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Listen: Beef market outlook for 2025
0 Listen: Beef market outlook for 2025 Market Intelligence Specialist, Phelim O’Neill with the Irish Farmers Journal is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to reflect on 2024 and discuss the market outlook for 2025. Looking back on 2024, Phelim discusses the increase in price seen in all cattle categories. Even with this […]
1 January 2025
Part three: A look back at Future Beef walks, webinars and open days
0 Part three: A look back at Future Beef walks, webinars and open days In part three of the series, Beef Specialist at Teagasc, Catherine Egan reminds us of some of the key Future Beef Programme highlights from 2024. The Future Beef team hosted a series of farm walks and webinars throughout the […]
1 January 2025
Exploring Farm Diversification: Renewable Energy
0 Exploring Farm Diversification: Renewable Energy Barry Caslin, Energy & Rural Development Specialist, discusses the potential for Irish farms to diversify into renewable energy production as a profitable and sustainable business venture. Renewable energy can be a viable and profitable business option for Irish farms. Farms in Ireland are increasingly diversifying into renewable energy […]
1 January 2025
Housing ewes – practical aspects to consider
Housing ewes – practical aspects to consider Largely dependent on grass supply, ewe condition, lambing date and ground and weather conditions, many sheep farmers will be preparing to house their ewe flock in the not too distant future. In order to ensure that the housed period is a success and to prevent […]
31 December 2024
Staying resilient on the farm through stressful times of the year
Staying resilient on the farm through stressful times of the year Beef farming in Ireland brings unique and often seasonal stressors that impact both physical and mental health, making resilience an essential skill. Shane Pearson, Design Your Life Coaching, spoke about ways to manage these challenges at the National Beef Conference. Shane […]
31 December 2024
The dairy year in review
The dairy year in review Laurence Shalloo, Emer Kennedy and Joe Patton examine 2024 on dairy farms, focusing on production, breeding, nutrient use and costs and margins. This year was challenging for dairy farmers. Poor spring and early summer weather affected grass growth, silage conservation and grazing conditions. Low milk prices and […]
30 December 2024
Water Quality is an issue too important to ignore
Water Quality is an issue too important to ignore Sinéad Devaney, ASSAP Advisor, highlights the crucial role of farming in meeting Ireland’s water quality goals under the Water Framework Directive. “All sectors of Irish agriculture will have to implement practice changes to achieve the desired improvements in Ireland’s water quality status,” said […]
30 December 2024
Part one: A beef recap of 2024
Part one: A beef recap of 2024 Throughout the year, Teagasc hosted a number of beef events, compiled publications and issued various technical updates. In the first of a three part series, Teagasc Beef Specialist, Catherine Egan takes a look back at some of the main highlights. BEEF2024 – Securing your Future […]
30 December 2024
Trends in TB, reducing risk for dairy herds
Trends in TB, reducing risk for dairy herds At the National Dairy Conference 2024, Damien Barrett, Niamh Field, and Derek O’Donoghue, presented the latest trends in bovine TB and practical strategies to reduce the risk for dairy herds, ensuring healthier livestock and a stronger industry. National trend data on herd bovine TB […]
29 December 2024
Listen: Feeding the ewe in mid-pregnancy
Listen: Feeding the ewe in mid-pregnancy Dr. Tim Keady is on the latest episode of OviCast podcast to discuss feeding the ewe during mid-pregnancy and its impact on productivity. Tim outlines the energy requirements of the ewe during this phase, we discuss the impact of grass supply and feed value in outdoor […]
29 December 2024