Grass
LESS is a 'win-win situation' for farmers
Earlier this evening, the third episode of Live@Grange aired on AgriLand and Teagasc platforms. As part of the discussion, Mark...
Virtual Beef Week: Live@Grange
Beef
What are the contributing factors to nutrient loss into water systems?
A better environment and supporting the production of high-quality food are the twin aims of the Agricultural Catchment Programme (ACP)....
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Watch: How Cavan farm partnership combats scour
Scour occurs when the gut becomes compromised and calves lose proper functioning of the intestine, resulting in diarrhoea and loss...
Beef
'Our calving interval was 364 days; 85% of the cows calved within the first 6 weeks'
Farming in Crosshaven, Co. Cork, Billy and Niall Nicholson operate suckler-to-beef and tillage enterprises. The duo, who are in partnership...
Beef
How this Tipperary-based beef farmer is reaping the benefits of clover
Beef farming in Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, Tim Meagher, is no stranger to clover usage on his farm. In the early...
Beef
Why this farmer has been using a trailing shoe since 2008
Philip Rochford, who farms in Co. Wexford, was ahead of the curve in 2008 when he purchased a trailing shoe...
Beef
'A common factor across the most profitable systems is the use of grazed grass'
Yesterday evening, at day two of Live@Grange, Dr. Nicky Byrne spoke about different calf-to-beef systems and how to select the most...
Beef
Live@Grange: What topic is up for discussion on Wednesday?
On Wednesday, the focus will involve the environmental sustainability of beef production in Ireland and what steps Irish farmers can...
Green Acres
How are the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme farms performing in 2020?
We are now in the second year of the second phase of the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme....
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Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Beef
'The biggest change I made was dividing the place up into better paddocks'
Earlier this evening, the second episode of Live@Grange aired on AgriLand and Teagasc platforms. As part of the discussion, Meath-based farmer Aidan Maguire spoke about...
Beef
How does the Dairy Beef Index work?
The Dairy Beef Index (DBI) is a breeding goal for Irish dairy and beef farmers to promote high-quality beef cattle...
Green Acres
'Last year silage quality would have slipped and I paid the price in feeding meal'
Co. Roscommon based farmer Martin Connolly – a participant in the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme – purchases...
Green Acres
The Long brothers' integrated approach to dairy and beef farming
Farming in Ballymacarbry, Co. Waterford, Richard Long finishes both early maturing and continental calves originating from the dairy herd and...
Video
Teagasc: Virtual Beef Week: Importance of System and Genetics in Dairy Calf to Beef Systems
Livestream of Teagasc: Virtual Beef Week – with Nicky Byrne and Sean Cummins, Siobhan Ring, Martin Connolly, Richard Long, Aidan...
Beef
Live@Grange: What is up for discussion on Tuesday?
This evening’s Live@Grange panel discussion – as part of Virtual Beef Week – will have a focus on calf selection,...
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Cow monitoring app 'means we can stay farming for longer'
Sylvia and John Powell installed Nedap cow monitoring on their 250-strong herd in February 2023. Farming just outside Birr, Co....
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Teagasc: Virtual Beef Week 2020 - 'Last year silage quality would have slipped and I paid the price in feeding meal’
Martin Connolly talks about reducing his feed bill and getting health stock off dairy farmer’s in the local area. Martin...
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The Long brothers’ integrated approach to dairy and beef farming - Teagasc: Virtual Beef Week 2020
Two brothers Richard and Liam Long one’s a Calf to Beef Green Acres Participant , the other is a dairy...
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Advice for beef farmers from Frank O’Sullivan - Teagasc Grange vet -Teagasc: Virtual Beef Week 2020
“We have found over the last few years that antibiotic usage has actually gone way down,” – Frank O’Sullivan –...
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Advice for beef farmers from Orla Keane - a Teagasc researcher- Beef Week 2020
“If yearlings don’t fully develop immunity in their first year, they may require treatment for gut worms,” – Orla Keane,...