Beef
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
Beef Newsletter – May 2025
Beef Newsletter – May 2025 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Deadline datesA new dairy-beef scheme (National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme (NDBWS)) was announced and opened by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) in late March 2025. Participants in the Scheme will be required to weigh […]
12 May 2025
Quality Beef Breeding: Where Passion Meets Science
Quality Beef Breeding: Where Passion Meets Science Type Media Article By Ross Fitzgerald, B&T Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare Many suckler farms nationwide are currently in the midst of or approaching the conclusion of their respective calving seasons. The recent stretch of dry weather has resulted in many animals being moved from sheds to […]
14 April 2025
Beef Newsletter – April 2025
Beef Newsletter – April 2025 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Grassland managementAs daylight hours increase and soil temperatures rise, grass growth rates are expected to accelerate significantly in April. If you haven’t already closed off your silage ground, now is the time to do so – continuing to […]
8 April 2025
Breeding and Feeding on David Gannon’s farm in Kilconieron
Breeding and Feeding on David Gannon’s farm in Kilconieron 0 Type Media Article John McCabe from the Teagasc Aurivo Farm Profitability Programme caught up with David Gannon, who is the Focus Farmer for Co. Galway Calving went well. We started on 25th January and we calved 17 in Jan, 110 in Feb, 37 […]
7 April 2025
March Grass, Opportunities and Challenges
March Grass, Opportunities and Challenges Type Media Article By Michael Donoghue, B&T Dairy Adviser, Teagasc Galway/Clare Grazed grass represents Irish farmer’s greatest advantage in livestock production. It costs 3 to 4 times less than either silage or meal, stock performance is better and labour input is drastically reduced. After a wet but […]
11 March 2025
Beef Newsletter – March 2025
Beef Newsletter – March 2025 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Grassland management With longer days and improving ground conditions, March is a crucial time to maximise grass in the diet. New nitrates rules for 2025 From January 1, 2025, the maximum chemical N application for grassland on farms stocked above […]
7 March 2025