Beef
Beef Newsletter – September 2021
Beef Newsletter – September 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Planning in preparation for weaningWith spring-calving herds weaning calves in the coming weeks, now is the time to plan your weaning strategy and vaccination programme.Weaning can be a stressful time on farms for both the cow and the […]
3 September 2021
Liver Fluke on Farms
Liver Fluke on Farms Type Media Article By Niall Treanor, B& T Drystock Adviser, Teagasc, Galway/Clare The Liver Fluke parasite, Fasciola hepatica, is a parasite which affects cattle, sheep and goats. Adult fluke in the bile ducts lay eggs which pass on to the pasture in the faeces. The eggs require mild […]
23 August 2021
Building Grass for an Extended Grazing Season – Webinar
Building Grass for an Extended Grazing Season – Webinar 0 Type Event Proceeding On Thursday, 5th August, John Douglas and Joseph Dunphy, Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O’Leary from PastureBase Ireland were joined by with David Brady, Heavy Soils farmer and John Galvin, Dry soils farmer to discuss building grass for an extended grazing […]
9 August 2021
Environment Newsletter – August 2021
Environment Newsletter – August 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this edition: Low-input grasslandFarmers with low-input grassland (LIG) in the Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP) are being rewarded for the number and cover of flowering plants in their extensively managed grassland. The presence of flowers indicates a high level of biodiversity in […]
1 August 2021
Beef Newsletter – August 2021
Beef Newsletter – August 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Early-maturing animal finishing optionsSlaughtering cattle off grass at the end of the second grazing season is an efficient system that can be implemented on farm with early-maturing calf-to-beef heifers, and similarly with their steer comrades who are advanced […]
1 August 2021
Beef Newsletter – June 2021
Beef Newsletter – June 2021 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: BDGP warningFor anyone who added the extra year to Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP I) in 2021 or those that entered BDGP II in 2017, you must meet the requirements by June 30. Fertilising second-cut grass silageSecond-cut […]
1 June 2021
Launch of The Signpost Programme
Launch of The Signpost Programme Type Event Proceeding A look back at the official launch of The Signpost Programme The Signpost Programme was launched on Tuesday, 18 May. Hosted by RTÉ’s Ear to the Ground presenter Helen Carroll, the online webinar demonstrated how the new Teagasc led collaborative programme will support Irish farmers […]
18 May 2021
The Signpost Programme
The Signpost Programme Type Booklet The Signpost programme – A Teagasc proposal to prompt climate action by all Irish farmers. Download Publication (PDF) The Signpost programme will be a multi-annual campaign to prompt climate action by all Irish farmers, and achieve early progress in reducing gaseous emissions from Irish agriculture (while also […]
18 May 2021
3rd European Beef Carbon Farmers’ Network – Webinar
3rd European Beef Carbon Farmers’ Network – Webinar Type Event Proceeding The 3rd European farmers’ network webinar took place on Tuesday, 4th May 2021. Innovative grass-based Irish beef producers gave an insight into how they’re improving beef carbon footprint. Innovative beef producers are rising to this sustainability challenge by testing low carbon […]
17 May 2021
Teagasc Green Acres Virtual Farm Walk – Jarlath and Austin Ruane
Teagasc Green Acres Virtual Farm Walk – Jarlath and Austin Ruane Type Event Proceeding On Thursday, 13th May, Jarlath and Austin Ruane, farmer participants of the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme hosted a virtual event from their farm in Claremorris, Co. Mayo through the use of social media and video. […]
13 May 2021