Beef
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
Monthly Grass10 Update including grassland management tips for September
0 Monthly Grass10 Update including grassland management tips for September It was a very challenging August this year and for the monthly Grass10 update, Niamh Doyle discusses how farmers have fed silage out over the past few weeks. Calves have been creep grazed in front of cows to break the bond and concentrates […]
7 September 2024
Sustainable practices on Kay O’Sullivan’s beef farm in Co. Cork
0 Sustainable practices on Kay O’Sullivan’s beef farm in Co. Cork Kay O’Sullivan’s beef farm is making strides in pollinator support, maintaining animal health, and managing nutrition to ensure a successful transition into the winter months. Biodiversity Kay is farming 52ha of grassland in Mourneabbey, Mallow, Co. Cork. She operates an organic suckler […]
7 September 2024
Building covers, breeding and weaning at Kildalton
0 Building covers, breeding and weaning at Kildalton Noeleen Brereton, Beef Technician at Kildalton, provides an update on the college’s herd, focusing on building covers for the autumn, animal performance and weaning, and the sires used over the course of the breeding season. Grassland management Work is ongoing to build covers on the […]
5 September 2024
Listen: Future Beef Farmer, Shane Keaveney on his suckler to beef system
0 Listen: Future Beef Farmer, Shane Keaveney on his suckler to beef system Roscommon Future Beef farmer, Shane Keaveney features on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss the management of his suckler to beef system and the upcoming National Beef walk taking place on his farm on Wednesday, September 11 at 6pm. […]
4 September 2024
Shane Keaveney’s bull finishing system
0 Shane Keaveney’s bull finishing system Beef Specialist at Teagasc, Catherine Egan takes a closer look at Shane Keaveney’s bull finishing system, the host of an upcoming Future Beef Programme Farm Walk on Wednesday, September 11 at 6pm. “Back in 2018, my focus was to increase cow numbers and to breed a functional, […]
4 September 2024
Preparing for weaning: Follow the rule of thirds
0 Preparing for weaning: Follow the rule of thirds Limiting the stress experienced during the weaning process is critical to ensure suckler calves remain healthy in the post weaning period. Although much of the stress reducing actions – such as concentrate supplementation, creep grazing and ensuring herd health protocols etc. are up to […]
1 September 2024
Preparing for weaning: Timelines for dosing, castration and vaccinations
Preparing for weaning: Timelines for dosing, castration and vaccinations Suckler farmers have been reminded of the key timelines for dosing, castration and vaccinations to ensure health is protected when weaning their spring-born suckler calves. John Donlon, researcher and vet at Teagasc Grange, joined Catherine Egan on a recent episode of the Beef […]
31 August 2024
Preparing for weaning: The ‘why’ of concentrate feeding
Preparing for weaning: The ‘why’ of concentrate feeding Through participation in the 2024 Beef Welfare Scheme, suckler farmers are being supported to feed calves concentrates pre and post weaning, but what benefits does it bring? Joining Catherine Egan, Teagasc Beef Specialist, on a recent episode of the Beef Edge podcast was John […]
30 August 2024
Preparing for weaning: Don’t be tempted to delay
Preparing for weaning: Don’t be tempted to delay Poorer liveweight gains on suckler beef farms, owing to a challenging spring and a summer of below average grass growth rates, has resulted in some beef farmers being tempted to delay weaning in order to make up lost ground. From an animal health perspective, […]
29 August 2024