Beef
What you need to know about the changes to the new CAP
0 What you need to know about the changes to the new CAP Teagasc Drystock advisor Niall Kerins joins Catherine Egan on this week’s episode of the Beef Edge podcast to discuss the upcoming changes to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Big changes are coming in 2023 when the new CAP is coming […]
1 February 2023
Targeting early grass on DairyBeef 500 farms
0 Targeting early grass on DairyBeef 500 farms One of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) on the DairyBeef 500 Campaign farms is the early turnout of livestock to grass in the spring, Fergal Maguire, DairyBeef 500 advisor, gives an update on why it is so important in this article. In all grassland livestock […]
1 February 2023
Change brings reduction in herd health issues for dairy-beef farm
Change brings reduction in herd health issues for dairy-beef farm Peter O’Hanrahan – a participant in Teagasc’s DairyBeef 500 Campaign – farms in partnership with his father Thomas, operating a calf to beef system, where 200 calves are purchased and carried to beef annually. Giving a brief background to his farming journey […]
30 January 2023
Turnout to housing: Grange dairy-beef calves achieve 0.9kg ADG
Turnout to housing: Grange dairy-beef calves achieve 0.9kg ADG The ‘Dairy Calf to Beef’ research farm system in Teagasc Grange has a land area of 93ac (37.6 ha). Each year, 120 dairy-beef male calves are purchased from dairy farms and are managed under an intensive grass-based system, slaughtering cattle from 19-24 months […]
29 January 2023
Opportunity to ‘flick a switch’ and create new approach to dairy beef breeding
Opportunity to ‘flick a switch’ and create new approach to dairy beef breeding An opportunity exists to improve the quality of beef being produced from the dairy herd, but it’s going to take buy in from dairy farmers nationally. That was one of the many key messages delivered by Dr. Nicky Byrne, […]
28 January 2023
Feed and fertiliser costs hit DairyBeef 500 monitor farm profits
Feed and fertiliser costs hit DairyBeef 500 monitor farm profits Increased spending associated with higher feed and fertiliser costs were pinpointed as major contributing factors to a reduction in the profits witnessed on DairyBeef 500 monitor farms in 2022. Speaking from the DairyBeef 500 Spring Conference, Alan Dillon, campaign coordinator, presented average […]
27 January 2023
Budgeting for spring feed requirements
Budgeting for spring feed requirements Across some parts of the country, particularly in the southern region, stock have eaten a lot more silage than expected for this stage of the winter. A combination of summer drought (which led to silage being fed outside from July to September), and an earlier than expected […]
26 January 2023
Future Beef: A review of weights, grass growth and soil fertility
Future Beef: A review of weights, grass growth and soil fertility The Teagasc Future Beef Programme is a network of 24 beef demonstration farms located right around Ireland. 22 of these farms are commercial farms and the other 2 are non-commercial. The programme is funded by the Irish meat processors and is […]
25 January 2023
Preparing for calving with John Pringle, FutureBeef farmer
Preparing for calving with John Pringle, FutureBeef farmer John Pringle is a full-time suckler and sheep farmer in Kilacloran, Aughrim Co. Wicklow. He farms with his wife Linda, daughter Lucy and sons William and Scott. In Aughrim, January is all about setting up for the calving season due to start mid-February. The […]
24 January 2023
Watch: Selecting dairy beef animals for slaughter
Watch: Selecting dairy beef animals for slaughter Drafting and selecting animals for slaughter is ongoing on Teagasc DairyBeef 500 farms and this management task will continue right throughout the spring. When drafting animals, farmers need to ensure that cattle have an adequate covering of carcass fat; this will ensure animal value is […]
23 January 2023