Articles
Health, grazing performance and tackling summer scour focus of CalfCare events
Animal Health Ireland (AHI), in collaboration with Teagasc's DairyBeef 500 Programme, will once again bring practical calf-rearing advice directly to farmers this June through the Summer CalfCare 2026 series of on-farm events.
5 June 2026
Clostridial diseases on dairy calf to beef farms
One of the main challenges with clostridial disease is how fast it can strike. DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Gordon Peppard shares key advice – focusing on the risk factors and preventative options – for dairy-beef producers.
20 May 2026
Dairy calf-to-beef course – invest in yourself
A course for new entrants and a new manual on all aspects of dairy calf-to-beef systems could help boost your profits. Alan Dillon, Teagasc DairyBeef500 Campaign Manager, tells us more.
10 May 2026
Signpost update: Seeing value in the CBV in Co. Cork
Participant in the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 and Signpost Programmes, Denis Hickey writes on calf purchasing and rearing this spring, and why he’s placing more of a focus on the Commercial Beef Value (CBV) when sourcing calves.
7 May 2026
Measuring What Matters: Using AgNav to Boost Profit and Cut Emissions
Michael O’Donnell, a farmer in the Dairy Beef500 Programme from Clerihan, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, was out of the traps early this year to update his farm’s AgNav. Leonard Betts and Sarah McPherson, Teagasc, outline some of the result benefits.
6 May 2026
Transitioning calves to grass
DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Tommy Cox is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss transitioning calves to grass.
1 May 2026
Another disastrous spring
After another challenging spring weatherwise, Alan Dillon, Manager of the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Campaign asks: Do Irish farmers need to prioritise futureproofing their farm for these weather events?
22 April 2026
Avoiding setbacks in calf performance at weaning
With early-born dairy-beef calves approaching weaning, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Fergal Maguire shares tips and advice to prevent setbacks in performance.
15 April 2026
Calf disbudding tips
A common management practice on cattle farms, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Gordon Peppard shares key tips on calf disbudding.
25 March 2026
Making up for lost time on DairyBeef 500 farms
After a delayed start to the 2026 grazing season, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Fergal Maguire shares key advice for getting grazing, fertiliser applications and plans for silage ground back on track.
11 March 2026