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Efficiency that pays: Grass, breeding and better results with John Barry
With the Teagasc National Beef Conference taking place on Tuesday, November 18, at the Raheen Woods Hotel in Athenry, Co. Galway, Future Beef farmer John Barry from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary is on this week’s Beef edge podcast to explain his suckling-to-weanling system and how he balances shape and quality to meet both home and export market demands.
12 November 2025
Calf-to-beef: Maximising performance over the first winter
The first winter housing period is a key stage in any dairy calf-to-beef system, writes DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Gordon Peppard, as how young cattle are managed over the coming months will have a considerable influence on growth rates, finishing age and the overall profitability.
12 November 2025
Promoting safer cattle handling practices among farmers
Farmers have benefitted from a training course, coordinated by Teagasc, delivered by Miriam Parker, Livestockwise UK, and supported by Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Farm Safety, Michael Healy-Rae, T.D., that will allow for the safer handling of cattle on Irish farms.
12 November 2025
Carbon farming and practical tools
Leading researchers, policymakers, industry personnel and farmers gathered in Co. Offaly today, November 11, to discuss practical and emerging solutions to enable farming for a better climate.
11 November 2025
Management tips as the breeding season enters the final phase
Teagasc Advisor, Tom Coll is on this episode of the OviCast podcast with some practical management tips as the breeding season draws to a close.
11 November 2025
Bird flu and biosecurity advice with Aonghus Lane
With confirmed cases of Avian Influenza, commonly referred to as Bird Flu, in Ireland,
poultry veterinary practitioner, Aonghus Lane from St David’s Poultry Veterinary Team joins Rebecca Tierney on the latest Poultry Edge podcast to discuss the importance of biosecurity and its implementation.
11 November 2025
Strengthening the understanding of hill grazing
A new project began this year, funded by Teagasc and in collaboration with SRUC (Scotland), investigating the effects of summer hill grazing on ewe and lamb performance, Michael Dever, Teagasc Walsh Scholar, fills us in on the study and what it hopes to achieve.
11 November 2025
European webinar on forest restoration takes place this week
Don’t miss the upcoming SUPERB project webinar on Friday, November 14, from 8:00 am to 11:30 am, where you will find out latest results and outputs from this innovative initiative.
11 November 2025
Help us make a difference: We need agricultural voices
As many of you may be aware, there are several research projects underway addressing the challenges facing biodiversity and agriculture. Through collaboration between these initiatives, we have identified several ongoing surveys where farming voices are especially needed.
11 November 2025
A worrying time for poultry producers
Poultry producers across the country are facing renewed stress and worry as avian influenza circulates and the second housing order of 2025 takes effect from today, November 10, 2025.
10 November 2025