the management tasks needed to prevent it becoming an issue.
10 July 2025