Beef
Breeding both beef and replacements
Breeding both beef and replacements Future Beef Programme Advisor, Aisling Molloy provides insights into the breeding plans on Aonghusa Fahy’s farm in Co. Galway, and Wesley Browne’s farm Co. Monaghan – two herds looking to complement their cows’ traits with the sires selected. Aonghusa Fahy Breeding started on April 24, with 30 […]
26 April 2025
‘The stock bull getting injured has proved to be a blessing in disguise’
‘The stock bull getting injured has proved to be a blessing in disguise’ Teagasc Beef Specialist, Catherine Egan and Teagasc Advisor, Ross Fitzgerald detail how the move to AI has benefited Co. Galway suckler farmer, Niall Ryan. Niall Ryan farms part-time with his father Joe, and wife Deirdre, just outside Glenamaddy in […]
25 April 2025
Listen: The benefits of reseeding this spring
Listen: The benefits of reseeding this spring Mary McEvoy, Technical Development Manager with Germinal, joins Catherine Egan and Ciaran Lynch on this week’s joint episode of the Beef Edge and OviCast podcasts to discuss all aspects of carrying out reseeding. Given the weather this spring, in comparison to previous years, many farmers […]
23 April 2025
John Dunne’s dairy-beef and sustainability focus
John Dunne’s dairy-beef and sustainability focus Future Beef Advisor, Aisling Molloy fills us in on the latest happenings from John Dunne’s farm in Portarlington, Co. Offaly, detailing his reasoning behind expanding the dairy-beef enterprise, how animals are performing on farm, and the measures he’s implementing to protect water quality. John Dunne farms […]
23 April 2025
Payment rates of €75/calf available under 2025 Beef Welfare Scheme
Payment rates of €75/calf available under 2025 Beef Welfare Scheme Details of the 2025 Beef Welfare Scheme, which will open to applications in early August, were made public by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, TD, today April 22. A scheme comprising of three actions – one mandatory […]
22 April 2025
Buying a New Stockbull
Buying a New Stockbull It has come to that time of year again when many farmers around the country will be looking to source new stock bulls for the fast approaching breeding season. Here are some of the key points to look out for before a purchase is made. Kevin O’Hara tells […]
18 April 2025
Ger McSweeney’s desirables in his next generation of cows
Ger McSweeney’s desirables in his next generation of cows Breeding for the 2026 calving season has commenced on Ger McSweeney’s Future Beef farm in Millstreet, Co. Cork. With 100% AI used, Ger focuses on a number of desirable traits when breeding the next generation of cows for his herd. Milk, but not […]
16 April 2025
Listen: Sophie Tyner’s plans for the coming weeks and making good quality silage
Listen: Sophie Tyner’s plans for the coming weeks and making good quality silage Wicklow Beef farmer, Sophie Tyner is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss her beef system, her plans in the coming weeks for closing for silage, and how good quality silage is so important on her farm. Given […]
16 April 2025
Are your replacement heifers on track for breeding?
Are your replacement heifers on track for breeding? Successfully breeding next year’s replacement heifers to calve down at two years of age starts with identifying heifer calves born on the farm this spring, Teagasc Beef Specialist, David Argue shares his key tips on heifer selection. Select heifers born early in the calving […]
16 April 2025
Successfully turning dairy-beef calves to grass
Successfully turning dairy-beef calves to grass The Teagasc DairyBeef 500 team and researchers from Teagasc Grange have compiled a factsheet, offering key advice to dairy-beef producers turning first season animals out to grass. The majority of calf-to-beef producers opt to wean their calves prior to moving them from the calf shed to […]
15 April 2025