Beef
Teagasc BEEF2026 Open Day
The BEEF2026 Open Day takes place on Wednesday, 1st July at Teagasc, Grange, Dunsany, County Meath. This is the main Teagasc Open Day for 2026, and the event theme is ‘Driving Sustainable Performance’. It will feature the latest research and innovation in beef cattle farming. The Beef2026 Open Day is kindly sponsored by FBD Insurance
8 April 2026
Newford farm update and breeding season preparation
On the latest episode of the Beef Edge podcast, Michael Fagan, Teagasc technician on Newford demonstration farm, gives an update on the farm, the breeding season ahead and the open day taking place on Wednesday, 22nd April.
8 April 2026
Flexible grazing paying dividends in a wet spring
John Kilboyle highlights how record rainfall levels have made it difficult to get cattle out grazing, and outlines management strategies to maintain grass-based beef systems under these challenging conditions.
7 April 2026
Newford Suckler Breeding Open Day edging closer
A Suckler Cow Breeding Open Day will take place at the Newford Suckler Farm, Skrine, County Roscommon, on Wednesday 22 April. This is the first major open day at this new location in County Roscommon, since the herd moved from Athenry a number of years ago.
6 April 2026
Continuous progress is building this Cork business
Farming outside Midleton in Cork, Denis Hickey buys and rears dairy calves on a 90-acre farm with his wife Aine and their four children. Gordon Peppard, Teagasc DairyBeef500 advisor, tells us about about the Hickey family farm.
5 April 2026
Signpost update: Focused on calf sourcing
Playing catch up after a difficult spring, DairyBeef 500 and Signpost Programme participant, Denis Hickey provides an update on calf sourcing, grassland management and fertiliser applications from his dairy-beef enterprise in Co. Cork.
2 April 2026
Seven steps to a successful suckler calving season
Planning now will make calving 2027 simpler, more compact and more profitable. The aim for every suckler farmer should be a tight calving spread, fertile cows and lively calves on the ground early. Martina Harrington, FutureBeef Programme Manager tells us more.
1 April 2026
Teagasc’s Cliona Ryan Wins BISAS Communication Award for Impactful Livestock Genomics Campaign
Teagasc researcher Dr. Cliona Ryan has received the BISAS Communication in Marketing Excellence Award for her innovative campaign translating complex genomic research into practical tools for farmers.
1 April 2026
Getting Silage Right in a Difficult Spring
Teagasc Specialist Mark Plunkett, from the Signpost Programme, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss fertiliser application for silage this year.
1 April 2026
Grazing management to achieve dairy-beef cattle growth targets
Improving grassland management is one of the most cost-effective tools to improve the profitability and viability of dairy-beef production, Dr Ellen Fitzpatrick and Dr Nicky Byrne tells us more.
1 April 2026