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Preparing for a successful calf rearing season
Preparing properly for the calf rearing season is one of the most important steps in ensuring a profitable and efficient calf-to-beef system, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Tommy Cox shares some key advice.
18 February 2026
Dairy Calf to Beef: Feeding for performance – milk replacer dos and don’ts
For this final part of the ‘Dairy Calf to Beef’ series on the Beef Edge, Liam Gannon from Volac discusses feeding the calf up to weaning and the key dos and don’ts around feeding milk replacer.
11 February 2026
Profitability levels rise on DairyBeef 500 farms
Alan Dillon, DairyBeef 500 Manager, examines the costs an margins witnessed on DairyBeef 500 demonstration farms over 2025.
11 February 2026
Procurement protocols for dairy-beef calves on DairyBeef 500 farms
With the calf rearing season just around the corner, now’s a good time to refresh on the procurement protocols being followed by farmers enrolled in the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Programme that may be of use of your farm this spring.
6 February 2026
Preparing for the purchasing of dairy bred calves
As dairy cows start to calve in earnest, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Gordon Peppard shares a number of key tips for beef farmers in preparation for purchasing dairy bred calves over the next two to three months to rear as beef animals.
21 January 2026
Building a profitable dairy calf to beef system
In the first part of a ‘Dairy Calf to Beef’ series on the Teagasc Beef Edge podcast, DairyBeef 500 Manager, Alan Dillon discusses the key performance indicators of a sustainable, profitable dairy beef system.
21 January 2026
DairyBeef 500 Conference to focus on calf sourcing, better genetics and health
The Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Conference 2026 will take place on Thursday, January 29th at 7pm at Ballykisteen Hotel, Limerick Junction, County Tipperary, E34 VK12.
20 January 2026
Reflecting on a positive year on the farm
Gareth Peoples, participant in the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Campaign and Signpost Programme, takes time out to reflect on the year just gone – focusing on grass growth and animal performance.
10 January 2026
Time to upgrade your cattle handling facilities?
With strong beef prices seen in 2025 and grant support available through TAMS, DairyBeef 500 Advisor, Fergal Maguire writes that now is an ideal time for dairy calf to beef farmers to review their facilities and plan upgrades that will future proof their farms.
8 January 2026
Dairy-beef and forestry
As part of the recent Farming for a Better Climate 2025: Practical and Emerging Solutions Conference, organised by the Teagasc Climate Centre and Teagasc Signpost Programme, a case study from Aidan Maguire’s farm in Navan, Co. Meath was presented, showing how a forestry enterprise is helping off-set farm emissions.
26 December 2025