Beef
Five-star cows deliver more
0 Five-star cows deliver more Farmers attending BEEF2024 were told of an analysis completed by the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF), which compared the performance of one-star and five-star suckler cows on basis of their Replacement Index. Narrowed to cows born between August 2017 and April 2018, key findings of the analysis which […]
1 July 2024
Watch: Farm construction and work at height video released
Watch: Farm construction and work at height video released A new video which focuses on approaches to safely manage on-farm construction and farm maintenance projects was released at BEEF2024, the Teagasc National Beef Open Day, on June 26. Launched by the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the […]
30 June 2024
‘Top 3 MACC measures’ must be prioritised in beef’s emissions reduction journey
‘Top 3 MACC measures’ must be prioritised in beef’s emissions reduction journey Marie Donnelly, Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC), joined the ‘Securing your Future in Beef Farming’ forum at the Teagasc National Beef Open Day, BEEF2024, on June 26, where she highlighted the group’s work in advising Government policy […]
29 June 2024
New project to address research gaps in organic farming
New project to address research gaps in organic farming Aiming to address the current research gaps and to demonstrate technically-efficient organic systems of production to farmers, the Growing Resilient Organic Farming Systems (GROFarmS) is a new Teagasc organic farming research project being undertaken in conjunction with University College Dublin. The research will […]
28 June 2024
Winners of ‘This is Beef Farming’ photo competition announced
Winners of ‘This is Beef Farming’ photo competition announced The ‘This is Beef Farming’ photo competition, run by Teagasc and kindly sponsored by FBD, highlighted the multiple things that make Irish beef farming great. The competition was open for entries in the run up to the BEEF2024 Open Day. The competition had […]
28 June 2024
12 DairyBeef Factsheets Launched
12 DairyBeef Factsheets Launched Twelve DairyBeef factsheets were launched at the Beef2024 Open Day in Grange this week. This is one of the commitments from the 10 Point Action Plan to Support Dairy Calf to Beef Systems in Ireland, launched by the Department of Agriculture earlier this year. The factsheets cover all […]
27 June 2024
The Growing Resilient Organic Farming Systems project (GROFarmS)
The Growing Resilient Organic Farming Systems project (GROFarmS) With the launch the GROFarmS project taking place today at BEEF 2024 National Beef open day in Teagasc Grange, Teagasc organic specialist, Elaine Leavy, and Teagasc researcher, Kevin Kilcline, join Catherine Egan on this week’s Beef Edge podcast. They discuss the role this research […]
26 June 2024
Heavier carcasses at younger ages a key win for dairy-beef producer
Heavier carcasses at younger ages a key win for dairy-beef producer Reporting live from the DairyBeef 500 Forum at BEEF2024, Fergal Maguire highlights the key improvements Charlie Smyth has made to his farming system in recent years – all leading to a more profitable and efficient dairy-beef system. Alongside his father Charles, […]
26 June 2024
Watch: Creating a win-win for beef
Watch: Creating a win-win for beef Failing to achieve performance targets is a serious cause of inefficiency within Irish beef production systems, Dr Mark McGee, Research Officer at Teagasc, told those attending BEEF2024 in Teagasc Grange, today, June 26. Achieving the desired levels of performance as set out in the Teagasc beef […]
26 June 2024
Farm income, family lifestyle and the environment – the challenges and opportunities for beef
Farm income, family lifestyle and the environment – the challenges and opportunities for beef Farmers are converging on Teagasc Grange today, June 26, for the BEEF2024 Open Day. Addressing attendees at the first stand at the open day, Pearse Kelly and Dr Paul Crosson looked at the challenges and opportunities facing the […]
26 June 2024