Beef
SCEP and Dairy Beef weighing deadlines approaching
Farmers participating in either the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) or the National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme need to be aware that the deadline for the submission of weight data to ICBF is fast approaching.
23 October 2026
Missing daily liveweight gain targets could cost beef finishers
Achieving target daily liveweight gains is critical to the profitability of beef finishing systems, according to Teagasc Cattle Specialist, David Argue.
21 October 2026
Getting Winter Ready: Keeping cattle healthy at housing
Continuing the ‘Getting Winter Ready’ series, Catherine Egan is joined by Animal Health Ireland’s Dr. Natascha Meunier on this week’s Beef Edge podcast, to discuss preparing cattle for housing and maintaining good animal health through the winter.
21 October 2026
Signpost update: Doing the day job and flying the flag for Irish organic farming
After a busy couple of weeks flying the organics flag and claiming European honours, Kay O’Sullivan, an organic farmer and participant in the Teagasc Signpost and Future Beef Programmes, brings us up to date with the latest happenings from Mourneabbey, Co. Cork.
21 October 2026
Clean drinking water critical to cattle performance
The importance of clean drinking water in cattle production should not be underestimated, particularly in finishing systems where animals are fed high concentrate diets.
20 October 2026
Webinar focuses on better nutrition, faster finishing and increasing profitability
Hosted by the Teagasc Future Beef team, the second webinar in the Maximising the Value of Every Weanling webinar series took place on Thursday, 15 October.
18 October 2026
Significant improvement in supply of winter fodder on farms
Over the last number of weeks, Teagasc advisors have completed approximately 430 winter fodder budgets for drystock and dairy clients nationwide. This follows on from an initial survey completed in August and forms part of an on-going advisory programme to promote better planning of feed security on livestock farms.
16 October 2026
Getting winter ready: The true cost of buying and finishing cattle
As part of the Getting Winter Ready series, Teagasc Cattle Specialist, David Argue discusses the Teagasc beef budgets on the latest episode of the Beef Edge podcast.
14 October 2026
Enhancing biodiversity and productivity on an intensive farm
Demonstrating how biodiversity enhancement, new biodiversity measures and precision technology can enhance wildlife and water quality while supporting a productive farm, Siobhán Kavanagh & Aoife Leader tell us more about award-winning dairy-beef farmers, Peter and Thomas O’Hanrahan.
14 October 2026
Watch: The requirements of the Beef Welfare Scheme in 5 minutes
In recent years, it has become common place for beef farmers to participate in at least two or three different beef schemes at the same time. Each of these schemes contain multiple measures or actions that must be completed within a set time frame.
13 October 2026