Beef
Heavier carcasses at younger ages a key win for dairy-beef producer
Heavier carcasses at younger ages a key win for dairy-beef producer Reporting live from the DairyBeef 500 Forum at BEEF2024, Fergal Maguire highlights the key improvements Charlie Smyth has made to his farming system in recent years – all leading to a more profitable and efficient dairy-beef system. Alongside his father Charles, […]
26 June 2024
Watch: Creating a win-win for beef
Watch: Creating a win-win for beef Failing to achieve performance targets is a serious cause of inefficiency within Irish beef production systems, Dr Mark McGee, Research Officer at Teagasc, told those attending BEEF2024 in Teagasc Grange, today, June 26. Achieving the desired levels of performance as set out in the Teagasc beef […]
26 June 2024
A breeding update from Newford
A breeding update from Newford With a planned finish date of July 1, Michael Fagan provides an update on how the 10-week breeding season is progressing at Newford Farm. After 82% of the Newford cows calved in a six-week window and again using 100% AI in 2024, breeding started on April 22 […]
25 June 2024
Meet the farmers taking centre stage at BEEF2024
Meet the farmers taking centre stage at BEEF2024 Setting the scene for the fast approaching BEEF2024 open day, Teagasc Beef Specialist, Catherine Egan introduces us to some of the farmers featuring in the various forums on the day. Along with showcasing the latest research and advice, BEEF2024 – taking place at Teagasc, […]
24 June 2024
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
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
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