Beef
Challenging prospects for young bull finishers
Farmers finishing under 16-month bulls need to know their cost of production now more than ever.
24 April 2026
A new focus for Newford
After more than a decade of focusing on profitability on a per hectare basis, the Newford Demonstration Farm now well settled in its new home in Scrine, Co. Roscommon is taking a new approach to measuring profit.
24 April 2026
Successful Newford Open Day
The Newford Suckler Demonstration farm in Scrine, County Roscommon opened its gates to hundreds of farmers for a successful Open Day on Wednesday, 22 April. Breeding Efficient and Profitable Sucklers was the theme for the Open Day. The Newford Farm is a joint partnership between Teagasc, Dawn Meats and McDonald’s.
23 April 2026
Profitable and environmentally efficient pasture-based dairy-beef production systems
New research from Teagasc, published in the Journal of Agricultural Science has studied the profitability and environmental efficiency of pasture-based dairy-beef production systems.
23 April 2026
Red clover silage: The beef performance benefits
Growing in popularity on Irish farms, numerous studies have been undertaken at Teagasc Grange to quantify the impact of offering red clover silage over the winter housing period on beef cattle performance.
22 April 2026
Another disastrous spring
After another challenging spring weatherwise, Alan Dillon, Manager of the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Campaign asks: Do Irish farmers need to prioritise futureproofing their farm for these weather events?
22 April 2026
Weed control on pasture and silage ground
In a joint episode of the OviCast and Beef Edge podcasts, Ciaran Lynch and Catherine Egan are joined by Chris Maughan from TP Whelan to explore practical weed control strategies.
21 April 2026
5 reasons why suckler farmers should attend the Newford Open Day
A practical, on-farm event providing farmers with valuable insights to improve herd performance while reducing labour demands will take place at the Newford Suckler Demonstration Farm on Wednesday, April 22.
21 April 2026
Leveraging all farm Nitrogen (N) sources
With fertiliser prices elevated, Mark Plunkett, Training and Development Specialist on the Signpost Programme, shares five practical steps that can be considered to reduce impacts of high fertiliser prices both in the short and longer term.
21 April 2026
When costs climb: Protecting profit on beef farms
With rising input costs and tighter margins, it’s never been more important to understand your costs of production and where your system stands.
19 April 2026