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Beef
Most livestock farmers have seen firsthand the value of having an effective vaccination plan in...
The costs associated with a 20-month dairy-beef heifer system were recently highlighted at a...
Most spring-born dairy-beef calves will have been weaned off milk and are out at grass by...
On a recent visit to the University College Dublin (UCD) dairy calf education and research facility...
There has been no increase in the number of farmers buying calves to rear this year - or the number...
Irish dairy farmers face constant change, from unpredictable weather to evolving regulations and...
Farmers and grazing livestock alike enjoyed the recent spell of warm, dry weather conditions, but...
A new €1 million state-of-the-art dairy calf research facility was officially opened at UCD Lyons...
The uplift in factory beef prices seen in recent weeks is filtering down into the prices being paid...
A new national dairy calf research centre is set to open in early 2025 with infrastructure already...
Warrendale Wagyu Ireland hosted two information evenings this week for farmers interested in...
An International Dairy Calf to Beef Conference, organised by Teagasc in partnership with ABP Food...
In this article, we talk to Germain Milet, who is a market specialist for meat and seafood in Bord...
An international conference focusing on dairy calf-to-beef production is set to kick off in Co....
Beef News
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has said he is "very open" to...
The average dairy calf to beef farm made a net margin of just over €65/ac or €162/Ha in 2023,...
Spring-born dairy-beef calves have predominantly all been weaned off milk and are now out at grass...
Farming outside Castledermot in Co. Kildare, Peter Byrne and his family run a mixed enterprise farm...
Growing numbers of Irish beef cattle are originating from dairy calf to beef systems as a result of...
While the majority of farmers have heard of the Commercial Beef Value (CBV) by now, most are still...
Dairy-beef calves are the lowest-priced cattle available for beef farmers to buy. While the initial...
Agri-Business
Sourcing calves that are good value for money is essential when beef farmers are buying calves bred...
Calf-rearing is a seasonal job on most farms in Ireland, and with the peak spring-calving season...
There are "many benefits" to beef-sired heifer calves from dairy cows, according to...
Dairy farmers have been told that they may need to pay calf-to-beef farmers to take their...
