Beef
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
Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme – Lessons Learned
Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme – Lessons Learned 0 Type Report A guide to the key findings of the Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme to date Download Publication (PDF) The initial development of the Teagasc Heavy Soils Programme was encouraged by a number of factors, namely; a number of years of extreme summer rainfall, particularly 2009 […]
6 May 2021
Beef Newsletter – May 2021
Beef Newsletter – May 2021 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Silage quality to the forefront Silage typically makes up over 30% of the diet across a beef animal’s life and often a much higher percentage in heavier type soils or in years when poor weather hits. Therefore, it is […]
29 April 2021
Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP)
Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP) Type Factsheet The Results-Based Environment-Agri Pilot Project (REAP) is a Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine (DAFM) pilot project that pays farmers to maintain and improve the environmental conditions of their land. This factsheet provides information on the pilot project. Download Publication (PDF) ✔ The pilot […]
29 April 2021
Today’s Farm – May/June 2021
Today’s Farm – May/June 2021 Type Magazine Slurry storage: Have you enough? Download Publication (PDF) Articles: Upcoming Events (PDF) Grass – Four years in: A review of the Grass10 Campaign (PDF) Dairying – Contract rearing male calves (PDF) Beef – What’s the future for Irish beef farming? (PDF) Beef – BovINE – A project seeking solutions […]
28 April 2021
Let’s Talk Cattle – Breeding Efficiency into the Irish Suckler Herd
Let’s Talk Cattle – Breeding Efficiency into the Irish Suckler Herd Type Event Proceeding In the latest episode of the Let’s Talk Cattle webinar series, Alan Dillon, Teagasc Beef Specialist is joined by Andrew Cromie from ICBF to give an overview of the Beef, Data & Genomics Programme (BDGP). The BDGP programme […]
23 April 2021
Hitting Grazing Targets in 2021 with PastureBase Ireland Webinar
Hitting Grazing Targets in 2021 with PastureBase Ireland Webinar Type Event Proceeding Are you looking to make better grazing decisions on your farm in April? On this webinar which took place on Wednesday, 7th April, John Douglas & Joseph Dunphy, Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O’Leary, PastureBase Ireland go through how you can […]
13 April 2021
Beef Newsletter – April 2021
Beef Newsletter – April 2021 0 Type Newsletter View newsletter here: Beef Newsletter – April 2021 (PDF) In this month’s edition: BEEP-SEarn €80-€90 per cow/calf pair. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) announced a new Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) scheme for suckler farmers (BEEP-S) last month. ApplicationsApplications are open until 23:59 […]
1 April 2021