Beef
Part two: Dairy beef highlights from 2024
Part two: Dairy beef highlights from 2024 2024 offered dairy beef farmers a whole host of opportunities to gain knowledge to improve the efficiency of their dairy beef farming enterprises. In part two of this series of articles, Catherine Egan, Beef Specialist at Teagasc, reminds us of some the key Teagasc events, […]
31 December 2024
Staying resilient on the farm through stressful times of the year
Staying resilient on the farm through stressful times of the year Beef farming in Ireland brings unique and often seasonal stressors that impact both physical and mental health, making resilience an essential skill. Shane Pearson, Design Your Life Coaching, spoke about ways to manage these challenges at the National Beef Conference. Shane […]
31 December 2024
Part one: A beef recap of 2024
Part one: A beef recap of 2024 Throughout the year, Teagasc hosted a number of beef events, compiled publications and issued various technical updates. In the first of a three part series, Teagasc Beef Specialist, Catherine Egan takes a look back at some of the main highlights. BEEF2024 – Securing your Future […]
30 December 2024
Careful planning pays off for new finishing shed
Careful planning pays off for new finishing shed A new finishing shed constructed on Charlie Smyth’s DairyBeef 500 farm is ticking a lot of boxes for labour efficiency, animal performance, nutrient storage and location. DairyBeef 500 Advisor to the farm, Fergal Maguire tells us more. Charlie Smyth and his father Charles have […]
26 December 2024
A review of the year from Newford Farm
A review of the year from Newford Farm Michael Fagan, technician on the Newford demonstration farm in Co. Roscommon, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast with an update on the farm and a review of the year since moving from Athenry, Co. Galway. Michael outlines the key activities since the move, […]
18 December 2024
The correct feed to the right animal
The correct feed to the right animal John Pringle’s efforts to make excellent quality silage earlier in the year have borne fruit, allowing for flexibility and ensuring all animals on the farm are offered the most appropriate diet over the winter months. Having recently visited the farm in Aughrim, Co. Wicklow, Manager […]
18 December 2024
Contract heifer rearing – Liam Cassin’s experience
Contract heifer rearing – Liam Cassin’s experience Kilkenny farmer, Liam Cassin is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss his contract heifer rearing system. Liam moved from sheep to suckler cows and started contract heifer rearing 14 years ago. The steady monthly cashflow alongside the reduced financial input of purchasing stock […]
11 December 2024
Lightening the workload through infrastructure
Lightening the workload through infrastructure In order to maximise labour efficiency, Future Beef farmer Cathal Irwin has made a number of strategic investments on his farm over the last year. Farming 27.7ha in Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Cathal’s beef enterprise is of a part-time nature. The progeny from his 18 spring-calving suckler cows […]
11 December 2024
Outlook for cattle farming in 2025
Outlook for cattle farming in 2025 As part of the Teagasc Outlook 2025, Economic Prospects for Agriculture, Jason Loughrey and Kevin Hanrahan of the Agricultural Economics and Farm Surveys Department, Teagasc, forecast the expenditure for various input items and the beef price that is most likely to prevail in 2025. They also […]
11 December 2024
Watch: Finishing cattle with Future Beef farmer James Skehan
0 Watch: Finishing cattle with Future Beef farmer James Skehan Historically a weanling producer, a TB outbreak led James Skehan, a participant in the Teagasc Future Beef Programme, to start finishing steers and heifers off farm in the last two years. Farming part-time in Ballynevin, O’Briensbridge, Co. Clare with his wife Joanne and […]
8 December 2024