Beef
Moving from the shed to the field with dairy-beef calves
Moving from the shed to the field with dairy-beef calves With early spring born calves now weaned on many farms, the next port of call is transitioning these animals to the outdoor environment. When calves underperform during their first season at pasture, it makes it difficult to hit the key performance indicators […]
11 April 2023
Watch: Avoiding the post-weaning growth check
Watch: Avoiding the post-weaning growth check Weaning can be a particularly stressful time for calves, as they make the transition from a liquid feed diet to a solid feed diet, explains Tommy Cox, Teagasc DairyBeef 500 advisor. At weaning, calves should be healthy and not stressed. If there are any ‘issues’ with […]
11 April 2023
Tips when purchasing a new stock bull
Tips when purchasing a new stock bull It has come to the time of year again when many farmers around the country will be looking to source new stock bulls for the coming breeding season. In this article, Enda Maloney, Teagasc Drystock Advisor, discusses some key points to look out for before […]
10 April 2023
Breeding the next generation of cows with Future Beef Farmer John Dunne
0 Breeding the next generation of cows with Future Beef Farmer John Dunne Breeding choices made on suckler farms over the coming weeks have both short and long-term implications. Although the short-term consequences can be seen as soon as animals arrive on the ground in terms of their calving ease, vigour, conformation and […]
9 April 2023
The key things to consider when closing up silage ground
0 The key things to consider when closing up silage ground With farmers starting to close up silage ground in the coming weeks, Teagasc Drystock Advisor Gerard Cregg, based in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss the main things farmers need to consider. Gerard advises farmers to […]
5 April 2023
Future Beef Update: Matching the bull with the cow and using sexed semen
0 Future Beef Update: Matching the bull with the cow and using sexed semen Eamon and Donnchadh McCarthy – a father and son team – operate a suckler-to-beef enterprise in Youghal, Co. Waterford, with bulls finished under 16 months and heifers at 22 months. Farming 45.6ha on a part-time basis, 31 spring and […]
5 April 2023
Using sexed semen in the suckler herd
0 Using sexed semen in the suckler herd Artificial insemination (AI) is a breeding technology that has been around for a long number of years. However, only 17% of suckler calves are born from AI sires, despite AI being the fastest way of making genetic improvement in the herd. Using AI also avoids […]
5 April 2023
Challenge into opportunity
0 Challenge into opportunity A setback generated new perspectives for this large scale beef farmer. Aisling Molloy, Future Beef Programme, tells us more. In November 2020, in the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, John Barry’s farm near Nenagh in Co Tipperary had a TB outbreak. Clear for many years, the farm was immediately […]
1 April 2023
Newford Farm Update: March rain ceases grazing
Newford Farm Update: March rain ceases grazing The latest Newford Farm Update provides an insight into calving progress. Donall Fahy, Technician at Newford, also gives an update on grassland management, replacement heifers and the environmental sustainability initiatives being undertaken. It has been a busy spring on Newford Farm, with one cow remaining […]
29 March 2023
Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme 2023 – 2027
Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme 2023 – 2027 On Monday 20th March, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine launched the new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP), Aidan Murray, Teagasc Beef Specialist, tells us more in this article. You can can apply via Agfood.ie until midnight on the 22nd May 2023. It […]
29 March 2023