Beef
Making use of ICBF reports on suckler farms
0 Making use of ICBF reports on suckler farms Mícheál Kelly, B&T Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Galway/Clare, discusses the use of ICBF reports on suckler farms and how they may be of use when identifying the best and worst performing cows in your herd. One of the mandatory requirements of the new Suckler Carbon […]
7 November 2023
Watch: Clipping an important winter management task on this Future Beef farm
0 Watch: Clipping an important winter management task on this Future Beef farm Oliver O’Hara farms full time with help from his children Shane and Karen in Gortnaskeagh, Leckaun, Co. Leitrim. Farming 43ha of owned and leased land, plus mountain commonage, his soil type is typically heavy clay with some peaty areas adjacent […]
5 November 2023
Winter arrives on Newford Farm as cows and finishing stock move indoors
0 Winter arrives on Newford Farm as cows and finishing stock move indoors Stephen Frend, Farm Manager of the Newford herd, tells us what’s happened on the Newford Farm over the month of October and how heavy rain has seen animals moved indoors. Following heavy rain and deteriorating ground conditions, winter has arrived […]
4 November 2023
Preparation for the winter months
0 Preparation for the winter months Due to the weather, many farmers have already had to house some livestock, so it is important to keep a close eye on the supply of fodder. Ciara Collins, Drystock Advisor, tells us how to prepare for the winter. Teagasc has revised the nationwide fodder study for […]
4 November 2023
Improving heart health for farmers – tips and advice from Croí
0 Improving heart health for farmers – tips and advice from Croí With farmers seven times more likely to have cardiovascular disease, on this week’s Beef Edge podcast, Catherine Egan is joined by Croí’s, Annie Costelloe, Head of Patient & Community Engagement and Community Nurse, Caroline Dermody, to discuss tips and advice relating […]
1 November 2023
Creating a unique advantage with beef and tillage in east Cork
Creating a unique advantage with beef and tillage in east Cork Located just outside Castlemartyr, Co. Cork, Pat Collins operates a sizeable calf to beef and tillage enterprise, which centres on the use of home-grown feeds – whether grazed or ensiled grass or tillage crops – to create a resilient and profitable […]
29 October 2023
Balancing silage quality and concentrate feeding on calf to beef farms
Balancing silage quality and concentrate feeding on calf to beef farms Grass silage is an important winter feed in calf to beef systems. Balancing this forage with the correct quantity/quality of concentrate is key to achieving the desired winter weight gains. Why complete a silage analysis? The starting point in balancing calf […]
28 October 2023
What steps can I take to protect my farm?
What steps can I take to protect my farm? On this week’s Beef Edge podcast, An Garda Síochána Crime Prevention Officer, Sergeant John Fitzpatrick discusses top tips and the steps you can take to reduce the possibility of theft on your farm. As the evenings are getting darker earlier, Sergeant Fitzpatrick says it’s an […]
25 October 2023
Animal performance, red clover silage and finishing with DairyBeef 500 farmer Aidan Maguire
Animal performance, red clover silage and finishing with DairyBeef 500 farmer Aidan Maguire Like the rest of the country, ground conditions have deteriorated rapidly since the middle of October on Aidan Maguire’s farm in Navan, Co. Meath. In this article, Fergal Maguire, DairyBeef 500 Advisor to the farm, provides an update on […]
25 October 2023
Maximise all beef and suckler scheme payments this year
Maximise all beef and suckler scheme payments this year There was a number of new beef schemes introduced in 2023, namely the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP), the National Beef Welfare Scheme (NBWS) and the National Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme. In a year where costs are remaining high and it looks like […]
25 October 2023