Beef
Dairy-beef heifer systems at Johnstown Castle
Dairy-beef heifer systems at Johnstown Castle This week’s Beef Edge podcast features Ellen Fitzpatrick from Teagasc Johnstown Castle, who gave an interesting presentation at the Teagasc National Beef Conference. Describing how to make the most of low input, high output dairy beef heifer systems, Ellen discussed the trials ongoing and the performance […]
29 November 2023
Time to winter dose on dairy-beef farms
Time to winter dose on dairy-beef farms With dairy-beef animals now indoors well over a month on many farms, Tommy Cox, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, writes that now is good time for farmers to start thinking about their parasite control programmes. Fluke worms and external parasites can have a significant impact on animal […]
29 November 2023
Irish beef in a global market
Irish beef in a global market 2023 has been a remarkable year for the global beef industry, Rupert Claxton, Meat and Livestock Director of Gira, told delegates at the Teagasc National Beef Conference. Considerable headwinds at the end of 2022 in the form of both rising costs for producers and industry, combined […]
26 November 2023
Teagasc National Farm Survey 2022 – Cattle Finishing Enterprise
Teagasc National Farm Survey 2022 – Cattle Finishing Enterprise The 2022 Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) recorded data on 795 farms. The performance of the cattle finishing enterprise in 2022 is summarised here and is based on data for 98 farms. An enterprise is defined as cattle finishing if over 70% of […]
25 November 2023
CBV differences follow through to finish for Carlow DairyBeef 500 participant
CBV differences follow through to finish for Carlow DairyBeef 500 participant Carlow DairyBeef 500 farmer Shane Cranny is using the Commercial Beef Value (CBV) tool to predict animal performance, Gordon Peppard, DairyBeef 500 Advisor to the farm, tells us how. Farming in Ullard Beg, three kilometres outside of Myshall, Co. Carlow, Shane […]
25 November 2023
Have you enough fodder for this winter? If in doubt act now
Have you enough fodder for this winter? If in doubt act now Alan Dillion, Co-ordinator of the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Campaign, highlights the importance of early planning when it comes to managing fodder stocks this winter. A recent Teagasc fodder survey showed that up to 25% of farms may be short of […]
23 November 2023
What will the changes to the breeding indexes achieve?
What will the changes to the breeding indexes achieve? Changes to the Terminal and Replacement Indexes – breeding tools suckler farmers have learned to use since the introduction of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) in 2015 – will become apparent on November 28th. At this week’s Teagasc National Beef Conference, […]
22 November 2023
Controlling IBR – the first step is knowing your herd’s status
Controlling IBR – the first step is knowing your herd’s status IBR is a highly infectious virus that not only has implications on animal performance, but its presence within Irish herds may cause disruptions when accessing key live export markets with Irish cattle in the future. Presenting from this year’s Teagasc National […]
22 November 2023
The scheme payment dates that you need to know
The scheme payment dates that you need to know It is expected that more than €1.8 billion in payments will be issued to farmers before the end of the year. Keith Fahy, Teagasc Advisor based in Athenry, Co. Galway, is on this week’s Beef Edge Podcast to outline some of the payment […]
22 November 2023
A guide on winter dosing products
A guide on winter dosing products With numerous products, brands and classes of anthelmintic available, Catherine Egan, Teagasc Beef Specialist, touches on the importance of winter dosing, while highlighting a useful guide from Animal Health Ireland for use when selecting the correct dosing products to use on your farm. Winter housing provides […]
19 November 2023