Beef

Finishing autumn born bulls down Cork side
0 Finishing autumn born bulls down Cork side William Kingston, a participant in the Teagasc Future Beef Programme, farms 28.13ha with his wife Diana and son Mark in Inchingerig, Drimoleague, Co. Cork. Farming part time, William has 22 bulls for finishing under 16 months of age this year. The first eight, which were […]
9 September 2023

Why having a good weaning plan in place is essential
0 Why having a good weaning plan in place is essential As we approach the time of year when weaning takes place on most spring-calving suckler farms, Stephen O’Callaghan, Walsh Scholar, Teagasc Galway/Clare, tells us why having a good weaning plan in place is important to avoid stressing suckler-bred animals. Weaning can be […]
9 September 2023

Finding the most efficient cows in your suckler herd
0 Finding the most efficient cows in your suckler herd Have you weighed your cow and calf pairs for the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)? Gabriel Trayers, Teagasc Future Beef Programme Advisor, highlights the important role weaning performance reports play in identifying the most and least efficient cows in your herd here. One […]
7 September 2023

DairyBeef 500 farmer, Pat Collins, on his dairy calf-to-beef system
0 DairyBeef 500 farmer, Pat Collins, on his dairy calf-to-beef system Pat Collins, DairyBeef 500 farmer, from Castlemarter Co. Cork, is on this week’s episode of The Beef Edge podcast to give his personal experiences of his dairy calf to beef system, management on the farm and previews his upcoming open day. This […]
6 September 2023

Research update: Finishing suckler bulls and steers under grazing systems
0 Research update: Finishing suckler bulls and steers under grazing systems Paul Crosson, Aidan Moloney, Edward O’Riordan and Mark McGee report on the pasture finishing of late-maturing suckler bulls and steers in Ireland. Finishing male cattle as steers rather than as bulls predominates in Ireland due to the perceived greater suitability of steers […]
6 September 2023

Students graduate from Teagasc dairy calf to beef courses
0 Students graduate from Teagasc dairy calf to beef courses The first groups of farmers graduated from two Teagasc dairy calf to beef courses, which were run as part of the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Campaign and commenced in October last year. One course was run for interested students in the south east of […]
6 September 2023

Watch: Preparing for weaning with Future Beef farmer Ger McSweeney
0 Watch: Preparing for weaning with Future Beef farmer Ger McSweeney Ger McSweeney farms with his wife Karen and daughter Ella in Tooreenbawn, Milstreet, Co. Cork. He works full-time on farm and farms 31.1ha – split in four blocks, consisting of 13.22ha of owned and 17.88ha of rented land. Ger runs a suckler […]
5 September 2023

All bases to be covered at major Kildalton beef event
0 All bases to be covered at major Kildalton beef event Excellent levels of performance have been achieved on the Kildalton College suckler herd over recent years. To highlight how this has been accomplished, a major beef event is scheduled next Friday, September 8th. Consisting of a herd of approximately 50 spring-calving suckler […]
3 September 2023

Ger McSweeney’s suckler-beef system and use of AI on his Millstreet farm
Ger McSweeney’s suckler-beef system and use of AI on his Millstreet farm Future Beef suckler farmer Ger McSweeney, from Millstreet, Co.Cork, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to give an update on his beef system, plus he discusses how AI on his farm is increasing performance and reducing age to slaughter. […]
30 August 2023

Farm walk planned on DairyBeef 500 farm in Cork
Farm walk planned on DairyBeef 500 farm in Cork Farming outside of Castlemartyr, Co. Cork, Pat Collins and his family run a mixed farm, consisting of both tillage and dairy calf to beef enterprises, on owned and leased lands in a number of different blocks. Gordon Peppard tells us more about Pat, […]
30 August 2023