Beef
Teagasc Future Beef Programme in Leitrim
0 Teagasc Future Beef Programme in Leitrim The Future Beef Programme is a new Teagasc Beef Demonstration programme consisting of 24 Suckler and Beef finishing farmers around the country. Here we meet Oliver O’Hara, Leitrim’s Future Beef farmer farming full-time with help from his children Shane & Karen near Leckaun, Co. Leitrim Photo […]
2 February 2022
Teagasc FUTURE BEEF Programme in Mayo
Teagasc FUTURE BEEF Programme in Mayo The Future Beef Programme is a new Teagasc Beef Demonstration programme consisting of 24 Suckler and Beef finishing farmers around the country. Alan Nolan, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Ballinrobe introduces the father and son team of Michael and Niall Biggins who are Mayo’s Future Beef farmers The […]
30 January 2022
Teagasc Future Beef Programme in East Cork
Teagasc Future Beef Programme in East Cork The aim of the Teagasc Future Beef programme is to demonstrate to beef farmers how they can produce a quality product as efficiently as possible while also making it more environmentally sustainable. Aisling Molloy, Future Beef Advisor introduces the three East Cork demonstration farms here […]
29 January 2022
Newford Notes – Week of 17th January 2022
Newford Notes – Week of 17th January 2022 Newford Farm is gearing itself up for the 2022 calving season at the moment with calving expected to start in late January/early February. Michael Fagan, Teagasc Technician on the Newford Suckler Demonstration Farm, Athenry, has details of cow management, comparisons of cattle sale figures […]
28 January 2022
Dairy calf to beef – could it be an option for you?
Dairy calf to beef – could it be an option for you? Dairy calf to beef is a system that is gaining in popularity. Almost 60% of our beef produced came from the suckler herd 10-15 years ago with only 40% from the dairy herd. It’s now the reverse. Beef Specialist Alan […]
26 January 2022
Ed Curtin, Future Beef farmer in Cork
Ed Curtin, Future Beef farmer in Cork Ed Curtin is a new Future Beef farmer, based in Meelin, Co Cork. Ed farms a suckler-to-weanling and dairy calf-to-store/calf-to-beef enterprise in partnership with his mother Breda. Martina Harrington, Future Beef Programme Manager has more on Ed’s farm here; the achievements and the challenges Pictured […]
24 January 2022
Teagasc Future Beef Programme in Galway
Teagasc Future Beef Programme in Galway Teagasc’s Future Beef programme, launched December 2021, aims to demonstrate to beef farmers how they can produce a quality product as efficiently, profitable and environmentally sustainable as possible. Mícheál Kelly, Teagasc Advisor, Athenry introduces Galway’s Future Beef Farmer, Aonghusa Fahy The Teagasc Future Beef Programme was officially launched […]
22 January 2022
Big future for Future Beef
Big future for Future Beef Future Beef is the new Teagasc suckler beef demonstration farm programme. It consists of a network of 24 demonstration farms positioned right across the island supported by three experienced advisors. Martina Harrington Future Beef Programme Manager, tells us more in detail Key objectives of Future Beef Programme Create […]
21 January 2022
Getting ready for calving
Getting ready for calving With calving underway or starting in the coming weeks on suckler farms, it can be a stressful time. What can you do in preparation to reduce stress at one of the busiest times of the year? Catherine Egan, Teagasc Beef Specialist has some tips At this stage cows […]
13 January 2022
Increasing your Profits from Beef Farming
0 Increasing your Profits from Beef Farming There is a big variation in the performance of beef farms across the industry. Financial accounts for year-end have consistently highlighted the gap in performance between the top 1/3 of beef farms versus the average and bottom third as Eddie Webb, Teagasc Tuam advisor points out […]
9 January 2022