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Beef
Teagasc breeding pedigree bulls for AI
Nevan McKiernan
Nevan McKiernan has details of a Teagasc project which aims to breed elite pedigree Aberdeen Angus bulls for the dairy herd.
11 September 2024 News
Dairy beef delivering for Meath family partnership
The father-and-son partnership of Aidan and Luke Maguire is working positively and delivering a net margin of over €700/ha, writes Shaun Diver.
11 September 2024 Northern Ireland
Sharp decline in calf registrations in 2024
There has been a marked drop in the number of calf births registered in 2024.
Beef Trends: more bite in the trade
Adam Woods reports on this week’s beef trade, including the latest quotes on factory-finished stock.
14 August 2024 Markets
Clostridia vaccines, feeding weanlings and beef events this week
In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at vaccinating weanlings, feeding cattle at grass and profiles a few beef events taking place this week.
7 August 2024 Management
Where to now for multispecies swards?
Aidan Brennan reports from the recent open day at Teagasc Johnstown Castle where there the results of recent experiments on multispecies was outlined.
4 August 2024 Reseeding
Surge in usage of beef AI straws
It is the increased use of sexed semen in dairy herds, that is both allowing more beef AI usage and driving the increase.
17 July 2024 News
'Walk away' from calves with no CBV, farmers told
Beef farmers are essentially buying in the dark if they're buying calves that have no CBV, ICBF's Margaret Kelleher has said.
17 July 2024 News
Breakeven beef price of €5.54/kg in Ballyvadin
Adam Woods reports from last week’s open day on the Tipperary dairy-beef demonstration farm in Ballyvadin
17 July 2024 Markets
Dairy farmers down in the dumps over lack of demonstration
The Dealer wonders why beef farmers have three demonstration farms while dairy farmers have none, despite the challenges that sector faces.
17 July 2024 Dealer
Farm Tech Talk: beef scheme, lamb trade and dairy beef
We discuss the Beef Welfare Scheme and the lamb trade, as well as an insight into the dairy beef open day which was held in Fethard, Co Tipperary, this week.
12 July 2024 News
Slim dairy beef margins in early years
The farm is budgeting for a selling price of €4.70/kg for the typical O grade carcase from this type of operation.
10 July 2024 Viewpoints