Beef
Lowering emissions without hampering profitability
Lowering emissions without hampering profitability Farmers enrolled in the Future Beef Programme – Teagasc’s flagship suckler demonstration farm programme – have achieved significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions without impacting on farm profitability. As part of the Teagasc National Beef Conference, held on November 18, Manager of the Future Beef Programme, Martina […]
26 November 2024
Bluetongue: What are the risks for Irish cattle farmers and what can we do about it?
Bluetongue: What are the risks for Irish cattle farmers and what can we do about it? At the recent National Beef Conference, Dr. Eoin Ryan, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) presented on ‘Bluetongue: What are the risks for Irish cattle farmers and what can we do about it?’ Bluetongue […]
25 November 2024
Technology can make earlier detection of pneumonia possible
Technology can make earlier detection of pneumonia possible Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a significant health problem of Irish suckler weanlings, resulting in morbidity, production losses and mortality in severe cases. At the Teagasc National Beef Conference on November 19, Dr. John Donlon, Research Officer in Beef Herd Health at Teagasc Grange, […]
24 November 2024
Lime – an old but gold technology
Lime – an old but gold technology Although one of the older technologies available, the correction of soil pH through the application of lime to acidic soils still remains a practical nutrient management solution and is the foundation for addressing soil fertility challenges on Irish farms. That’s according to Dr. Patrick Forrestal, […]
23 November 2024
Drafting underway at Newford
Drafting underway at Newford Providing an update from the Newford Farm, Michael Fagan examines the performance of the 26 heifers and eight steers drafted off the farm since November 1. Heifer performance From a live weight of 595kg, the heifers achieved a kill-out percentage of 51% and produced an average carcass weight […]
22 November 2024
Early positives from Derrypatrick’s clover systems study
Early positives from Derrypatrick’s clover systems study Research ongoing in the Derrypatrick herd located at Teagasc Grange is examining the role clover – both red and white – can play in efficient suckler calf-to-beef production systems. As part of the Teagasc National Beef Conference, held on Tuesday, November 19, Research Officer in […]
20 November 2024
Practical nutrient management solutions on beef farms
Practical nutrient management solutions on beef farms Research specific to Irish soils and conditions is offering valuable tools and strategies to help farmers tackle the issues of reducing greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions, minimising nutrient losses to water while, at the same time, ensuring the sustainability of their farm businesses. In this […]
17 November 2024
4 key winter housing considerations
4 key winter housing considerations Niall Kerins, Beef Specialist at Teagasc, outlines the key considerations and best practices for providing effective winter housing for cattle. There are numerous beef systems on farms across the country. Some farmers operate a few systems; from weanlings recently housed, finishing beef cattle, suckler cows due to […]
17 November 2024
Test your silage for better winter management
Test your silage for better winter management With housing taking place on farms across the country, it is the start of an expensive few months ahead. Silage quality should be tested, as this informs each farm of the correct amount of concentrates to feed to each animal group. Dr. Peter Doyle, Research […]
16 November 2024
Pneumonia: the silent killer
Pneumonia: the silent killer In the most recent all-island animal disease surveillance report pneumonia was diagnosed in 47.6% of suckler weanlings submitted for post mortem. Pneumonia (also known as bovine respiratory disease (BRD)) is the most significant infectious disease challenge in suckler weanlings. Bovine respiratory disease can be caused by a host […]
15 November 2024