Bull finishing
Adam Woods on 17 Nov 2021
Bovine conference: challenges and opportunities for beef sector
Adam Woods has an update on the BovINE project and how it is identifying solutions for farmers through collaborative research
Adam Woods on 18 Aug 2021
Feeding grain with a difference in Laois
Last week, Adam Woods caught up with busy Laois farmer Robert Moynan to talk about his farming system and why he changed the way he preserves and stores his grain for feeding to livestock.
Kieran Mailey on 24 Mar 2021
Making dairy calf to beef systems pay
Calf prices are extremely strong and without a significant increase in beef price, farmers will struggle to cover input costs.
Kieran Mailey on 10 Mar 2021
BETTER farm NI: focusing on the changes inside the farm gate
Three of the BETTER Farm NI participants will feature in a free webinar on 11 March to outline their journey under the programme. Kieran Mailey gives some background to the farms to be featured.
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.
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.
Kieran Mailey on 07 Oct 2020
Bull beef slaughterings hit five-year low
There has been a downward trend in young bulls being processed at factories in NI
Adam Woods on 16 Sep 2020
Top tips when calculating a winter finishing budget
Adam Woods takes a look at winter finishing budgets and what beef prices farmers wil need to break even next spring.
Kieran Mailey on 19 Aug 2020
BETTER Farm NI: grassland and genetics driving cattle performance
Top class grassland management and AI breeding is delivering high levels of calf performance at Abbey Farm, CAFRE. Kieran Mailey writes
Kieran Mailey on 13 May 2020
BETTER Farm NI: cost savings with high quality silage in bull beef systems
High-quality silage has been successfully used in bull beef diets to cut down the level of concentrate feeding on the programme farms.
Adam Woods on 29 Apr 2020
Playing the matchmaker on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods profiles the Tullamore Farm breeding plan and looks at how bull selections are made
Adam Woods on 24 Apr 2020
Breeding kicks off on Tullamore Farm
Adam Woods was on Tullamore Farm this week and he caught up with Shaun Diver to go through the 2020 breeding plan.
Kieran Mailey on 19 Feb 2020
46% increase in farm gross margins
Over the three years of the BETTER Farm NI programme, gross margins have increased by an average of 46%.
Matthew Halpin on 01 Jan 2020
Baby steps towards ad-lib feeding this spring
Matthew Halpin reminds beef finishers to be wary when building cattle up to ad-lib.
Darren Carty on 28 Aug 2019
Beef prices: protests return to factory gates
Processing activity has reduced as the week progresses, with the number of protests taking place spreading to more factories.
Adam Woods on 31 Jul 2019
Beef management: feeding meal at grass and some considerations for autumn buyers
Adam Woods has advice on feeding meal at grass, some tips for buying weanlings and stores this spring and a reminder on getting the last of the slurry out.
Adam Woods on 17 Jul 2019
€100m BEAM scheme: what does it mean for my farm?
Beef editor Adam Woods takes an in-depth look at how you can make sure you get paid in the new Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) scheme.
Adam Woods on 27 Jun 2019
Bull issues continue with factories backing away from bulls under 16 months
Adam Woods takes a look at the current situation with regard to bull slaughtering.
Adam Woods on 19 Jun 2019
Beef management notes: grazing conditions, bull finishing and BDGP changes
Adam Woods takes a look at grazing in current weather conditions, bull finishing and killing dates and the recent changes to BDGP.
William Conlon on 21 May 2019
'Dairy beef bull finishing is a high-risk system' – Teagasc
William Conlon is reporting live from the Teagasc dairy calf-to-beef open day in Johnstown Castle, Co Wexford. Read his report from the first stop here.