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Purchasing cattle – a quick biosecurity check will help protect your herd

Animal Health Ireland's Liam Doyle is urging farmers to double down on biosecurity and ask themselves are all precautions being taken to reduce the risk of introducing disease.

MANAGEMENT 1 August 2026

Purchasing cattle – a quick biosecurity check will help protect your herd

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Labour key focus for Ballyvadin dairy calf to beef

Labour key focus for Ballyvadin dairy calf to beef

BUILDINGS 29 July 2026

Beef management: concentrates at grass, nitrate poisoning and maintenance

Beef management: concentrates at grass, nitrate poisoning and maintenance

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2026

Drought forces change in finishing plans on Tipperary dairy-beef farm

Drought forces change in finishing plans on Tipperary dairy-beef farm

Drought forces change in finishing plans on Tipperary dairy-beef farm

MANAGEMENT 29 July 2026

Six-bay slatted shed impresses in Tuam

Six-bay slatted shed impresses in Tuam

Six-bay slatted shed impresses in Tuam

BUILDINGS 22 July 2026

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SCEP weighing ahead of autumn weanling sales

SCEP weighing ahead of autumn weanling sales

The desired timeframe to weigh animals is between 150 and 250 days of age.

MANAGEMENT 2 July 2026

Beef Management: autumn reseeding, managing grass and drafting cattle

Beef Management: autumn reseeding, managing grass and drafting cattle

Martin Merrick runs through some key topics for this time of the summer including managing grass amid poor growth, autumn reseeds and drafting of early maturing cattle.

MANAGEMENT 2 July 2026

Beef Management: grass supplies, marginal ground, and hay and straw purchases

Beef Management: grass supplies, marginal ground, and hay and straw purchases

Martin Merrick gives advice around managing grass amid the dry weather, completing maintenance work on marginal ground and securing some fodder and bedding amid good supplies on the market.

MANAGEMENT 2 July 2026

Utilising a paddock system for beef herds: the key areas to focus

Utilising a paddock system for beef herds: the key areas to focus

One of the topics discussed in depth at Teagasc BEEF2026 was the utilisation of grass to a greater degree on beef farms, with key advice given on setting up a paddock system.

BUILDINGS 2 July 2026

Watch: behind the build of Cedarmore herd in Kanturk

Watch: behind the build of Cedarmore herd in Kanturk

Through huge farm investment, both in infrastructure and breeding, the Cedarmore herd has become widely recognised among the country’s premier Holstein breeders.

MANAGEMENT 2 July 2026

Beef Management: weighing, warm weather management and dung sampling

Beef Management: weighing, warm weather management and dung sampling

Martin Merrick discusses weighing weanlings in time to qualify for SCEP, managing stock and water supplies in warm weather and faecal sampling calves to make better informed decisions on dosing.

MANAGEMENT 2 July 2026

BEEF2026: high-CBV calves will generate €170/head more at slaughter

BEEF2026: high-CBV calves will generate €170/head more at slaughter

On display at BEEF 2026 was how purchasing high-CBV calves can generate more profit compared with low-CBV calves.

MANAGEMENT 2 July 2026

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