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Table: Sample vaccination plans for dairy calf-to-beef farms

Beef

about 1 month ago

Table: Sample vaccination plans for dairy calf-to-beef farms

Most livestock farmers have seen firsthand the value of having an effective vaccination plan in...

Table: Cost of rearing a dairy-beef calf to 20 months-of-age

Beef

3 months ago

Table: Cost of rearing a dairy-beef calf to 20 months-of-age

The costs associated with a 20-month dairy-beef heifer system were recently highlighted at a...

How much weight should dairy-beef calves be gaining at grass?

Beef

4 months ago

How much weight should dairy-beef calves be gaining at grass?

Most spring-born dairy-beef calves will have been weaned off milk and are out at grass by...

PhD student update from UCD Lyons calf research facility

Beef

4 months ago

PhD student update from UCD Lyons calf research facility

On a recent visit to the University College Dublin (UCD) dairy calf education and research facility...

No rise in number of farmers rearing calves this year

Beef

5 months ago

No rise in number of farmers rearing calves this year

There has been no increase in the number of farmers buying calves to rear this year - or the number...

Beef

5 months ago

Caution needed turning weaned calves out to grass

Farmers and grazing livestock alike enjoyed the recent spell of warm, dry weather conditions, but...

Caution needed turning weaned calves out to grass

Beef

8 months ago

Video: See inside new €1m UCD calf research facility

A new €1 million state-of-the-art dairy calf research facility was officially opened at UCD Lyons...

Video: See inside new €1m UCD calf research facility

Beef

9 months ago

Table: What can dairy-beef farmers afford to pay for calves?

The uplift in factory beef prices seen in recent weeks is filtering down into the prices being paid...

Table: What can dairy-beef farmers afford to pay for calves?

Beef

10 months ago

New national calf research centre to open in early 2025

A new national dairy calf research centre is set to open in early 2025 with infrastructure already...

New national calf research centre to open in early 2025

Beef

11 months ago

Up to €7.60/kg price contracts offered for Wagyu calf-to-beef

Warrendale Wagyu Ireland hosted two information evenings this week for farmers interested in...

Up to €7.60/kg price contracts offered for Wagyu calf-to-beef

Beef

12 months ago

'Timely' calf to beef event hears sector advancements

An International Dairy Calf to Beef Conference, organised by Teagasc in partnership with ABP Food...

'Timely' calf to beef event hears sector advancements

Beef

about 1 year ago

Dairy Calf-to-Beef International Conference kicks off today

An international conference focusing on dairy calf-to-beef production is set to kick off in Co....

Dairy Calf-to-Beef International Conference kicks off today

Beef News

about 1 year ago

Minister 'open' to a €40/calf payment to rear dairy calves

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said he is "very open" to...

Minister 'open' to a €40/calf payment to rear dairy calves

Beef

about 1 year ago

Average calf to beef farm made €65/ac net margin in 2023

The average dairy calf to beef farm made a net margin of just over €65/ac or €162/Ha in 2023,...

Average calf to beef farm made €65/ac net margin in 2023

Beef

over 1 year ago

How much weight/day should dairy-beef calves be gaining?

Spring-born dairy-beef calves have predominantly all been weaned off milk and are now out at grass...

How much weight/day should dairy-beef calves be gaining?

Beef

over 1 year ago

Beef focus: Facts and figures from Kildare calf to beef farm

Farming outside Castledermot in Co. Kildare, Peter Byrne and his family run a mixed enterprise farm...

Beef focus: Facts and figures from Kildare calf to beef farm

Beef News

over 1 year ago

Table: How profitable was dairy calf to beef in 2023?

Growing numbers of Irish beef cattle are originating from dairy calf to beef systems as a result of...

Table: How profitable was dairy calf to beef in 2023?

Beef

over 1 year ago

Table: What's considered a 'good or bad' CBV for a calf?

While the majority of farmers have heard of the Commercial Beef Value (CBV) by now, most are still...

Table: What's considered a 'good or bad' CBV for a calf?

Beef

over 1 year ago

Table: How much does it cost to rear a dairy-beef calf?

Dairy-beef calves are the lowest-priced cattle available for beef farmers to buy. While the initial...

Table: How much does it cost to rear a dairy-beef calf?

Agri-Business

over 1 year ago

'Value for money is important when buying dairy bred calves' - advisor

Sourcing calves that are good value for money is essential when beef farmers are buying calves bred...

'Value for money is important when buying dairy bred calves' - advisor

Beef

over 1 year ago

Watch: Advice for farmers on setting up calf-rearing sheds

Calf-rearing is a seasonal job on most farms in Ireland, and with the peak spring-calving season...

Watch: Advice for farmers on setting up calf-rearing sheds

Beef

about 2 years ago

Beef-sired heifer calves from dairy herd have 'many benefits'

There are "many benefits" to beef-sired heifer calves from dairy cows, according to...

Beef-sired heifer calves from dairy herd have 'many benefits'

Beef

over 3 years ago

Beef farmers could be paid to take dairy calves in future

Dairy farmers have been told that they may need to pay calf-to-beef farmers to take their...

Beef farmers could be paid to take dairy calves in future

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