Beef
Today’s Farm – September/October 2025
The magic of multi-species
8 October 2025
Beef Newsletter – October 2025
Monthly advisory newsletter, prepared by the Teagasc Beef Specialist team.
7 October 2025
Dairy Newsletter – October 2025
Monthly advisory newsletter, prepared by the Teagasc Dairy Specialist team.
7 October 2025
Teagasc Beef Budgets 2025/2026
Every autumn Teagasc produces a set of financial budgets as a guide to beef farmers who are buying cattle for finishing over the following 18 months.
6 October 2025
Housing Season: Practical Advice for Livestock Welfare
On many farms, winter housing is just around the corner, and sheds that were in use last year should now be ready for animal housing.
29 September 2025
Beef Newsletter – September 2025
Monthly advisory newsletter delivered by the Teagasc Beef Specialist team.
11 September 2025
DairyBeef 500 Farm Walk – Charlie and Charles Smyth
A DairyBeef 500 Farm Walk took place on Thursday, 10th July on the farm of Charlie and Charles Smyth, Virginia, Co. Cavan. Since Charlie joined the Dairybeef 500 campaign he has demonstrated his open mindedness and ambition to improve profitability and performance on his farm. By focusing on calf rearing, grassland management and silage quality […]
10 July 2025
Beef Newsletter – July 2025
In this month’s edition: Midseason weighing matters Achieving liveweight gain at grass is one of the best ways to boost profit from finished cattle. The heavier your animals are at housing, the shorter the finishing period, which saves you time and money. Weighing for schemes Dairy-Beef Weighing Scheme Weight recordings for dairy-beef calves can be […]
8 July 2025
Antimicrobial Resistance: On your MARCS
Antimicrobial Resistance: On your MARCS Type Media Article John Kilboyle, Teagasc Adviser, Galway/Clare At this stage of the year, cattle are returning to paddocks that they have already grazed, and parasite burdens will start to develop across farms. Cattle are continuously exposed to parasites such as gastrointestinal nematodes (gut/stomach worms), which compromise […]
13 June 2025
Beef Newsletter – June 2025
Beef Newsletter – June 2025 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Fertilising second cut silageSecond-cut silage will be an important crop on many farms to build silage reserves for the coming winter. It is important to ensure that second-cut crops are fertilised adequately to provide a good yield. Don’t […]
11 June 2025