Beef
Heavier and more in-spec carcasses – early life nutrition’s role in dairy-beef
Heavier and more in-spec carcasses – early life nutrition’s role in dairy-beef Early life nutrition represents a potential period of opportunity for dairy-beef producers, Head of Animal and Bioscience Department at Teagasc, Professor David Kenny told a recent gathering of scientists, beef industry representatives and farmers. Addressing the International Dairy Calf to […]
25 October 2024
Is Bluetongue Virus a risk for Ireland?
Is Bluetongue Virus a risk for Ireland? Dr. Eoin Ryan, Senior Superintending Veterinary Inspector with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, gives an update on the Bluetongue Virus on this week’s Beef Edge podcast. Since the end of August, over a hundred cases of Bluetongue have been detected in England […]
23 October 2024
Maximise weanling performance at housing
Maximise weanling performance at housing Martina Harrington, Manager of the Teagasc Future Beef Programme, provides guidance on preparing weanlings for housing by focusing on disease prevention and minimising stress. Pre-housing dose: dose weanlings four weeks pre housing to ensure their lungs are healed from any infection when housed. Use a product with […]
19 October 2024
International Dairy Calf to Beef Conference
International Dairy Calf to Beef Conference An International Dairy Calf to Beef Conference, organised by Teagasc in partnership with ABP and BSAS, is taking place in Co. Wexford. Speaking at the two day event, Professor Pat Dillon, Director of Research in Teagasc said: “This international dairy-beef conference is timely as it discusses […]
17 October 2024
250,000 fewer suckler cows since June 2015
250,000 fewer suckler cows since June 2015 The number of suckler cows present on Irish farms in June 2024 declined by over 250,000 head when compared to the same period in June 2015, provisional figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have shown. Over the 10 years encompassing June 2015 to […]
17 October 2024
Can straw help to buffer tight silage supplies this winter?
Can straw help to buffer tight silage supplies this winter? It has been a difficult year on grass growth and therefore silage supplies are tight on some farms. Could straw fill some of the gap this winter? Martina Harrington tells us more. Yes, is the answer, but there are several issues around […]
16 October 2024
Have you weighed for SCEP?
Have you weighed for SCEP? The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) has a number of key requirements, one of which is the weighing of cow and calf pairs on your farm. As part of the programme, participants must weigh at least 80% of eligible animals born on the holding of the yearly […]
15 October 2024
Making CBV data more accessible
Making CBV data more accessible Since its launch, the Commercial Beef Value (CBV) has grown in importance as a tool to allow the purchasers of beef animals – whether they are calves destined for a dairy-beef system or continental weanlings or stores destined entering a finishing system – to make more informed […]
14 October 2024
Give your stock a clean start before winter housing
Give your stock a clean start before winter housing Eliminating parasites at housing will ensure optimum livestock performance over the winter. Niall Kerins, Teagasc Beef Specialist, discusses parasite treatment strategies for livestock during the winter housing period, focusing on the importance of proper product use and diagnostics. Longer nights and shorter days. […]
10 October 2024
The key things to consider if you’re interested in renting a shed
0 The key things to consider if you’re interested in renting a shed Niall Kerins, Teagasc Cattle specialist, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss winter cattle housing arrangements. Every winter a significant number of cattle are housed and fed in rented sheds. Whether you are the farmer renting out the shed […]
9 October 2024