Beef
Gearing up for silage focus on upcoming webinar
Farmers are invited to a Teagasc webinar, next Tuesday, May 5, focused on preparing for the 2026 silage season.
28 April 2026
Practical advice: Making the best use of nutrients in 2026
Better nutrient management and planning, correcting soil fertility through liming, making full use of organic manures and incorporating clover into grazing swards are all strategies farmers can employ during a year of heightened fertiliser prices.
27 April 2026
5 questions to ask before buying a new stock bull
Buying a stock bull is a major investment, so it is worth asking a few key questions before making a decision.
26 April 2026
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