Beef
All you need to know about the new National Beef Welfare Scheme
Following the launch of the new National Beef Welfare Scheme by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Catherine Egan is joined by Aidan Murray, Teagasc Beef Specialist, who outlines what's involved with the replacement to Beep-S on this week's Beef Edge podcast.
03 August 2023
BEEP-S replaced with new National Beef Welfare Scheme
Aidan Murray, Teagasc Beef Specialist, outlines the new National Beef Welfare Scheme, what it entails and how farmers can apply.
03 August 2023
Winter fodder situation on DairyBeef 500 farms
The dry spell in late May / early June affected participating farmers in the DairyBeef 500 Campaign across the country very differently, explains Gordon Peppard, DairyBeef 500 Advisor.
02 August 2023
Are you the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year 2023?
The Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year competition aims to promote grassland excellence for all Irish livestock farmers. The competition recognises farmers who are achieving high levels of grass utilisation in a sustainable manner.
27 July 2023
Lungworm – the key questions
Lungworm infection or hoose is one of the most important respiratory diseases of cattle in Ireland, Catherine Egan, Teagasc Beef Specialist, explains.
27 July 2023
Mid-season parasite control for dairy-beef animals
Ensuring animals are free from parasites is an important factor to achieve the desired levels of performance on calf-to-beef farms, Tommy Cox, Teagasc DairyBeef 500 advisor, tells us more.
26 July 2023
Kilbeggan students’ journey on the Certified Irish Angus Competition
The Certified Irish Angus Schools competition challenges students to rear five Irish Angus calves over 18 months while completing a research project, and is organised in partnership with ABP Ireland and Kepak Group.
26 July 2023
Growing and refining a calf-to-beef system in Co. Mayo
From modest beginnings in 2016 when 10 calves were purchased, Jarlath and Austin Ruane have developed their calf-to-beef enterprise considerably over recent years.
25 July 2023
Alternative slurry amendments for cattle slurry storage
Agriculture is responsible for 37.5% of national greenhouse gas emissions and 99% of national ammonia emissions. Manure management contributes a substantial proportion of these emissions, 11.7% of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and 78% of agricultural ammonia emissions.
24 July 2023
Growing Organics: A profitable suckler system in Co. Mayo
Oliver and Anna Dixon began looking at organic farming as an option in 2010. The high costs associated with conventional farming had become prohibitive. After careful consideration, the decision was made to take the organic option.
24 July 2023
Kay O’Sullivan is thorough in preventing animal health issues
Kay O’Sullivan, Future Beef Programme Farmer, had the lowest veterinary bill in the Future Beef Programme n 2022 at €22/ha. She successfully achieved this figure by taking precautions to prevent animal health issues.
23 July 2023
Getting your Grazing Back on Track
With thundery showers & heavy rainfall throughout the country soil moisture deficits have disappeared. Grass growth rates have increased. It is important at this stage of the grazing season to keep quality in the sward and use this opportunity to remove paddocks with poor grass quality.
22 July 2023
Tracking the changes of carcass traits in beef animals
Shauna Mulhall, Teagasc Moorepark, discusses research work which examined data from approximately 23 million animals born between 1986 and 2020 to track the changes in carcass traits of beef and dairy animals.
20 July 2023
Teagasc Fodder Survey July 2023
National situation on target, but 15% of farms have deficits to make-up with second cuts
19 July 2023
All you need to know about the new Signpost Advisory Programme
Stan Lalor, Teagasc Director of Knowledge Transfer, joins Catherine Egan on this week’s Beef Edge podcast, with an update on the recent launch of the Signpost Advisory Programme and details on how you can take part.
19 July 2023
Low Stress Movement of Animals with Miriam Parker
In this video Miriam Parker, Livestockwise, discusses the instinctive six strategies for cattle survival and how they can be used to encourage cattle to do what we want in a handling scenario.
19 July 2023
6 key steps to deal with wet conditions on beef farms
The early summer months brought near drought conditions for much of the country. Since mid-June, however, there has been a significant amount of rain - especially in some southern, northern and western areas. Teagasc Drystock Specialist Alan Dillon has some advice if your farm is impacted.
19 July 2023
Sheep enterprise working well with suckler herd for Olivia Hynes
“The summer months are all about getting lambs ready for sale and getting the ewe flock right for mating”
17 July 2023
Rumen microbiome as a predictor of methane output
Stuart Kirwan, Paul Smith and Sinéad Waters report on microbiome analysis to investigate methane production in beef cattle in an effort to reduce methane gas emissions by 2030.
15 July 2023
The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
Ruaraidh Petre, Executive Director, Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, joins Catherine Egan on this week’s episode of the Beef Edge podcast.
12 July 2023
Future Beef Farmer Trevor Boland’s 10 point autumn calving plan
Trevor Boland farms in partnership with his father Joseph in Dromard, Co. Sligo. Along with farming, which centres on a herd of 50 autumn-calving cows, he also works full time as an accountant with IFAC.
12 July 2023
Diary Date: DairyBeef 500 walk out west
A major DairyBeef 500 farm walk will take place on the farm on Jarlath and Austin Ruane, Claremorris, Co. Mayo, later this week.
10 July 2023
Dosing advice to slow the build-up of resistance
There is a huge issue around the use of not only antibiotics but also anthelmintics on farms in Ireland and around the world. Martina Harrington, Teagasc Beef Specialist, explains that the main concern is the rate at which resistance to these products is building.
05 July 2023
Grassland management and an update from the DairyBeef 500 Campaign
Tommy Cox, Teagasc DairyBeef 500 advisor, joins Catherine Egan on this week's Beef Edge Podcast with an update on the programme.
05 July 2023
Counting down to the end of breeding with Future Beef Farmer John Barry
Farming in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, the breeding season commenced on John Barry’s farm on April 29th and will continue until mid-July. Aisling Molloy, Future Beef Programme Advisor to the farm, provides an update on its progress.
05 July 2023
Work Organisation for Farmer Health and Safety video launched
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Farm Safety, Martin Heydon T.D. today, Tuesday, 4th July, launched a ‘Work Organisation for Farmer Health and Safety’ video at the Moorepark Dairy Open Day in Fermoy, Co. Cork.
04 July 2023
Diary date: Top grassland beef farmer to host walk
Michael McGuigan, the Drystock and Innovation Grassland Farmer of the Year 2022, will host a farm walk later this week, where the topics of grassland and animal performance, clover and nutrient management, and grazing infrastructure and future improvements will be discussed.
03 July 2023
SCEP participants - don’t forget about the Bord Bia requirement
The new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) requires that all applicants become certified members of Bord Bia’s Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS). However, many farmers who have applied for SCEP have yet to apply to join SBLAS.
02 July 2023
Teagasc appoint new Cattle Specialist
Teagasc has appointed a new Cattle Specialist, Niall Kerins, who will be based in Teagasc Moorepark and will cover the south west of the country. Niall Kerins is from a drystock farming background in Co. Kerry.
29 June 2023
What impact will the National Genotyping Programme have on the beef industry?
Gearóid Slattery from ICBF joins Catherine Egan on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss the National Genotyping Programme.
28 June 2023