Beef
How do Spanish beef farms compare to Ireland?
0 How do Spanish beef farms compare to Ireland? In early November 14 Dairy Beef 500 farmers went on a study trip to visit a number of farms in the Catalonia region of Spain, in the north east of Spain. On the trip they visited a number of farms, with the two main […]
3 December 2022
How do Spanish beef farms compare to Irish beef farms?
How do Spanish beef farms compare to Irish beef farms? DairyBeef 500 advisor, Sean Cummins, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast with interesting insights into the recent DairyBeef 500 farmer study trip to Spain. Over the course of the trip they visited a number of farms in the Catalonia region in […]
30 November 2022
Biodiversity continues to be encouraged on Newford Farm
Biodiversity continues to be encouraged on Newford Farm Newford Farm is working to enhance the level of biodiversity on the farm. The farm has been selected as a demonstration farm as part of the Teagasc Signpost Programme. This will see a suite of measures introduced over the lifetime of the programme that […]
29 November 2022
Winter weighing – an essential in calf to beef production
Winter weighing – an essential in calf to beef production Achieving daily live weight gain targets throughout an animal’s life on calf to beef farms is one of the key metrics used to measure the success of animal nutrition, grassland management, husbandry and health programmes. As part of the DairyBeef 500 Campaign, […]
28 November 2022
Fact vs fiction: the ‘myths’ of calving at 24 months
Fact vs fiction: the ‘myths’ of calving at 24 months Contrary to popular belief, calving beef heifers at 24 months of age has no negative implications on subsequent lifetime performance when compared to calving heifers at 36 months. The age beef heifers calve for the first time is a cause of contention […]
28 November 2022
Charlie Smyth, DairyBeef 500 Farmer, Farm Update November 2022
Charlie Smyth, DairyBeef 500 Farmer, Farm Update November 2022 Charlie is a relatively new entrant to calf-to-beef production. He is farming 50ha just outside Virginia, Co. Cavan – on a mixture of owned and leased ground. In this article Charlie gives us an update on his farm. We have operated a calf […]
26 November 2022
The two critical measures of silage
The two critical measures of silage With a lot of dairy-beef animals now indoors, grass silage will contribute to a high proportion of the diet of animals over the course of the winter period. Balancing this silage with the correct quantity/quality of concentrate is key to achieving the desired levels of winter […]
24 November 2022
Sourcing calves for next Spring
Sourcing calves for next Spring As we head into December, now is the time to reflect on how and where we should be sourcing are calves next spring. Having the right calf in place is one of the main ingredients in having a profitable and sustainable dairy calf to beef system on […]
23 November 2022
Maximising Weanling Performance this Winter
Maximising Weanling Performance this Winter John Kilboyle, B&T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare tells us that over the coming weeks weanling’s will start to be housed and the aim is for them to put on 70kg between now and turnout next spring, or 0.6kg of live weight on average per day. This level […]
11 November 2022
Cow Management now can effect next year’s Breeding Performance
Cow Management now can effect next year’s Breeding Performance With the poor weather of the last few weeks many of our suckler cows are now housed and in many cases weaned. Those that are not weaned if not adequately fed may start to lose condition which we should avoid particularly if they […]
10 November 2022