Beef
Why early budgeting is key when managing fodder supplies
Why early budgeting is key when managing fodder supplies 2023 has been an annus horribilis for many beef farmers when it comes to grazing and silage. Martina Harrington, Manager of the Teagasc Future Beef Programme, tells us more on the importance of fodder budgeting after a challenging year. This year started well […]
15 November 2023
DairyBeef 500 update and winter management on your farm
DairyBeef 500 update and winter management on your farm Alan Dillon, DairyBeef 500 Manager, and Fergal Maguire, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, are on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to give an update on the campaign. They also discuss winter management on farms. Alan describes how the difficult weather conditions have decreased performance this […]
15 November 2023
Chasing cost reductions through breeding – the role of the updated Replacement Index
Chasing cost reductions through breeding – the role of the updated Replacement Index An updated Replacement Index will be published on November 28. Within the improved breeding tool, there is a strong focus placed on reducing the costs associated with the keeping of suckler cows and the carbon emissions from both the […]
15 November 2023
Vigilance required as liver fluke prevalent across many areas
Vigilance required as liver fluke prevalent across many areas Livestock owners have been urged to be vigilant for liver fluke infestations of cattle and sheep following the publication of this year’s Liver Fluke Forecast by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Each year, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the […]
14 November 2023
Date change for ICBF Terminal and Replacement Index publication
Date change for ICBF Terminal and Replacement Index publication Changes to both the Terminal and Replacement Index, which were set to be published next Tuesday, November 21st, have now been rescheduled to go live on Tuesday, November 28th. In a statement, the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) said that it will engage […]
14 November 2023
Outlining the changes to the breeding indexes
Outlining the changes to the breeding indexes Teagasc and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) held an online webinar to explain the upcoming improvements that are being made to both the Terminal and the Replacement beef indexes. This webinar contains useful information for all commercial suckler farmers and beef breeders who have […]
14 November 2023
The Terminal and the Replacement Beef Index changes explained
The Terminal and the Replacement Beef Index changes explained To explain the upcoming improvements that are being made to both the Terminal and the Replacement beef indexes, Teagasc Beef Enterprise Leader Paul Crosson, in Teagasc Grange, and Dr Margaret Kelleher from ICBF, are on this week’s episode of the Beef Edge. They […]
10 November 2023
Teagasc Dairy Calf to Beef Course
Teagasc Dairy Calf to Beef Course A new advanced dairy calf to beef course will commence in December. The course is designed for new and existing dairy calf to beef farmers who wish to upskill and learn what it takes to run an economically and environmentally sustainable dairy calf to beef system. […]
10 November 2023
Changing calving period with Cathal Irwin, beef farmer, Co. Mayo
0 Changing calving period with Cathal Irwin, beef farmer, Co. Mayo Cathal Irwin farms at Mountgordon, Westport Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. He is farming 27.7ha, which is fragmented. There are heavy clay/peaty type soils on the farm, which are typical of the area. Cathal has recently changed his calving period from October-December to […]
9 November 2023
Changes in multi-species swards
0 Changes in multi-species swards Sarah Burke, Mark McGee, Paul Crosson and Edward O’Riordan examined multi-species swards: annual changes in botanical composition under rotational grazing at Teagasc Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Grange, Co. Meath. Perennial ryegrass (PRG) is the most commonly sown species in Ireland due to its ability to […]
9 November 2023