Beef
DAFM urges vigilance on Bluetongue
DAFM urges vigilance on Bluetongue Following confirmation of Bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) in a sheep in South Norfolk, England on August 26 2024, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has urged Irish livestock keepers to be vigilant of the virus. Although Ireland is currently Bluetongue virus free, DAFM […]
28 August 2024
Making the winter gains
Making the winter gains Aidan Maguire, DairyBeef 500 farmer from Navan, Co. Meath, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss management on his farm and his upcoming National Beef open day taking place on September 5 at 6pm. Listen in below: Aidan, alongside his son Luke, runs a dairy calf […]
28 August 2024
Perfecting a dairy-beef system
Perfecting a dairy-beef system Focusing on key areas such as grassland management, animal performance and health, Aidan Maguire has implemented steps to perfect his dairy-beef system in Navan, Co. Meath. DairyBeef 500 Advisor to the farm, Fergal Maguire shares details of these changes and previews an upcoming event on the farm. Farming […]
28 August 2024
How is your Suckler Herd Performing?
How is your Suckler Herd Performing? Austin Callaghan discusses optimizing suckler cow herd performance to maximize profitability while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. On the 26th of June Teagasc held their Bi-Annual Open Day in Teagasc Grange, their lead beef research unit. On the day there was a good farmer attendance where a large […]
27 August 2024
Earlier finishing the goal on DairyBeef 500 farms
Earlier finishing the goal on DairyBeef 500 farms One of the DairyBeef 500 Programme’s objectives is to reduce age of finish without compromising on carcass weight and quality, Tommy Cox, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, tells us more while also detailing the performance of steers, heifers and bulls on programme farms over 2023. Agriculture […]
25 August 2024
Concrete slats versus rubber-covered slats
Concrete slats versus rubber-covered slats Researchers in Teagasc Grange have assessed the effect of concrete slats versus rubber-covered slats on the performance and welfare of finishing and weanling cattle. Results of these studies were presented in a paper published by Bernadette Earley, Mark McGee, Edward O’Riordan, Alan Kelly and Cathy McGettigan as […]
24 August 2024
Listen: Billy Gilmore’s farming system
Listen: Billy Gilmore’s farming system Billy Gilmore, Grass10 Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year Drystock Category Winner, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss his farming system and grassland management on his farm. Billy, along with his wife Anne, operates a contract heifer rearing system, rearing over 200 heifers a […]
21 August 2024
Making the most of weight recording in SCEP
Making the most of weight recording in SCEP Aidan Murray, Beef Specialist at Teagasc, looks at the weighing actions farmers enrolled in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) must take and, once completed, how to make the most of the valuable information generated. In SCEP, participants must weigh at least 80% of […]
21 August 2024
Use the Beef Welfare Scheme to limit stress at weaning
Use the Beef Welfare Scheme to limit stress at weaning Over the next few weeks, suckler farmers will be turning their attention towards the preparation of calves for weaning. Enda Maloney, Drystock Advisor in Teagasc Westport, tells us how the recently launched 2024 Beef Welfare Scheme can ease the stress on weanlings […]
19 August 2024
Finishing underway at Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm
Finishing underway at Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm With an ambition of producing in-spec steer and heifer beef originating from the dairy herd under a grass-based system, finishing of 2023-born animals has commenced on the Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm. In a recent farm update, Technician to the […]
18 August 2024