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Beef
Five tips for managing creep pens
Kieran Mailey
Providing calves that are suckling cows with a clean, dry bedded creep area is good practice during the housing period.
7 October 2024 News
Schemes update: 23,720 applications to National Beef Welfare Scheme
Scheme more popular in 2024 with over 7,000 more suckler farmers applying by the deadline of 24 September.
15 September 2024 News
Joining the Beef Welfare Scheme is a no brainer - Teagasc specialist
Teagasc beef specialist Aidan Murray told farmers that feeding meal to weanlings will generate twice the return on investment.
Help at hand for SIS action book
The Department has published a Sheep Improvement Scheme guidance document to help farmers fill out the required data.
11 September 2024 Management
8,678 applications submitted to Beef Welfare Scheme
The rate of applications being submitted has increased in recent days and is likely to continue to intensify, as the application deadline of 24 September approaches.
28 August 2024 News
Five tips to build grass covers in August
August is a key month to build grass covers for extending grazing into late autumn. Outlined are some tips to help with grazing management.
3 August 2024 Management
Feeding cattle at grass and measuring silage pits
Adam Woods takes a look at feeding finishing cattle at grass and completing a fodder budget on a beef farm.
31 July 2024 Management
Five tips to prepare weanlings for sale
Ahead of selling weanlings in the coming weeks, outlined are some tips to prepare animals for sale.
20 July 2024 Management
Mixed reaction to new €20m Beef Welfare Scheme
Farmers are pleased to see meal feeding continuing as a mandatory option but there is some disquiet regarding the fact that autumn-born weanlings may miss out on payments
10 July 2024 News
Sheep Management: timely weaning, selecting replacements and castration
Decisions taken around weaning include the selection of flock replacements, identifying ewes for culling and weighing up the merits of castrating lambs.
26 June 2024 Management