Beef
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
Beef Newsletter – February 2025
Beef Newsletter – February 2025 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Springtime slurry applicationsSlurry is a cost-effective fertiliser for growing grass on beef farms, helping to reduce the high costs of chemical fertilisers. It provides essential nutrients like nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) that grass needs to […]
10 February 2025
Beef Newsletter – January 2025
Beef Newsletter – January 2025 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Importance of pre-calving mineralsEnsuring suckler cows receive an adequate and properly formulated pre-calving mineral supplement is critical for maximising animal performance, reducing calving issues, and enhancing overall productivity. Assessing fodderTeagasc completed a national fodder survey in September, which […]
20 January 2025
LESS is the Law: Adapting to Ireland’s New Slurry Spreading Regulations
LESS is the Law: Adapting to Ireland’s New Slurry Spreading Regulations Type Media Article By Richard Gill, B&T Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Galway/Clare As the New Year begins, slurry spreading will be on the minds of many farmers over the coming weeks. Farmers in Co. Galway and Co. Clare (Zone B) will be […]
14 January 2025
Parasite Control at Housing
Parasite Control at Housing Type Media Article By Cathal Gormley, B&T Drystock Advisor, Teagasc Galway/Clare With the Mild Autumn, many cattle remained out later grazing then other years. Now that all cattle are housed on most farms, it is an ideal time to treat animals for parasites. The main parasites on farms […]
18 December 2024