Beef
Today’s Farm May/June 2020
Today’s Farm May/June 2020 Type Magazine Silage: Monitor your grass and manage your plan Download Publication (PDF) Articles: Keeping in touch – Managing uncertainty (PDF) Education – Apps keeping Teagasc and agricultural college students engaged (PDF) Beef – Are you ready for the beef breeding season (PDF) Beef – Stock bull fertility – 10 key […]
30 April 2020
Start Your Second Grazing Rotation
Start Your Second Grazing Rotation Type Media Article BEEF: Growth is now outstripping demand for most farmers. Look at the regrowth on the first couple of paddocks grazed, are they ready to be grazed again? It’s now the 22nd of April, the sun is shining, temperatures are up in the mid-teens and the […]
22 April 2020
Fertilising 1st Cut Grass Silage
Fertilising 1st Cut Grass Silage Type Factsheet Prepared by Mark Plunkett, Teagasc Johnstown Castle Download Publication (PDF) Grass silage has a large nutrient demand and adequate N, P & K is essential for maximising grass yield and producing sufficient winter feed. Nitrogen (N) is the key driver of grass yield. Grass swards […]
15 April 2020
Countdown to breeding season 2020
Countdown to breeding season 2020 0 Type Media Article BEEF: It is important to focus on the upcoming breeding season. Set realistic breeding targets for your farm. Develop a plan to help manage your herd throughout the breeding season. By Catherine Egan, Teagasc Beef Specialist. As the country feels the impact of Covid-19 […]
7 April 2020
Beef Newsletter – April 2020
Beef Newsletter – April 2020 0 Type Newsletter Download Publication (PDF) In this month’s edition: BEEP Suckler 2020 Teagasc covid-19 arrangements Turnout animals to grass Research Update – Assessing protected fat Health & Safety – Slurry and machinery safety
2 April 2020
Enhanced BEEP scheme reopens for 2020
Enhanced BEEP scheme reopens for 2020 0 Type Media Article By Seán McMahon, Teagasc Walsh Fellowship Masters Student, Teagasc Longford Farmers who are interested in applying for this year’s Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot – Suckler (BEEP-S) scheme have until midnight on the 15th May 2020 to submit their application. This year, there are […]
1 April 2020
Planning 1st cut silage on beef farms
Planning 1st cut silage on beef farms Type Media Article Having silage of a high quality will ensure good daily weight gain on weanlings and also cut down on meal input on finishing cattle. The decisions made in the next number of weeks on farm will determine the cost of production for […]
31 March 2020
Beef Environment Efficiency Programme-Sucklers (BEEP-S)
Beef Environment Efficiency Programme-Sucklers (BEEP-S) Type Media Article Aidan Murray, Teagasc Beef Specialist Objectives of the Programme: Increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd through improved performance data collection Enhancement of the National Herd Dataset for genetic evaluations Target the weaning efficiency of suckler cows and calves through the collection […]
27 March 2020
Update your spring rotation planner and GET FERTILISER OUT.
Update your spring rotation planner and GET FERTILISER OUT. Type Media Article BEEF The wet weather of early spring 2020 has disrupted the spring rotation planner. That now needs to be adusted to reflect the circumstances. The application of fertiliser will be critical, see the options. Things are finally looking up in […]
24 March 2020
Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme Fact Sheets
Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme Fact Sheets Type Factsheet Improving beef quality with the Dairy Beef IndexWith over 1.1 million beef and dairy-beef calves estimated to become available from the dairy herd in 2021, an area that warrants consideration for both dairy and beef producers alike is the marketability of these […]
19 March 2020