Beef
Scottish farmer Graham Lofthouse on his mixed farming system
Scottish farmer Graham Lofthouse on his mixed farming system Scottish beef and sheep farmer, Graham Lofthouse of Bankhouse Farm is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss his mixed farming system. The farm is located 30km south of Edinburgh and is 200-300m above sea level. The average rainfall is around 1,000mm. […]
18 September 2024
Finishing Holstein Friesian dairy-beef steers
Finishing Holstein Friesian dairy-beef steers Decision time is fast approaching for dairy-beef farmers to select the most appropriate finishing strategy for the Holstein Friesian steers on their farms. Below, the DairyBeef 500 team and researchers in Teagasc Grange look at the most efficient strategies for finishing Holstein Friesian steers, providing information on […]
15 September 2024
Beef Welfare Scheme 2024: Key details and how to apply
Beef Welfare Scheme 2024: Key details and how to apply With the closing date for the Beef Welfare Scheme 2024 fast approaching, Manager of the Teagasc Future Beef Programme, Martina Harrington takes a comprehensive look at the scheme, what’s required, and how to apply. The Beef Welfare Scheme 2024 is designed to […]
13 September 2024
Options to deal with fodder deficits
Options to deal with fodder deficits Have you completed a winter fodder budget? With the winter housing period fast approaching, the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 team has some key advice on dealing with fodder deficits if there’s the potential for one to arise on your farm. Following a wet spring and prolonged winter […]
11 September 2024
Future Beef farmer, Aonghusa Fahy on his farm system and management at weaning
Future Beef farmer, Aonghusa Fahy on his farm system and management at weaning Galway Future Beef farmer, Aonghusa Fahy features on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to give an update on his farm system and management at weaning. Even though the weather has been challenging, the weanlings have still performed well, Aonghusa […]
11 September 2024
The key drivers of weight gain on Aidan Maguire’s farm
The key drivers of weight gain on Aidan Maguire’s farm Looking back at the recent DairyBeef 500 farm walk held on the farm on Aidan Maguire, Advisor on the DairyBeef 500 Campaign, Gordon Peppard tells us how cattle weight gain is maximised on the farm in Navan, Co. Meath. On September 5, […]
11 September 2024
Schedule of SCEP in-person training events released
Schedule of SCEP in-person training events released The schedule for in-person training events for participants in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) have been announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, T.D. These training events, scheduled for five locations across the country, were created for farmers unable […]
11 September 2024
Autumn finishing – to feed at grass or not?
Autumn finishing – to feed at grass or not? Martina Harrington, Manager of the Future Beef Programme, looks at the key variables farmers have to consider when opting to feed cattle at grass this autumn in order to have animals finished prior to housing. A difficult year, leading to mixed cattle performance, […]
10 September 2024
2024 Beef Welfare Scheme application deadline approaches
2024 Beef Welfare Scheme application deadline approaches Farmers wishing to apply to the 2024 Beef Welfare Scheme, a programme which incentivises meal feeding pre and post weaning and the vaccination of suckler calves, have just two weeks left to submit their applications. All suckler farmers who have eligible calves born on their […]
10 September 2024
Farmers’ and vets’ opinions sought on animal health disease and biosecurity for European study
Farmers’ and vets’ opinions sought on animal health disease and biosecurity for European study Farmers and veterinarians in Ireland are being asked to add their voices to a cross-European exercise to find out what animal diseases are of most concern to the agricultural community. The BioSecure project, funded by the European Commission, […]
10 September 2024