Beef
Attention to detail drives earlier finishing
Attention to detail drives earlier finishing How to lower finishing age will be a key topic at the Teagasc Grange Open Day, writes Teagasc Beef Specialist Catherine Egan. Dara Walton, his wife Muireann and children Eloise(4) and Tom (2), have a suckler herd with 60 cows calving from the end of January […]
22 June 2024
Farmers wanted for ‘Beef-Quest’ to reduce finishing age
Farmers wanted for ‘Beef-Quest’ to reduce finishing age Dr Paul Smith, Research Officer in the Teagasc Climate Centre, tells us of a large-scale, on-farm study that aims to identify the most efficient on-farm measures for reducing the finishing age of Irish beef cattle. As will be outlined at the Teagasc Beef Open […]
21 June 2024
5 reasons suckler farmers need to attend BEEF2024
5 reasons suckler farmers need to attend BEEF2024 BEEF2024, the Teagasc National Beef Open Day, taking place in Teagasc, Grange, Co. Meath, Eircode: C15 PW93, on June 26 will provide farmers with the necessary information and advice to optimise their suckler systems the entire way through from birth to finish. Through a […]
20 June 2024
7 steps to manage mid-season grazing with DairyBeef 500 farmer Shane Cranny
7 steps to manage mid-season grazing with DairyBeef 500 farmer Shane Cranny Gordon Peppard DairyBeef 500 Programme Advisor, writes about the 7 steps DairyBeef 500 farmer Shane Cranny is taking to manage mid-season grazing. Following a difficult and late spring where cattle were turned out to grass a number of times before […]
19 June 2024
Update from Eamon & Donnchadh McCarthy, Future Beef Programme
Update from Eamon & Donnchadh McCarthy, Future Beef Programme Aisling Molloy discusses the management of grassland, silage production, livestock performance, and soil fertility on the farm of Eamon & Donnchadh McCarthy, Future Beef Programme. Grassland Silage was harvested on 21st May. The silage fields were grazed in spring and fertilised with slurry and […]
19 June 2024
Listen: The findings from the National Farm Survey Small Farms Report
Listen: The findings from the National Farm Survey Small Farms Report Emma Dillon and Kevin McNamara from Teagasc join Catherine Egan on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss the findings from the recent National Farm Survey Small Farms Report. Teagasc collects farm data through the National Farm Survey (NFS) and this […]
19 June 2024
Securing your future – a preview of BEEF2024
Securing your future – a preview of BEEF2024 Teagasc’s beef open day remains a vital element of Ireland’s robust beef sector, explain Paul Crosson, Beef Enterprise Leader, and Pearse Kelly, Head of Drystock Knowledge Transfer. The beef sector is a key contributor to Ireland’s rural economy, supporting more than 70,000 beef farmers […]
18 June 2024
Improving beef systems with clover – insights from the Derrypatrick Herd
Improving beef systems with clover – insights from the Derrypatrick Herd The Derrypatrick herd in Grange is set to take centre stage at BEEF2024. A key area of focus will be the use of white clover in beef systems. Through the Derrypatrick herd, researchers in Grange, like Peter Doyle, are examining how […]
17 June 2024
Refine your drafting skills at BEEF2024
Refine your drafting skills at BEEF2024 BEEF2024, Teagasc’s biennial flagship beef open day to be held in Teagasc Grange, Co. Meath, Eircode: C15 PW93, on June 26, will offer farmers an opportunity to refine their drafting skills. Through a live demonstration facilitated by Teagasc research and advisory staff and factory personnel, farmers […]
16 June 2024
Exploring the opportunities in dairy beef
Exploring the opportunities in dairy beef Dairy-beef production is not a new phenomenon. Its role in Irish beef production, however, has increased significantly in recent years on account of a rise in dairy cow numbers nationally. With additional calves of dairy origin being available for beef production and new research derived technologies […]
14 June 2024