Beef

Rising gross output fails to lift cattle rearing income in 2022

Rising gross output fails to lift cattle rearing income in 2022 Although gross output levels increased by 6% on cattle rearing farms in 2022, in part due to improved prices for young stock, the average Family Farm Income declined by 13% to €9,408 on these farms. Published earlier this week, the results […]
14 June 2023

Grange Maternal Herd update: 88% submitted for AI in the first 21 days of breeding

Grange Maternal Herd update: 88% submitted for AI in the first 21 days of breeding The Teagasc Grange Maternal Herd consists of 90 cows made up of Limousin x Simmental or Simmental x Limousin cows. The herd calves from the first week of February to the end of April. Usually heifers and […]
10 June 2023

Parasite control – what do I need to dose for?

0 Parasite control – what do I need to dose for? Natascha Meunier from Animal Health Ireland is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss parasite control, managing resistance on farms and the Targeted Advisory Service on Animal Health (TASAH). As part of the TASAH, a Parasite Control TASAH consult between trained […]
7 June 2023

How to produce high Commercial Beef Value calves

0 How to produce high Commercial Beef Value calves On many dairy farms, the decision of what beef bull to use on cows is often based on having a very low calving difficulty, along with having as short a gestation as possible. While it makes sense to use these type of bulls to […]
7 June 2023

Under 16 month bulls – a profitable system that suits Future Beef farmer Wesley Browne

0 Under 16 month bulls – a profitable system that suits Future Beef farmer Wesley Browne Wesley Browne farms full time in Leagh, Dunraymond, three miles outside Monaghan town. Farming 58ha of grassland, which is fragmented into three main grazing blocks, the soil type can be described as heavy drumlin, which is typical […]
7 June 2023

Managing through the dry spell on drystock farms – your questions answered

0 Managing through the dry spell on drystock farms – your questions answered As parts of the country are now entering significant soil moisture deficits, the Teagasc Future Beef Programme has prepared a technical note which answers farmers’ questions on managing through the current dry spell. Question 1: I’ve just cut first-cut silage […]
6 June 2023

Overcoming one of the biggest barriers to dairy beef profits

0 Overcoming one of the biggest barriers to dairy beef profits If someone was to list the main reasons for low levels of profit in a dairy-beef system, a debate about beef sire genetics, cow type, calf price and the cost of the main inputs – such as meal, fertiliser and milk replacer […]
5 June 2023

Achieving animal performance targets at pasture

0 Achieving animal performance targets at pasture Irish beef production is largely pasture-based where collectively grazed and conserved pasture account for almost 90% of the lifetime feed consumption. As spring-calving predominates nationally, suckler and dairy-bred progeny taken through to slaughter spend at least two seasons at pasture and in most cases have two […]
4 June 2023

Focusing on sustainability at Newford

0 Focusing on sustainability at Newford Attendees at last week’s open day at Newford farm were told of a number of measures that have been implemented on the farm in recent years to improve sustainability and the farm’s carbon footprint. For example, in May 2021, 8ha of grassland were over sown with white […]
3 June 2023

Putting clover to work on Future Beef farms

0 Putting clover to work on Future Beef farms Along with supporting increased levels of animal performance, the inclusion of clover – both red and white – in silage and grazing swards can reduce a farm’s dependency on chemical nitrogen. Over the last number of weeks, farmers participating in the Teagasc Future Beef […]
2 June 2023