Beef
Weanling performance: Silage quality is everything
There’s plenty of weanlings around the country that will leave the shed next spring the same weight, or even less, than when they went in.
28 October 2025
Winter housing: 4 key considerations
Winter housing is a vital part of livestock management on farms and careful preparation will pay off, Richard Gill, B&T Drystock Advisor at Teagasc Galway/Clare tells us more, examining the topics of space allowances, parasite control, fodder budgeting and safety.
26 October 2025
John Maher’s monthly grass management tips
Grass10 Manager, John Maher joins Catherine Egan on the latest Beef Edge with grassland management tips for the month ahead.
25 October 2025
The benefits of 5-star suckler cows
With a critical replacement strategy deadline under the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) fast approaching, it’s worth remembering some of the benefits of 5-star cows on the Replacement Index.
25 October 2025
SCEP and dairy beef weighing deadlines approach
Farmers enrolled in either the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) or National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme are reminded of a key deadline for the submission of weight data.
24 October 2025
Getting Winter Ready Part 2: Winter Nutrition
James Strain, Nutritionist with Inishowen Co-op, is on this week’s Beef Edge Podcast to discuss winter nutrition.
22 October 2025
LESS and protected urea use on Irish farms
Representative of almost 88,000 dairy, beef, sheep and tillage farms nationally, the recently published suite of National Farm Survey (NFS) enterprise factsheets shed light on the levels of protected urea and Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) use on Irish farms last year.
22 October 2025
Getting your SCEP female replacement strategy right
Beef Specialist at Teagasc, David Argue takes a closer look at the SCEP female replacement strategy targets. Is your herd on track?
22 October 2025
Reach for the measuring tape before housing stock
Shorter days, the clocks due to turn back and last weekend’s heavy rain have reminded farmers that the winter housing period is fast approaching.
21 October 2025
A demonstration of cattle handling facilities
Padraig Glynn fills us in on a Teagasc cattle handling event, which took place recently on the farm of John Flynn and his family in Co. Galway.
17 October 2025