Beef
Focus turns to sourcing on Dairybeef 500 farms
Focus turns to sourcing on Dairybeef 500 farms With Christmas having come and gone and with the New Year upon the start of the spring calf rearing cycle is just around the Dairybeef 500 participants. Buying the right calf at an appropriate price, optimising nutrition and health, along with limiting disease pressure, […]
11 January 2023
How to incorporate red clover into your beef system
How to incorporate red clover into your beef system Roscommon DairyBeef 500 farmer Martin Connolly is on this week’s episode of the Beef Edge podcast to discuss how he incorporated red clover last year into his beef system, the pros, cons, tips and advice he has for anyone considering red clover this […]
11 January 2023
Calving heifers at 24 months of age – a farmers experience
0 Calving heifers at 24 months of age – a farmers experience Shane Keaveney, FutureBeef Farmer, Co. Roscommon, and Gabriel Trayers, Teagasc Future Beef Programme Adviser, spoke about their experience with calving heifers at 24 months of age at the National Beef Conference 2022. Farm profile Shane farms full-time, with help from his […]
6 January 2023
Has red clover a role in your beef production system?
0 Has red clover a role in your beef production system? Dr Nicky Byrne, Beef Researcher, Teagasc Grange, spoke about red clover and its role in beef production systems at the National Beef Conference 2022. Forage legumes, such as red clover (RC), can contribute substantially to organic, low- input and conventional animal production […]
5 January 2023
‘Key enablers to improving profitability on beef farms’ – the speaker presentations from the National Beef Conference
0 ‘Key enablers to improving profitability on beef farms’ – the speaker presentations from the National Beef Conference On this week’s episode of the Beef Edge podcast we are going to hear the four presentations that were given at the Teagasc National Beef Conference panel discussion in December 2022 which was entitled, ‘Key […]
4 January 2023
Reducing the age at first calving for suckler heifers – a key profit driver for beef farms
0 Reducing the age at first calving for suckler heifers – a key profit driver for beef farms Dr Colin Byrne, Beef Researcher, Teagasc Grange, spoke about reducing the age at first calving for suckler heifers and its impact on profit at the National Beef Conference 2022. Nationally, only 24% of beef heifers […]
4 January 2023
Drystock advisor Christy Watson on the changes & challenges over the four decades of his career
0 Drystock advisor Christy Watson on the changes & challenges over the four decades of his career In the final episode of the Beef Edge podcast for 2022, Catherine Egan is joined by Teagasc Drystock advisor Christy Watson, who is based in Naas, Co. Kildare. As Christy retires this year, he gives his […]
4 January 2023
Abattoir lesions in cattle are associated with an increased age at slaughter
0 Abattoir lesions in cattle are associated with an increased age at slaughter Dr Natascha Meunier, Programme Manager Beef HealthCheck, Animal Health Ireland spoke about how abattoir lesions in cattle are associated with an increased age at slaughter at the National Beef Conference 2022. Disease in farm animals has a significant economic impact […]
3 January 2023
Assessing the potential to improve key profit drivers on beef farms
0 Assessing the potential to improve key profit drivers on beef farms Dr Paul Crosson, Beef Enterprise Leader, Teagasc Grange, spoke about assessing the potential to improve key profit drivers on beef farms at the National Beef Conference 2022. Beef cattle in Ireland are predominantly from spring-calving suckler beef and dairy herds where […]
2 January 2023
Sustainable and Profitable Beef – The Key Drivers
Sustainable and Profitable Beef – The Key Drivers The Teagasc National Beef Conference 2022 took place at the shearwater hotel Ballinasloe amidst freezing conditions experienced earlier in mid-December 2022. “Profitable Pathways to Sustainable Beef Farming” was the theme of the conference set against the increasing challenges posed by increasing input prices and […]
30 December 2022