Beef
Best practice management of dairy calves in their first season at grass
Best practice management of dairy calves in their first season at grass Trials at Teagasc Johnstown Castle show performance of young dairy-bred beef calves in the first summer at grass can have a big impact on their subsequent lifetime performance. It is essential then that they meet their target daily gains during […]
14 July 2021
Grassland and Cattle Management in July
Grassland and Cattle Management in July July is an important month for getting second cut silage crops harvested and getting quality back in the sward and setting the farm up for a plentiful supply of quality grass in the autumn. John Galvin, B&T Drystock Adviser with Teagasc Galway/Clare tells us more Driving […]
12 July 2021
Managing stomach and lungworm in calves
Managing stomach and lungworm in calves Stomach worms and Lungworms or Hoose are the two main parasites that will affect calves at grass. Both are favoured by warm humid conditions. Patricia Lynch, Teagasc Westport emphasises the need to have a worm control plan in place, describes lungworm symptoms to watch out for […]
12 July 2021
Teagasc Green Acres Newsletter Issue 3
Teagasc Green Acres Newsletter Issue 3 This issue of the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme e-Newsletter has an update on Aidan Maguire’s farm; Key management tips; focus on weight targets and tracking thrive over previous years on the Green Acres farms. The Green Acres Calf to Beef e-Newsletter issues fortnightly. […]
11 July 2021
Growth Watch: Remember to replace what you take off
Growth Watch: Remember to replace what you take off This week’s GreenAcres Growthwatch comes from the farms of Pat Collins, Co. Cork and Martin Connolly, Co. Roscommon. James Fitzgerald & Seán Cummins, Green Acres Advisors provide advice on replacing what you take off. A typical bale of silage contains 10 units of […]
10 July 2021
Maintaining cattle performance from mid-season to housing
0 Maintaining cattle performance from mid-season to housing A minimum of three weight recordings should be carried out on beef farms and preferably more. Alan Dillon Teagasc Beef Specialist, has advice here around rectifying sward quality to ensure good animal performance off grass and he has 3 sound tips for best practice cattle […]
8 July 2021
What should I be dosing beef animals for now?
0 What should I be dosing beef animals for now? Orla Keane, Senior Researcher at Teagasc Grange, has some timely advice in relation to updating your herd health plan and parasite control on this week’s Beef Edge podcast. It’s a good time of year when calving is over for a spring calving herd […]
7 July 2021
Beef Newsletter – July 2021
0 Beef Newsletter – July 2021 This month’s Beef Newsletter includes information on: Sustainable parasite control; Five July jobs; Climate actions for July; Marketing early-maturing steers off grass; Research Update – Reducing methane emissions; and Health & Safety – Farm Safety Week. View it here: Teagasc Beef Newsletter – July 2021 (PDF) In this […]
7 July 2021
Growth Watch: Controlling weeds in May reseeds
0 Growth Watch: Controlling weeds in May reseeds The timing of reseeding plays a crucial role in the ability to control problematic weeds going forward. Where reseeding was completed earlier this year, there’s an opportunity to tackle problem weeds, like docks and chickweed, now. James Fitzgerald & Seán Cummins, Green Acres Advisors provide […]
2 July 2021
When should breeding season end?
When should breeding season end? On Spring calving suckler farms the stock bull will need to be removed by the 15th July 2021 to ensure no calves are born in May next year. Catherine Egan, Teagasc Beef Specialist discusses the implications of late calving cows and advises on the next steps to […]
30 June 2021