Beef
The key things to consider if you’re interested in renting a shed
Niall Kerins, Teagasc Cattle specialist, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss winter cattle housing arrangements.
09 October 2024
Award winning Meath dairy-beef farmer prioritises farm-to-farm sourcing
Aidan Maguire, a dairy-beef farmer from Co. Meath, was crowned the winner of the Dairy Beef Category of the Teagasc/FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024 last week.
09 October 2024
Weaning suckler calves: Insights from Michael & Niall Biggins
Michael & Niall Biggins share practical strategies for weaning suckler calves and managing red clover grazing in this farm update.
09 October 2024
A weaning and scanning update from Newford
Focusing on weanling performance and scanning results, Michael Fagan provides an update from the Newford Farm, where the sunshine over the last two weeks has contributed to better grass growth and cattle thrive.
09 October 2024
The October Grass10 Update
Grass10 Advisor, Niamh Doyle joins Catherine Egan on this episode of the Beef Edge podcast with grassland management tips for the month ahead.
08 October 2024
Recap: NZAGRC and Teagasc on breeding low methane emitting animals
A recent webinar highlighted the research ongoing to investigate the potential of breeding for low emissions animals as a methane mitigation approach in both Ireland and New Zealand.
08 October 2024
Teagasc Launches New National Farm Survey Dairy Beef Factsheet
Teagasc has published a range of farm enterprise factsheets for the year 2023. For the first time, the release includes a new Dairy Beef Factsheet, providing insights into the financial and technical performance of dairy beef enterprises on cattle farms across Ireland.
08 October 2024
Maximizing Farm Efficiency on Wesley Browne’s Farm
In this update, Wesley Browne shares insights on how targeted lime spreading, careful dosing, and feed planning have significantly improved the efficiency and productivity of his farm.
05 October 2024
Farmers warned of bluetongue risk
Following the spread of bluetongue widely across Eastern England and the detection of isolated cases in south-west England and north-west Wales, Irish farmers have once again been reminded of the risks of bluetongue.
04 October 2024
Don’t lose valuable slurry storage capacity
As the slurry spreading season has now come to pass, farmers have been urged to focus their attentions on clean water – particularly limiting its ingress into slurry stores or slatted tanks.
03 October 2024
Budget 2025 – here’s what beef farmers need to know
Teagasc Financial Specialist, Kevin Connolly is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss the main headline items arising from Budget 2025, from tax cuts to increased spending.
02 October 2024
Silage testing - the starting point in making winter gains
Stemming from poor quality silage and inadequate feeding programmes, the winter period often marks a period of underperformance on dairy-beef farms.
02 October 2024
Solar powered water pumps and nose pumps available under TAMS
Fencing off watercourses to prevent cattle access is recognised as one of the ‘8-Actions for Change’ within the Teagasc Better Farming for Water Campaign. To achieve this though, an alternative water supply must be available.
30 September 2024
Slurry Spreading - Advice for Farmers and Slurry Contractors
As the slurry spreading season comes to a close across the country over the coming days, Noel Meehan and Sinead Devaney of the Teagasc ASSAP Programme explain why it is very important that farmers and agricultural contractors apply slurry very carefully so as to prevent nutrient losses to water.
27 September 2024
Herd Performance Update with John Barry Co. Tipperary
John's farm reports strong breeding success, stable grassland management, and impressive animal growth, despite challenges. Aisling Molloy, Future Beef Programme Advisor, tells us more.
27 September 2024
Striking a balance between suckler farming and off-farm work commitments
Limited economic returns have forced many of the current generation of Irish beef farmers to seek off-farm employment. By allocating the majority of their working time elsewhere, beef farming has become an early morning, late evening and weekend activity for many.
26 September 2024
Breeding, Grassland, and Nutrition Update with Ed Curtain, Co. Cork
Ed is securing sufficient feed for winter, while preparing dairy beef store cattle for finishing in November.
26 September 2024
What to look for in your replacement heifers
Calving heifers at 24 months of age brings many benefits, but a key to making it a reality on farm is selecting the most appropriate heifer early.
25 September 2024
Underweight store cattle – what are my options?
Manager of the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Campaign, Alan Dillon shares strategies farmers can follow to tackle the problem of underweight store cattle - an issue arising on some farms after a prolonged winter 2023/2024 and a poor summer of grass growth.
25 September 2024
The Teagasc Beef Budgets 2024/2025 with Aidan Murray
Following the launch of the Beef Budgets for 2024 at the National Ploughing Championships, Teagasc Beef specialist, Aidan Murray, has an update with all the details.
25 September 2024
Meet the Beef Finalists of the Environmental Sustainability Awards 2024
The Teagasc FBD Environmental Sustainability Awards recognize beef farmers leading the way in sustainable practices. These awards highlight efforts to minimize the environmental footprint, while producing premium beef and ensuring farms remain profitable and environmentally responsible.
25 September 2024
Clover grazing leaves higher profits from dairy-beef heifer systems
Research results from Teagasc Johnstown Castle have pointed to the benefits of grazing dairy-beef heifers on swards containing clover and multispecies swards.
23 September 2024
Weighing up the prospects for continental weanling to bull finishing systems
Each year, Teagasc Beef Specialist, Aidan Murray prepares a suite of financial budgets as guide to beef farmers buying cattle for further feeding and finishing. In this budget, he examines the economic prospects for continental weanling to bull beef systems.
20 September 2024
Time to do the sums on winter finishing
The winter period is fast approaching and with that comes questions on the potential costs and returns from winter finishing systems. Prepared annually by Teagasc Beef Specialist, Aidan Murray, the Teagasc Beef Budgets 2024/2025 are a good starting point for finishers wishing to budget.
19 September 2024
Staying SCEP compliant to maximise your payments
As the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) progresses, Manager of the Future Beef Programme at Teagasc, Martina Harrington reminds participating farmers on the key obligations for 2024 and 2025.
18 September 2024
Make slurry spreading a priority as closed period looms
The permitted period for slurry spreading will end on September 30 this year and farmers are reminded to make every effort to have their tanks emptied before this date.
18 September 2024
Scottish farmer Graham Lofthouse on his mixed farming system
Scottish beef and sheep farmer, Graham Lofthouse of Bankhouse Farm is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss his mixed farming system.
18 September 2024
Fodder survey: 18% of farmers have a deficit of greater than 10%
Teagasc has recently updated the National Fodder Survey across dairy and drystock farms nationwide, with input from approximately 650 farms. According to the latest survey results, 20% of farms have a small deficit to fill, but 18% of farms have a deficit of greater than 10% to fill.
17 September 2024
Finishing Holstein Friesian dairy-beef steers
Decision time is fast approaching for dairy-beef farmers to select the most appropriate finishing strategy for the Holstein Friesian steers on their farms.
15 September 2024
Beef Welfare Scheme 2024: Key details and how to apply
With the closing date for the Beef Welfare Scheme 2024 fast approaching, Manager of the Teagasc Future Beef Programme, Martina Harrington takes a comprehensive look at the scheme, what’s required, and how to apply.
13 September 2024