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Beef
The Grass Week: heat starting to drive growth but rain not helping matters
Martin Merrick
While growth is on the up, a lot of farms are still struggling with conditions underfoot after some torrential showers.
15 May 2024 Grass & feeding
When and how to wean dairy beef calves
Adam Woods takes a look at some of the details around weaning dairy calves off milk and making sure there is no growth setbacks in the process
8 May 2024 Grass & feeding
Focus on grass driving performance in Donegal
The mother and son team of Margaret and Jack Stevenson are running a high-performing 500-head ewe flock alongside a 30 head suckler-to-weaning enterprise in Donegal.
Time to target grassland weeds
Spraying weeds such as docks and thistles is recommended before they mature and produce seeds.
7 May 2024 Management
The Grass Week : drier conditions set to allow field work and grazing to resume
After a tough spring and a list of field jobs for farmers to complete, the week ahead seems to be giving the opportunity for this work to be caught up on weather-wise.
20 April 2024 Grass & feeding
Lambing winding down after plenty of challenges
Lambing in Tullamore farm has had plenty of ups and downs this year with adverse weather the standout challenge while abortion and the birth of weak lambs also raising concerns.
3 April 2024 Management
Reseeding season almost here
Aidan Brennan takes a look at what articles are in the focus on reseeding and argues that there could be more reseeding done this year than normal.
27 March 2024 Reseeding
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from across the farming industry in Northern Ireland
20 March 2024 Northern Ireland
Date set for Teagasc's beef open day in Grange
Beef 2024 will take place in June in Grange, Co Meath, Teagasc has announced.
14 March 2024 News
Semple set for silage
Semple Stadium in Thurles hosted seven matches in the first eight weeks of the year and the surface is worse for wear, as a result.
13 March 2024 News
Four steps for early turnout to grass
Aidan Brennan has some advice for dairy and beef farmers to try and get cattle out to grass in early spring.
21 February 2024 Grass & feeding
Teagasc 10 point action plan for dairy beef
Adam Woods reports from last week's launch of the stakeholder consultation process of the Teagasc ten-point action plan on dairy calf to beef systems in Ireland.
24 January 2024 Calves