Beef
Mid-season parasite control for dairy-beef animals
Mid-season parasite control for dairy-beef animals Ensuring animals are free from parasites is an important factor to achieve the desired levels of performance on calf-to-beef farms, Tommy Cox, Teagasc DairyBeef 500 advisor, tells us more. Parasite burdens can have a significant impact on animal performance and, with the majority of dairy-beef stock […]
26 July 2023
Kilbeggan students’ journey on the Certified Irish Angus Competition
Kilbeggan students’ journey on the Certified Irish Angus Competition The Certified Irish Angus Schools competition challenges students to rear five Irish Angus calves over 18 months while completing a research project, and is organised in partnership with ABP Ireland and Kepak Group. On this week’s Beef Edge podcast, the students from […]
26 July 2023
Growing and refining a calf-to-beef system in Co. Mayo
Growing and refining a calf-to-beef system in Co. Mayo From modest beginnings in 2016 when 10 calves were purchased, Jarlath and Austin Ruane have developed their calf-to-beef enterprise considerably over recent years. Now purchasing ~80 calves annually – a mix of Holstein Friesian, Angus, Limousin and Hereford males – the Ruanes’ journey […]
25 July 2023
Growing Organics: A profitable suckler system in Co. Mayo
Growing Organics: A profitable suckler system in Co. Mayo Oliver and Anna Dixon began looking at organic farming as an option in 2010. The high costs associated with conventional farming had become prohibitive. After careful consideration, the decision was made to take the organic option. An overview of their organic farming system […]
24 July 2023
Kay O’Sullivan is thorough in preventing animal health issues
Kay O’Sullivan is thorough in preventing animal health issues Kay O’Sullivan, Future Beef Programme Farmer, had the lowest veterinary bill in the Future Beef Programme n 2022 at €22/ha. She successfully achieved this figure by taking precautions to prevent animal health issues. One of these measures is taking faecal egg count (FEC) […]
23 July 2023
Tracking the changes of carcass traits in beef animals
Tracking the changes of carcass traits in beef animals Shauna Mulhall, Teagasc Moorepark, discusses research work which examined data from approximately 23 million animals born between 1986 and 2020 to track the changes in carcass traits of beef and dairy animals. The beef industry plays a vital role in the Irish economy, […]
20 July 2023
All you need to know about the new Signpost Advisory Programme
All you need to know about the new Signpost Advisory Programme Stan Lalor, Teagasc Director of Knowledge Transfer, joins Catherine Egan on this week’s Beef Edge podcast, with an update on the recent launch of the Signpost Advisory Programme and details on how you can take part. This public programme is available […]
19 July 2023
6 key steps to deal with wet conditions on beef farms
6 key steps to deal with wet conditions on beef farms The early summer months brought near drought conditions for much of the country. Since mid-June, however, there has been a significant amount of rain – especially in some southern, northern and western areas. Teagasc Drystock Specialist Alan Dillon has some advice […]
19 July 2023
Sheep enterprise working well with suckler herd for Olivia Hynes
Sheep enterprise working well with suckler herd for Olivia Hynes “The summer months are all about getting lambs ready for sale and getting the ewe flock right for mating” As Olivia lambs all of her sheep flock in February, drafting lambs started in June and will continue into July, she explains: “Lambs […]
17 July 2023
Rumen microbiome as a predictor of methane output
Rumen microbiome as a predictor of methane output Stuart Kirwan, Paul Smith and Sinéad Waters report on microbiome analysis to investigate methane production in beef cattle in an effort to reduce methane gas emissions by 2030. Under EU legislation, Ireland has committed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% by 2030, […]
15 July 2023