Bull beef
Adam Woods on 09 Jun 2021
Factory bosses questioned on beef markets at taskforce
Adam Woods has the latest on the most recent Beef Taskforce meeting which took place last Wednesday.
Amy Forde on 04 Jun 2021
Senior management from beef factories meet with beef taskforce
The 10th meeting of the Beef Market Taskforce took place on Wednesday, where the current beef market situation was discussed.
Declan Marren on 28 May 2021
Tullamore Farm: bull slaughter performance update
Declan Marren speaks to Tullamore farm manager Shaun Diver on the slaughter performance of the latest batch of under 16-month bulls to be killed.
Declan Marren on 19 May 2021
Farming beef, lamb and carbon in the west
The Kennedy family in Aclare, Co Sligo, see a bright future for farming in the west of Ireland. Declan Marren reports.
Adam Woods on 12 May 2021
Tullamore Farm: what are the options?
Adam Woods talks to Paul Crosson, Teagasc, Grange about some options for Tullamore Farm and what it would mean to the bottom line and our environmental footprint.
Declan Marren on 02 May 2021
Bulls v steers: can the efficiencies be ignored?
Declan Marren takes a look at what the research says on the comparison of bulls and steers on both production and meat quality aspects.
Declan Marren on 25 Apr 2021
Finishing bulls off grass has no negative effect on eating quality
Teagasc research into finishing bulls off grass at the end of the second grazing season showed no negative effects on meat quality compared with bulls finished indoors on a high-concentrates diet.
Adam Woods on 14 Apr 2021
Beef Trends: trade up as farmers take back control
Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade, including factory quotes for finished cattle.
Contributor on 13 Apr 2021
Martbids: exporters and feedlots drive demand in Castlerea
Manus Connolly was in Castlerea for Thursday's sale, where almost 500 animals passed through the ring.
Adam Woods on 07 Apr 2021
Tullamore Farm: breeding key to performance
Adam Woods takes a look at breeding on Tullamore Farm as part of our webinar series.
Adam Woods on 24 Mar 2021
Beef Management: castration, getting back grazing and managing cashflow
In this week’s beef management notes, we take a look at getting castration right, getting out to graze in good weather and managing cashflow on drystock farms.
Kieran Mailey on 10 Mar 2021
Intensive finishing stores – do the sums stack up?
For farmers considering finishing forward store cattle out of the shed by June, completing a simple budget will outline if a margin can be made. Kieran Mailey reports.
Kieran Mailey on 10 Mar 2021
Key lessons from BETTER Farm NI programme
With GM/ha rising by £401/ha during the BETTER Farm NI programme, Kieran Mailey outlines the key lessons learned that drive profitability.
Kieran Mailey on 24 Feb 2021
BETTER farm NI: £518 increase in GM/ha on bull finishing farms
This week, programme adviser Darryl Boyd analyses the profitability of the five farms finishing male cattle as young bulls.
Matt Dempsey on 17 Feb 2021
Dempsey at Large: high-cost Ireland
All of us farming in Ireland have a consciousness of even the most basic of services being expensive here and of a continuing growth in bureaucracy.
Kieran Mailey on 03 Feb 2021
BETTER farm NI: 10 steps to finishing spring-born bulls
Where spring-born bulls will be finished at 16 months of age, Kieran Mailey outlines 10 steps to transition animals through the final intensive feeding period.
Adam Woods on 03 Feb 2021
Tullamore Farm bulls: to sell or to finish?
Adam Woods takes a look at the Tullamore Farm bull performance and asks the question whether the 2020-born bulls would be better sold live or finished.
Matt Dempsey on 03 Feb 2021
Dempsey at Large: marketing Irish beef – new thinking needed
We need a new direction based on clear analysis of what has happened and what is in the national interest.
Adam Woods on 29 Jan 2021
Tullamore Farm midwinter weighing results - how did the bulls do?
Adam Woods takes a look at the Tullamore Farm bull performance during the last three months.
Adam Woods on 27 Jan 2021
2020: a year to forget for beef finishers
Beef editor Adam Woods takes a look back at the highs and lows of 2020 in the beef finishing business.