Beef
Dosing cattle – habit or necessity?
Dosing cattle – habit or necessity? Aidan Murray, Teagasc Beef Specialist, offers advice on dosing and questions do farmers need to change their dosing practices. As we near the end of May with stock out grazing, there is something very satisfying about seeing cattle clean up, stretched out and thriving on good […]
31 May 2023
How’s the breeding season progressing for Future Beef Programme farmers?
How’s the breeding season progressing for Future Beef Programme farmers? Aisling Molloy, Future Beef Programme Advisor, outlines how the breeding season is progressing for some of the farmers enrolled in the Future Beef Programme. Ruairi Cummins, Kilmoganny, Co. Kilkenny Farming 35ha of owned land, split into two main blocks, Ruairi Cummins carries […]
30 May 2023
The story so far for the Tipperary Calf to Beef Demo Farm
The story so far for the Tipperary Calf to Beef Demo Farm The Tipperary Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm – trading as Ballyvadin Beef Farm Ltd. – was established by Teagasc, in conjunction with Dawn Meats and Shinagh Estates Ltd., to demonstrate the best technologies for profitable and sustainable production of beef […]
27 May 2023
Ensuring the successful transition to grass with dairy-beef calves
Ensuring the successful transition to grass with dairy-beef calves The busy calf rearing period is coming to an end on dairy calf to beef farms around the country. In this article, Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Advisor Tommy Cox looks at how to minimise setbacks when transitioning calves from indoor to outdoor life. There […]
24 May 2023
What will impact silage quality this year?
What will impact silage quality this year? Teagasc Grass10 advisor, Joseph Dunphy, is on this week’s episode of the Beef Edge podcast to discuss grazing management on farms at the moment and the dos and don’ts when it comes to harvesting silage. Teagasc Grass10 advisor, Joseph Dunphy, is on this week’s episode […]
24 May 2023
Watch: 100% AI and a 10-week breeding season delivering for Newford
Watch: 100% AI and a 10-week breeding season delivering for Newford Some may be fazed by the thoughts of using 100% artificial insemination (AI) on a fragmented suckler farm. However, this was certainly not the case and in fact the direct opposite for Newford based on the breeding performance of the herd. […]
23 May 2023
An overview of Newford and the financial performance being achieved
An overview of Newford and the financial performance being achieved Newford welcomed visitors today, where the changes that have occurred since the farm was established were discussed at detail. Padraig French and Paul Crosson, Teagasc, along with Matthew Murphy, Dawn Meats, provided an overview and discussed the levels of profitability being achieved. […]
23 May 2023
Watch: Optimising animal performance to achieve a younger age of slaughter at Newford
Watch: Optimising animal performance to achieve a younger age of slaughter at Newford Attendees at today’s open day at Newford heard how a focus on grassland management, genetics and optimising animal performance is resulting in a reduction in slaughter age. Irish agriculture is obliged to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25% […]
23 May 2023
Earlier finishing reduces GHG Emissions in Newford beef herd
Earlier finishing reduces GHG Emissions in Newford beef herd Farmers attending a successful Newford Suckler beef demonstration farm open day in Athenry today, Tuesday, 23 May learned of the changes and lessons learned since the project was initially set up in 2015. The suckler calf-to-beef demonstration farm has highlighted many positive features […]
23 May 2023
Proinnsias Creedon Future Beef Farm Update
Proinnsias Creedon Future Beef Farm Update Proinnsias farms with his wife Máire and sons Ciarán, Aodhán and Diarmuid. The farm is located in Barrathanaknock, Clondrohid, Macroom, Co. Cork. Here Aisling Molloy, Future Beef Programme Advisor, gives us an update on his farm. Grassland The biggest weed burden on the farm is from […]
22 May 2023