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What to look for in your replacement heifers
What to look for in your replacement heifers Calving heifers at 24 months of age brings many benefits, but a key to making it a reality on farm is selecting the most appropriate heifer early. Nationally just 23% of suckler replacements calve between 22 and 26 months. This is despite the numerous […]
25 September 2024
Underweight store cattle – what are my options?
Underweight store cattle – what are my options? Manager of the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Campaign, Alan Dillon shares strategies farmers can follow to tackle the problem of underweight store cattle – an issue arising on some farms after a prolonged winter 2023/2024 and a poor summer of grass growth. The wet weather […]
25 September 2024
The Teagasc Beef Budgets 2024/2025 with Aidan Murray
The Teagasc Beef Budgets 2024/2025 with Aidan Murray Following the launch of the Beef Budgets for 2024 at the National Ploughing Championships, Teagasc Beef specialist, Aidan Murray, has an update with all the details. Aidan compares the national kill figures to 2023 and discusses how have the prices changed in comparison to […]
25 September 2024
Meet the Beef Finalists of the Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024
Meet the Beef Finalists of the Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024 The Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards recognize beef farmers leading the way in sustainable practices. These awards highlight efforts to minimize the environmental footprint, while producing premium beef and ensuring farms remain profitable and environmentally responsible. This year’s winners will be crowned […]
25 September 2024
Meet the Dairy Finalists of the Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024
Meet the Dairy Finalists of the Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024 The Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards celebrate dairy farmers strides towards sustainable farming. These awards recognize the efforts made to reduce environmental impact while maintaining the production of high-quality, nutritious dairy, ensuring both sustainability and profitability. These awards aim to promote environmentally […]
24 September 2024
Weighing up store lamb options
Weighing up store lamb options Damian Costello and Dr Frank Campion write on the options available to farmers finishing store lambs this autumn, focusing on the important aspects of budgeting and feeding. With 2024 being a challenging year for lamb performance, many farms that run a breeding ewe flock are assessing their […]
24 September 2024
10 key considerations of farm succession planning
10 key considerations of farm succession planning Transferring farm ownership and management from one generation to the next is rarely easy, writes James McDonnell, Financial Management Specialist at Teagasc, who offers key advice on succession planning. For most farm families succession is not a single event but a journey, with many staging […]
24 September 2024
Successful AgroChallenge for Teagasc students
Successful AgroChallenge for Teagasc students For the second year in a row, a team of students representing Teagasc have returned home following success in the Europea AgroChallenge. Students Charles Byrne and Avagh Carroll-Small, both attending Teagasc Ballyhaise Agricultural College, along with James Coleman and Megan McCarthy, students in Mountbellew Agricultural College, represented […]
24 September 2024
Peak risk period for lameness on dairy farms
Peak risk period for lameness on dairy farms As autumn marks the peak risk period for lameness on dairy farms, Tom Murphy, B&T Dairy Advisor at Teagasc Galway/Clare, looks at the costs and possible avenues to alleviate this pressure. One of the hidden costs when it comes to milking cows is lameness, […]
23 September 2024
Clover grazing leaves higher profits from dairy-beef heifer systems
Clover grazing leaves higher profits from dairy-beef heifer systems Research results from Teagasc Johnstown Castle have pointed to the benefits of grazing dairy-beef heifers on swards containing clover and multispecies swards. Despite the lower carcass weight of heifers compared to steers, grass-based, dairy-beef heifer systems have the potential for very high carcass […]
23 September 2024