Beef
Young bull production – implementing tweaks to improve efficiency and profitability
Young bull production – implementing tweaks to improve efficiency and profitability As the New Year starts, Future Beef Programme Advisor, Gabriel Trayers explains why it is a critical time in the lifetime of a young bull, while highlighting how Shane Keaveney has made tweaks to his system to improve efficiency and profitability. […]
17 January 2024
SCEP: Knowing the worth of full compliance
SCEP: Knowing the worth of full compliance Modifications to the calculation of the EuroStar indexes for cattle have left many suckler farmers in a state of confusion, particularly those enrolled in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP), writes James Fitzgerald, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Ballina. Recent changes made to the calculation of the […]
14 January 2024
Preparing for calf rearing with DairyBeef 500
Preparing for calf rearing with DairyBeef 500 The Teagasc DairyBeef 500 team, along with stakeholders and programme farmers, will host two live online webinars on preparing for calf rearing this spring on Tuesday, January 16, and Tuesday, January 30. Both webinars begin at 8pm. The webinars will focus on sourcing good quality […]
13 January 2024
Planting hedges and enhancing biodiversity on John Barry’s farm
Planting hedges and enhancing biodiversity on John Barry’s farm John joined the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) in 2022 and selected a number of actions to help water quality and promote biodiversity on his farm. He installed a 1.5m riparian strip along two main watercourses, selected three fields for extensively grazed pasture, […]
13 January 2024
The key points for sourcing, rearing and weaning calves
The key points for sourcing, rearing and weaning calves With calving kicking off on many dairy farms, Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Tommy Cox features on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss the key areas you need to focus on when sourcing, rearing and weaning calves. There are over 2,500 calves reared […]
10 January 2024
Top five tips for January on beef farms
Top five tips for January on beef farms From preparing your sheds and getting ready for calving, to understanding how changes to nitrates rules impact your farm, Martina Harrington, Manager of the Teagasc Future Beef Programme, offers her top five tips for the month of January. 1. Prepare your sheds and get […]
10 January 2024
Newford Farm: A Year in Review
0 Newford Farm: A Year in Review December was a relatively quiet month on Newford Farm spent getting used to our new surroundings in Athleague. Stephen Frend tells us more about the past year at Newford, and plans for the future. The cows received their annual IBR booster and were treated for lice. […]
9 January 2024
Optimizing Suckler Farming: Wesley Browne’s Approach
0 Optimizing Suckler Farming: Wesley Browne’s Approach Farming just outside Monaghan Town, Wesley Browne calves 90 cows in spring with all males finished as under-16 month old bulls and yearling heifers sold as breeding stock. Wesley’s farm is fragmented and heavy in nature and he has adopted a system that best suits him […]
8 January 2024
Ireland toe to toe with France in the race to 2050
0 Ireland toe to toe with France in the race to 2050 Peter Higgins, Teagasc B&T Drystock Adviser, tells us that the recent National Beef Conference in Ballinasloe showcased cutting-edge research, including updates on Irish beef breeding and low-input dairy-beef systems. The recent National Beef Conference held in Ballinasloe showcased some of the […]
7 January 2024
Watch: Gearing up for calving with Future Beef farmer Ruairi Cummins
0 Watch: Gearing up for calving with Future Beef farmer Ruairi Cummins Preparations for calving have been underway on Ruairi Cummins’ Future Beef farm in Kilmoganny, Co. Kilkenny, since cows were housed in early November. Ruairi runs a 45-cow, spring-calving suckler system, with bull calves brought through to slaughter at under-16 months and […]
6 January 2024