Beef Newsletter - November 2024

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In this month's edition:

• Teagasc National Beef Conference
  The Teagasc National Beef Conference will take place on Tuesday, November 19 in The Landmark Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim, N41 N9W4. This is an annual event and the theme for this year is ‘Sustainable Beef Farming: Pathways to a greener future’. Find out more here
• Feeding concentrates
  Winter diets can be tailored for growing, finishing or maintaining the liveweight of cattle. The vast majority of farms supplement silage with concentrates to ensure daily liveweight targets are met.
• Research Update - A good score
  Sarah Burke, Edward O’Riordan, Paul Crosson and Mark McGee of the Teagasc Animal & Grassland Research and Innovation Centre, Grange, Co. Meath report on exploiting genetic divergence for carcass fat score. Recent research at Teagasc Grange looked at how genetics affected carcass fat score, growth, and conformation (shape) of Charolais crossbred steers finished from grass-based systems at 19, 23, and 26 months of age.
• Health & Safety - Be winter ready
  It is very important to think about how severe weather might impact your work and take action to mitigate this. The Irish Government’s Be Winter Ready campaign focuses on helpful ways to minimise disruption to farming activities during severe weather events.