Beef
Newford Farm Update
0 Newford Farm Update On Friday, 5th May the IDA announced that Dexcom, Inc., a global leader in continuous glucose monitoring for people with diabetes, plans to build its newest global manufacturing facility in Athenry, Galway. The project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland and represents an investment of €300 […]
9 May 2023
BovINE – European beef farmers learning from each other
0 BovINE – European beef farmers learning from each other From all points of the compass, beef farmers have discovered that they share the same challenges – environmental, social and economic sustainability. Alessandro and Paolo Vigna finish cattle intensively in Piedemont, northern Italy. By contrast, Airi Külvet in eastern Estonia fattens her mix […]
6 May 2023
Future Beef Update: Moving from challenging grazing conditions to a surplus position
0 Future Beef Update: Moving from challenging grazing conditions to a surplus position Wesley Browne farms full-time in Leagh, Dunraymond, just outside Monaghan town on heavy, drumlin-type soil, which is typical of the area. The farm size is 65.7ha and is fragmented into four main grassland blocks. Gabriel Trayers, Future Beef Programme Advisor […]
5 May 2023
Ministers McConalogue and Heydon announce scientific breakthrough in reducing methane emissions
0 Ministers McConalogue and Heydon announce scientific breakthrough in reducing methane emissions A scientific breakthrough in reducing methane emissions has been announced. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue TD and Minister of State with special responsibility for research and innovation, Martin Heydon TD, today announced a world-first scientific breakthrough that […]
4 May 2023
Monitoring a young bull’s performance throughout the breeding season
0 Monitoring a young bull’s performance throughout the breeding season The breeding season has just commenced or is just around the corner for many spring-calving suckler herds. One of the key elements to success is ensuring the bull – particularly a young bull introduced to cows for the first time – is completing […]
3 May 2023
Your questions on the EuroStar Index and SCEP answered
0 Your questions on the EuroStar Index and SCEP answered On this week’s episode of the Beef Edge podcast, Niall Kilrane from ICBF discusses the EuroStar Index and queries relating to the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP). Niall outlines how star ratings are valued and why they change. He highlights the importance of […]
3 May 2023
Watch: Reaping the benefits of red clover with Future Beef farmer Ken Gill
0 Watch: Reaping the benefits of red clover with Future Beef farmer Ken Gill Farming full-time in Clonbullogue, Co. Offaly, Ken Gill operates an organically-certified beef and tillage enterprise, along with 22ha of forestry. Trading as Ballydermot Organic Farm Ltd, the beef enterprise consists of 65 autumn-calving cows. All progeny are brought to […]
3 May 2023
Selecting beef heifers for breeding
0 Selecting beef heifers for breeding The breeding of suckler cows is changing significantly, explains Colm Kelly, B&T Drystock Advisor, Galway/Clare. Like many changes it is slow at first and then a lot happens very quickly. The new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) and climate targets are placing an ever keener emphasis on […]
2 May 2023
Reminder: Have you applied for the dairy beef weighing scheme?
0 Reminder: Have you applied for the dairy beef weighing scheme? The National Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme – a measure that rewards farmers for recording weights of dairy beef animals – will soon close to applications. Applications to the scheme must be made on agfood.ie, with the closing date for applications being May […]
1 May 2023
SCEP: The steps to becoming a Bord Bia approved member
SCEP: The steps to becoming a Bord Bia approved member John Galvin, Teagasc Drystock Advisor in Galway/Clare, explains why farmers should apply for the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) and provides details of becoming Bord Bia approved – a key requirement of SCEP participation. Over the past number of weeks in my […]
29 April 2023