Beef
Stock bull fertility: 10 key considerations
Stock bull fertility: 10 key considerations With four out of every five calves born on beef farms sired by a stock bull, bull fertility is very important, writes Catherine Egan, Teagasc Beef Specialist. The stock bull on your farm is key to maintaining a compact calving period, maximising the genetic potential and […]
27 April 2024
Tips for buying a stock bull
Tips for buying a stock bull The purchasing of a stock bull is a task that requires careful thought. Patricia Lynch, Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Ballinrobe, shares some key things to bear in mind. The purchasing of a stock bull is one that requires some serious thought and consideration. A bull has the […]
27 April 2024
3 important things to consider as turnout and breeding meet
3 important things to consider as turnout and breeding meet After a long winter, turnout and the start of breeding have coincided on many suckler farms. Teagasc Beef Specialist, Catherine Egan has some key advice for suckler farmers to maximise the success of the breeding season. Good cow fertility is a key […]
26 April 2024
Should I bulk up silage in the first cut?
Should I bulk up silage in the first cut? After a long winter that exhausted silage stocks on many farms, the temptation is to ‘bulk up’ the first cut of silage. However, this may prove to be a false economy. Teagasc research shows that you are better to take two cuts, starting […]
26 April 2024
Breeding season commences at Newford
Breeding season commences at Newford With calving completed, Michael Fagan outlines the breeding programme for the Newford herd, highlighting the sires that will be used over the coming weeks. After starting on January 29, calving came to a conclusion at Newford on April 15. Like all parts of the country during the […]
25 April 2024
Getting turnout right with dairy-beef calves
Getting turnout right with dairy-beef calves Fergal Maguire, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, flags the importance of ensuring the successful transition of dairy-beef calves to grass, noting why it’s critical for performance until housing. In the next month, calf to beef producers will start letting calves out to grass. In most cases, if the […]
24 April 2024
Dispelling some of the myths around TB
Dispelling some of the myths around TB David Quinn, Superintending Veterinary Inspector at the Department Of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is on this week’s joint episode of the Dairy Edge and the Beef Edge with hosts James Dunne and Catherine Egan to dispel some of the myths around TB (Bovine Tuberculosis). […]
24 April 2024
Replacing used P and K
Replacing used P and K A recent Teagasc Beef Newsletter article addresses the decline in soil phosphorous and potassium levels due to reduced fertiliser application, its impact on nitrogen efficiency and farm emissions, and provides recommendations to mitigate these effects. Fertiliser sales of phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) have fallen considerably over […]
24 April 2024
Growing Organics: Navigating a difficult spring in Kerry
Growing Organics: Navigating a difficult spring in Kerry Thomas Kavanagh, a participant in the Growing Organics Monitor Farm Programme, operates a suckler to weanling system outside Dingle, Co. Kerry. Like so many farms across the country, a wet spring has brought challenges in terms of grazing and readying silage crops. Farming 36ha […]
22 April 2024
Beef farm actions for the coming weeks
Beef farm actions for the coming weeks On the back of the current weather challenges, this week’s Beef Edge podcast features Gabriel Trayers, Future Beef Programme Advisor, and Alan Dillion, Manager of the DairyBeef 500 Campaign, who provide an update from around the country and offer tips and advice for beef farms […]
17 April 2024