Beef
Opportunity to ‘flick a switch’ and create new approach to dairy beef breeding
An opportunity exists to improve the quality of beef being produced from the dairy herd, but it’s going to take buy in from dairy farmers nationally.
28 January 2023
Feed and fertiliser costs hit DairyBeef 500 monitor farm profits
Increased spending associated with higher feed and fertiliser costs were pinpointed as major contributing factors to a reduction in the profits witnessed on DairyBeef 500 monitor farms in 2022.
27 January 2023
6 key changes to nitrates regulations for 2023
The Nitrates Action Programme – the means by which the Nitrates Directive is delivered in Ireland – has undergone a number of changes, with stronger measures introduced for the protection of water quality.
26 January 2023
Budgeting for spring feed requirements
Across some parts of the country, particularly in the southern region, stock have eaten a lot more silage than expected for this stage of the winter.
26 January 2023
Future Beef: A review of weights, grass growth and soil fertility
The Teagasc Future Beef Programme is a network of 24 beef demonstration farms located right around Ireland. 22 of these farms are commercial farms and the other 2 are non-commercial.
25 January 2023
Fertiliser spreader calibration: getting ready for the coming season
Teagasc, in association with Carberry, organised a number of events on fertiliser spreader setup and calibration in West Cork recently.
24 January 2023
Preparing for calving with John Pringle, FutureBeef farmer
John Pringle is a full-time suckler and sheep farmer in Kilacloran, Aughrim Co. Wicklow. He farms with his wife Linda, daughter Lucy and sons William and Scott.
24 January 2023
Teagasc Grass10 Grazing Courses Recommended By 99% Of Farmers!
99% of farmers surveyed in Teagasc Grass10 Grazing Courses said they would recommend it to another farmer.
23 January 2023
Watch: Selecting dairy beef animals for slaughter
Drafting and selecting animals for slaughter is ongoing on Teagasc DairyBeef 500 farms and this management task will continue right throughout the spring.
23 January 2023
Maximising the benefits of slurry and soil sampling on drystock farms
Slurry provides a rich source of nutrients to grow grass and its potential is enhanced on farms in early spring applications. Niall Kerins, Teagasc Tralee, outlines more.
22 January 2023
Delivering what you get paid for
Agriculture must lower its contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and reducing slaughter age is one way to help achieve these targets for beef producers.
22 January 2023
Introducing SCEP: the new suckler scheme for 2023
Applications for the new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) – the replacement for the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) are expected to open to farmers in March of this year.
21 January 2023
How to reduce nitrogen losses at farm level
The prohibited period when organic fertilisers are not allowed to be spread on 'zone B' farms came to an end on January 15th, Mary Roache, Teagasc advisor in Westport, offers advice on reducing nitrogen losses.
20 January 2023
Sustainable and profitable beef - the key drivers
The two main drivers of profit and efficiency are age at first calving for suckler calf to weanling systems and optimising live weight performance (Average Daily Gain/ADG) for suckler weanling-to-beef systems. John Galvin, Teagasc advisor, discusses further.
20 January 2023
What should I be looking for in a pre-calving mineral?
In advance of calving season, on this week’s Beef Edge podcast, Catherine Egan is joined by Teagasc Head of Dairy, Joe Patton, to find out how to manage cow nutrition in the crucial weeks pre and post-calving.
18 January 2023
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