Beef
Contract Calf and Weanling Rearing Agreement
Contract Calf and Weanling Rearing Agreement Type Booklet Contract Calf and Weanling Rearing Agreement (Minimum>10 days of age to agreed end date) – This agreement covers two different rearing periods: 1. Calf arrival (greater than 10 days) to weaning; & 2. Weaning to an agreed end date). Final Version – 12.03.2021. Download […]
12 March 2021
Contract Calf Rearing Agreement
Contract Calf Rearing Agreement Type Booklet Specimen Agreement for Contract Calf Rearing (Minimum >10 days of age to weaning) – Final Version 12.03.2021. Download Publication (PDF) Guide to this Specimen Agreement This specimen document provides that a Contract Rearer agrees with the Animal Owner to rear the calves on lands and facilities […]
12 March 2021
Perspectives on carcass pricing for the Irish beef sector
Perspectives on carcass pricing for the Irish beef sector Type Event Proceeding Presentation by Paul Crosson and Laurence Shalloo, Teagasc at a Beef TaskForce meeting which took place on Tuesday, 9th March 2021. Download Publication (PDF) Presentation outline Review of current pricing model Review of meat processing technologies Overview of ‘cuts-based’ pricing […]
11 March 2021
Beef Newsletter – March 2021
Beef Newsletter – March 2021 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: Grass10 – getting out to grassTeagasc research shows that every day at grass in the springtime is worth €2 per livestock unit. The goal of spring grazing is to get cattle to grass as many days as possible […]
10 March 2021
Planning your Spring Grazing with PastureBase Ireland
Planning your Spring Grazing with PastureBase Ireland 0 Type Event Proceeding Are you looking to graze more in March? On this webinar which took place on Wednesday, 3rd March, John Douglas & Joseph Dunphy, Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O’Leary, PastureBase Ireland go through how you can use PastureBase Ireland to plan your spring […]
9 March 2021
Today’s Farm March/April 2021
Today’s Farm March/April 2021 0 Type Magazine Q and A with new Teagasc Head of Knowledge Transfer Stan Lalor Download Publication (PDF) Articles: Upcoming Events (PDF) Q and A with new Teagasc Head of Knowledge Transfer (PDF) Dairying – The best system of milk production (PDF) Dairying – Managing late calvers (PDF) Beef – The BVD Eradication […]
5 March 2021
Disbudding
Disbudding 0 Type Factsheet Disbudding Factsheet By definition, disbudding is the removal of an area of skin including the horn bud in a young calf prior to solid attachment of the horn bud to the skull. Disbudding is performed for economic and practical reasons: to prevent bullying and injury to other animals (with […]
2 March 2021
Let’s Talk Cattle Webinar – Early Spring Grassland Management
Let’s Talk Cattle Webinar – Early Spring Grassland Management Type Event Proceeding Alan Dillon, Teagasc Beef Specialist was joined by John Douglas, Teagasc Grass10 on this episode of Let’s Talk Cattle which took place on Thursday, 11th February to discuss Early Spring Grassland Management. With longer spring days edging closer farmers will […]
15 February 2021
The Signpost Series Webinar – Protected Urea: A Research Update
The Signpost Series Webinar – Protected Urea: A Research Update Type Event Proceeding On the latest episode of The Signpost Series webinars, which took place on Friday, 12 February, Mark Gibson, Teagasc ConnectEd was joined by guest speaker Patrick Forrestal, Teagasc Johnstown Castle to discuss Protected Urea: A Research Update. Patrick’s presentation […]
12 February 2021
Getting Familiar with PastureBase Ireland Webinar
Getting Familiar with PastureBase Ireland Webinar 0 Type Event Proceeding Are you looking to begin your journey measuring grass with PastureBase Ireland? On this webinar which took place on Thursday, 4th February, John Douglas & Joseph Dunphy, Teagasc Grass10 and Micheal O’Leary, PastureBase Ireland go through a step-by-step process of using PastureBase Ireland. […]
9 February 2021