Beef
Concentrate supplementation for finishing cattle this winter
0 Concentrate supplementation for finishing cattle this winter While the cost of gaining weight indoors on a forage and concentrate diet is much higher than at grass, if correct levels of thrive are achieved on finishing stock they should come close to covering their costs in most years. Alan Dillon, DairyBeef 500 Campaign […]
6 December 2022
How do Spanish beef farms compare to Ireland?
0 How do Spanish beef farms compare to Ireland? In early November 14 Dairy Beef 500 farmers went on a study trip to visit a number of farms in the Catalonia region of Spain, in the north east of Spain. On the trip they visited a number of farms, with the two main […]
3 December 2022
Kay O’Sullivan Future Beef farmer update November – December
0 Kay O’Sullivan Future Beef farmer update November – December Kay is organically farming over 35 Ha near Mourneabbey Co Cork. Along with suckler cows she also has 75 ewes and 11Ha of Forestry. The main updates from Kay include Animal Nutrition her silage sample results are back, Performance of 2021 born cattle […]
2 December 2022
How do Spanish beef farms compare to Irish beef farms?
How do Spanish beef farms compare to Irish beef farms? DairyBeef 500 advisor, Sean Cummins, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast with interesting insights into the recent DairyBeef 500 farmer study trip to Spain. Over the course of the trip they visited a number of farms in the Catalonia region in […]
30 November 2022
Biodiversity continues to be encouraged on Newford Farm
Biodiversity continues to be encouraged on Newford Farm Newford Farm is working to enhance the level of biodiversity on the farm. The farm has been selected as a demonstration farm as part of the Teagasc Signpost Programme. This will see a suite of measures introduced over the lifetime of the programme that […]
29 November 2022
Newford Farm Notes 28th November 2022
Newford Farm Notes 28th November 2022 All of the 2021-born beef heifers (40) have now been sold off Newford Farm at an average age of just under 18 months, or 544 days of age. A total of 32 of the 40 heifers were drafted off grass with no concentrate supplementation provided since […]
28 November 2022
Winter weighing – an essential in calf to beef production
Winter weighing – an essential in calf to beef production Achieving daily live weight gain targets throughout an animal’s life on calf to beef farms is one of the key metrics used to measure the success of animal nutrition, grassland management, husbandry and health programmes. As part of the DairyBeef 500 Campaign, […]
28 November 2022
Fact vs fiction: the ‘myths’ of calving at 24 months
Fact vs fiction: the ‘myths’ of calving at 24 months Contrary to popular belief, calving beef heifers at 24 months of age has no negative implications on subsequent lifetime performance when compared to calving heifers at 36 months. The age beef heifers calve for the first time is a cause of contention […]
28 November 2022
Ken Gill, Future Beef Farmer, November/December Update
Ken Gill, Future Beef Farmer, November/December Update A full symbol organic producer, Ken operates a suckler to beef system with 70 Autumn calving suckler cows. All progeny are brought to beef with the aim to slaughter at 24 months. 100% A.I. is used to avail of the best genetics available. Breeding Ken’s […]
27 November 2022
Charlie Smyth, DairyBeef 500 Farmer, Farm Update November 2022
Charlie Smyth, DairyBeef 500 Farmer, Farm Update November 2022 Charlie is a relatively new entrant to calf-to-beef production. He is farming 50ha just outside Virginia, Co. Cavan – on a mixture of owned and leased ground. In this article Charlie gives us an update on his farm. We have operated a calf […]
26 November 2022