Beef
Watch: Monitoring body condition score at Teagasc Grange
Suckler farmers should aim to body condition score (BCS) their cows at least three times per year, housing, pre-calving and breeding, writes Colin Byrne, Research Officer at Teagasc Grange.
17 December 2023
The trends for beef prices in 2024
Rupert Claxton, Livestock Director from GIRA Consultancy, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast with his presentation from the Teagasc National Beef Conference.
16 December 2023
The Irish Pollinator Monitoring Scheme
Seven farmers participating in the Teagasc Future Beef Programme are participating in the Irish Pollinator Monitoring Scheme. Aisling Molloy, Future Beef Advisor, informs us of the programme and highlights what is being recorded.
13 December 2023
Future Beef Farmer Ed Curtin demonstrates his housing and handling facilities
Ed Curtin farms in partnership with his mother Breda in Rowels, Meelin near Newmarket, Co. Cork. He runs a suckling to weanling system consisting of 24 autumn-calving suckler cows.
10 December 2023
Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef November Update
Chloe Millar, Teagasc, gives an update on the Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef herd, covering grassland, weanling and finishing cattle performance.
10 December 2023
What’s been happening at Ballyvadin
Chloe Millar, Teagasc, gives an update on the Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef herd, covering grassland, weanling and finishing cattle performance.
10 December 2023
Learnings from France: How farmers can be paid for reducing their carbon footprint
Anaïs L’Hote from the French Livestock Institute is on this week’s bonus edition of the Beef Edge podcast with her presentation from the Teagasc National Beef Conference.
09 December 2023
Newford Farm update: Lifetime concentrate halved for finishing heifers
Stephen Frend, Farm Manager of the Newford herd, tells us what’s happened on the Newford Farm over the month of November and how 2022-born heifers have performed when finished.
08 December 2023
Agriculture must work to meet skills and labour shortages
Agriculture is one of seven Irish sectors facing skills and labour shortages, Teagasc researcher Marion Beecher told the Teagasc National Dairy Conference, while highlighting the need for the sector to 'work harder' to ensure the correct steps are taken to make farms a more attractive workplace.
07 December 2023
Don’t forget to record SCEP Survey Data
With all the change and confusion over the EuroStar Indices in recent weeks and the focus on meeting the 50% female replacement requirement in SCEP, Aidan Murray, Teagasc Beef Specialist, reminds farmers not to overlook the need to complete the survey data on the calves and suckler cows.
06 December 2023
Steps to assess your feed options this winter
Aisling Molloy, Teagasc Future Beef Programme Advisor, details how farmers enrolled in the programme are managing fodder supplies and outlines a number of simple steps to assess your feed options this winter.
03 December 2023
IBR: impacts and control
As a bonus Beef Edge episode, Dr. Maria Guelbenzu from Animal Health Ireland (AHI) who presented at the Teagasc National Beef Conference, discusses the prevalence of Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR), and why Ireland needs to move towards a national eradication programme.
02 December 2023
Teagasc National Farm Survey 2022 - Single Suckling Enterprise
The 2022 Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) recorded data on 795 farms, 201 of which were single suckling farms.
02 December 2023
Dairy-beef weighing scheme payments to commence next week
Payments under the National Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme, which offers herd owners grant aid to weigh up to 50 calves at a payment rate of €20 per head, will commence on December 4, the Minister for Agriculture, Charlie McConalogue told a full house at the Teagasc National Dairy Conference.
01 December 2023
Newford herd finds new home in Roscommon
The Newford suckler demonstration farm was established by Teagasc and Dawn Meats in 2015 on 65ha of land in Athenry, Co. Galway, with support from McDonald’s.
30 November 2023
Time to winter dose on dairy-beef farms
With dairy-beef animals now indoors well over a month on many farms, Tommy Cox, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, writes that now is good time for farmers to start thinking about their parasite control programmes.
29 November 2023
Dairy-beef heifer systems at Johnstown Castle
This week’s Beef Edge podcast features Ellen Fitzpatrick from Teagasc Johnstown Castle, who gave an interesting presentation at the Teagasc National Beef Conference.
29 November 2023
Irish beef in a global market
2023 has been a remarkable year for the global beef industry, Rupert Claxton, Meat and Livestock Director of Gira, told delegates at the Teagasc National Beef Conference.
26 November 2023
Teagasc National Farm Survey 2022 - Cattle Finishing Enterprise
The 2022 Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) recorded data on 795 farms. The performance of the cattle finishing enterprise in 2022 is summarised here and is based on data for 98 farms.
25 November 2023
CBV differences follow through to finish for Carlow DairyBeef 500 participant
Carlow DairyBeef 500 farmer Shane Cranny is using the Commercial Beef Value (CBV) tool to predict animal performance, Gordon Peppard, DairyBeef 500 Advisor to the farm, tells us how.
25 November 2023
Have you enough fodder for this winter? If in doubt act now
Alan Dillion, Co-ordinator of the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Campaign, highlights the importance of early planning when it comes to managing fodder stocks this winter.
23 November 2023
What will the changes to the breeding indexes achieve?
Changes to the Terminal and Replacement Indexes - breeding tools suckler farmers have learned to use since the introduction of the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) in 2015 - will become apparent on November 28th.
22 November 2023
Controlling IBR - the first step is knowing your herd’s status
IBR is a highly infectious virus that not only has implications on animal performance, but its presence within Irish herds may cause disruptions when accessing key live export markets with Irish cattle in the future.
22 November 2023
The scheme payment dates that you need to know
It is expected that more than €1.8 billion in payments will be issued to farmers before the end of the year. Keith Fahy, Teagasc Advisor based in Athenry, Co. Galway, is on this week’s Beef Edge Podcast to outline some of the payment dates later this year.
22 November 2023
A guide on winter dosing products
With numerous products, brands and classes of anthelmintic available, Catherine Egan, Teagasc Beef Specialist, touches on the importance of winter dosing, while highlighting a useful guide from Animal Health Ireland for use when selecting the correct dosing products to use on your farm.
19 November 2023
Happening at Ballyvadin
Chloe Millar, Teagasc Officer, and Jack Spillane, Farm Manager, update us on the happenings on the Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm in Ballyvadin, this includes an update on animal performance.
19 November 2023
Focusing on animal health and performance on Co. Waterford Future Beef Farm
Eamon and his son Donnchadh farm in Carrigeen, Glendine, Youghal, Co. Waterford. In this update, they focus on animal health, breeding, nutrition and performance.
18 November 2023
Explainer: Changes to the Terminal and Replacement Indexes - why are they required?
From November 28, suckler farmers may notice a re-ranking of their animals on the Terminal and Replacement Indexes.
16 November 2023
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.
15 November 2023
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.
15 November 2023