Beef
An update on drafting from the Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm
0 An update on drafting from the Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm The main focus for the Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm for the coming weeks, writes Chloe Millar, is the finishing of the remaining 2022-born animals and preparing for the arrival of 340 dairy-beef calves this spring. As […]
5 January 2024
What’s in store in 2024?
0 What’s in store in 2024? Teagasc Cattle Specialist Aidan Murray is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to give an insight into the outlook for the coming year and what farmers can expect. Farmers have seen only a minor reduction in production costs in 2023 compared with 2022 and Aidan reviews the […]
3 January 2024
Avoiding poor winter thrive – the factors to consider
0 Avoiding poor winter thrive – the factors to consider Farmers often comment in the spring, when animals are returned to grass, that they are disappointed with how their animals have performed over the winter period, with average daily gains of as low as 0-0.3kg/day a common theme. In this article, Gordon Peppard, […]
3 January 2024
Livestock safety – understanding livestock behaviour
0 Livestock safety – understanding livestock behaviour Understanding the behaviour of livestock will facilitate handling, reduce stress, and improve both handler safety and animal welfare, writes Serena Gibbons, Education Officer, Teagasc Galway/Clare. Large animals can seriously injure handlers and/or themselves if they become excited or agitated. The renowned animal behaviourist Temple Gradin has […]
2 January 2024
Feed a good pre-calving mineral
Feed a good pre-calving mineral What price do you put on cows that calve down with no issues, no retained cleanings, plenty of milk, a vigorous calf, don’t suffer from milk fever and most importantly, go back in calf? That is the value you place on a good quality mineral. Every extra […]
31 December 2023
Signpost cattle farms lead the way
Signpost cattle farms lead the way Dr. Siobhán Kavanagh, Signpost Programme Communications & Engagement Specialist, discussed the Signpost Programme, which aims to help cattle farmers adopt sustainable practices to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and ammonia emissions at the Teagasc Beef Conference 2023. Summary The Signpost cattle farmers have adopted many of the […]
29 December 2023
An ideal time to review performance on your beef farm
An ideal time to review performance on your beef farm Now is the time to reflect on the strengths of your beef farming enterprise in 2023, and to identify any changes or improvements that can be made in the year ahead, writes Catherine Egan, Teagasc Beef Specialist. Like many years, 2023 has […]
27 December 2023
An update from the Derrypatrick herd
An update from the Derrypatrick herd Peter Doyle, Research Officer at Teagasc Grange, brings us up to date with the happenings on the research farm’s Derrypatrick herd on the final episode of the Beef Edge podcast for 2023. Like every farm nationally, 2023 proved to be a very challenging year weather wise […]
20 December 2023
Time to act on your paddock system
Time to act on your paddock system If you are thinking of putting a paddock system in place or even modifying your existing paddocks, now is the time to take action, Fergal Maguire, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, tells us more. For the first time, cattle (bovine) fencing is now grant aided under the […]
20 December 2023
The potential of grass-based, dairy-beef heifer systems
The potential of grass-based, dairy-beef heifer systems Dr. Ellen Fitzpatrick presented findings on low-input, high-output, grass-based, dairy-beef heifer systems at the Teagasc National Beef Conference 2023. Ellen highlighted the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the increasing number of heifers, particularly from the dairy herd, due to technologies like sexed semen. The […]
20 December 2023