Beef

The Calm before the Storm on many Suckler Farms
As we move through this month calving will be edging ever closer on many suckler farms so a little planning can go a long way to ensure things run smoother once calving begins.
18 January 2023

Future Beef Newsletter January 2023
The January newsletter from the Future Beef team features top tips for the month, an update from John Pringle's farm in Co. Wicklow, a grassland update from Olivia Hynes and a soil fertility update from Eamon and Donnchadh McCarthy.
17 January 2023

DairyBeef 500 Newsletter - January 2023
The January newsletter from the DairyBeef 500 team features calf sourcing, housing, drafting, red clover and news on the DairyBeef 500 Conference 2023.
13 January 2023

Grass10 Newsletter - 10th January 2023
Happy New Year to all readers of the Grass10 weekly newsletter!
12 January 2023

Using Red Clover in the Silage Sward
Aidan and Luke Maguire farm just over 46 hectares of good free draining land near Navan in Co Meath. They are operating a Dairy-Calf to Beef enterprise with a high stocking rate of 2.8 LU/ha on the whole farm. Aidan was Teagasc Drystock Grassland Farmer of the Year in 2021.
11 January 2023

Focus turns to sourcing on Dairybeef 500 farms
With Christmas having come and gone and with the New Year upon the start of the spring calf rearing cycle is just around the Dairybeef 500 participants.
11 January 2023

How to incorporate red clover into your beef system
Roscommon DairyBeef 500 farmer Martin Connolly is on this week’s episode of the Beef Edge podcast to discuss how he incorporated red clover last year into his beef system, the pros, cons, tips and advice he has for anyone considering red clover this year.
11 January 2023

Irish products ‘RumenGlas’ and ‘GasAbate’ generating promising results in reducing methane emissions
Mitigating methane emissions is recognised as the quickest way to slow down the impact of climate change, with Ireland committing to reduce agri GHG emissions by 25% by 2030.
11 January 2023

Environmental benefits of key ACRES measures
Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is Ireland's new agri-environment scheme under Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan and administered by the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine.
10 January 2023

Teagasc at the 2023 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
We invite you to visit the Teagasc stand at the 2023 BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE).
09 January 2023

Organics Newsletter - Winter 2022
Welcome to the Winter edition of our Teagasc Organics eNewsletter where you will receive the latest information and news from the Teagasc Organics Programme. Subscribe here to get it delivered directly to your inbox every quarter.
07 January 2023

Calving heifers at 24 months of age – a farmers experience
Shane Keaveney, FutureBeef Farmer, Co. Roscommon, and Gabriel Trayers, Teagasc Future Beef Programme Adviser, spoke about their experience with calving heifers at 24 months of age at the National Beef Conference 2022.
06 January 2023

Has red clover a role in your beef production system?
Dr Nicky Byrne, Beef Researcher, Teagasc Grange, spoke about red clover and its role in beef production systems at the National Beef Conference 2022.
05 January 2023

Fatal Farm Accident Occurrence in 2022
John McNamara, Health and Safety Specialist, Teagasc, has urged all farmers to review farm safety practices on their farms this January, to ensure a safe working environment for farm families in 2023.
05 January 2023

‘Key enablers to improving profitability on beef farms’ - the speaker presentations from the National Beef Conference
On this week’s episode of the Beef Edge podcast we are going to hear the four presentations that were given at the Teagasc National Beef Conference panel discussion in December 2022 which was entitled, ‘Key enablers to improving profitability on beef farms’.
04 January 2023

Reducing the age at first calving for suckler heifers – a key profit driver for beef farms
Dr Colin Byrne, Beef Researcher, Teagasc Grange, spoke about reducing the age at first calving for suckler heifers and its impact on profit at the National Beef Conference 2022.
04 January 2023

Drystock advisor Christy Watson on the changes & challenges over the four decades of his career
In the final episode of the Beef Edge podcast for 2022, Catherine Egan is joined by Teagasc Drystock advisor Christy Watson, who is based in Naas, Co. Kildare.
04 January 2023

Abattoir lesions in cattle are associated with an increased age at slaughter
Dr Natascha Meunier, Programme Manager Beef HealthCheck, Animal Health Ireland spoke about how abattoir lesions in cattle are associated with an increased age at slaughter at the National Beef Conference 2022.
03 January 2023

Assessing the potential to improve key profit drivers on beef farms
Dr Paul Crosson, Beef Enterprise Leader, Teagasc Grange, spoke about assessing the potential to improve key profit drivers on beef farms at the National Beef Conference 2022.
02 January 2023

Considering Red Clover Silage
The rise in input costs has heightened interest in lowering chemical N inputs. One consideration is introducing red clover to silage fields in particular. Red clover has a poor persistency relative to white clover and under grazing conditions the growing point which is above ground can be damaged.
01 January 2023

Environmental Benefit of Key ACRES Measures
Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is Ireland's new agri-environment scheme under Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan and administered by the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine.
31 December 2022

Sustainable and Profitable Beef - The Key Drivers
The Teagasc National Beef Conference 2022 took place at the shearwater hotel Ballinasloe amidst freezing conditions experienced earlier in mid-December 2022.
30 December 2022

Beef Newsletter - December 2022
Get the latest news and advice form the Teagasc Beef team.
28 December 2022

The 5 key requirements for a calf shed
With the spring-calving period fast approaching on dairy and beef farms, we take a look back the key requirements of calf housing as presented by Teagasc's Tom Fallon at this year's Beef 2022 open day in Grange.
28 December 2022

Gaining Wellness around Christmas Time
John McNamara Health & Safety Specialist has Wellness pointers for all.
27 December 2022

Organic on-farm Multi Species Sward Trial
Teagasc have teamed up with seed company, DLF and organic dairy farmers, Pat & Mark Mulrooney from Kilsheelan, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary to investigate the on farm performance of Multi Species Swards, especially in periods of drought.
26 December 2022

Newford Farm and its drafting of the Beef Bullocks for 2022
Michael Fagan Teagasc & Stephen Frend Newford Farm Manager give a brief update on their drafting of the 2022 Newford beef bullocks and on how they performed.
26 December 2022

Burren Farmers win Newbie New Entrant Competition 2022
Burren Beef and Farm Experiences, a business established by Bronagh and Cathal O’Rourke, located in the Burren, Co. Clare have been selected as the winners of the 2022 Newbie new entrant competition.
25 December 2022

A Holly Jolly Christmas
As Christmas fast approaches many of us will 'deck the halls with boughs of holly'. The glossy green foliage and scarlet red berries are synonymous with the festive season. In a Christmas message from the Staff of Teagasc Advisory Waterford/Kilkenny, Aoife Leader, Walsh Scholar, praises the Holly
25 December 2022

Be Winter Ready
Serena Gibbons, Education Officer, Teagasc Galway/Clare, reminds us that it is important to continue to keep safety high on the priority list as the farmyard is a hazardous place.
23 December 2022