Finishing cattle

Beef Management: slurry, SCEP and grading cattle

Martin Merrick discusses how best to manage slurry in tricky conditions, keeping up to date with SCEP compliance and grading cattle.

MANAGEMENT 4 February 2026

Beef Management: slurry, SCEP and grading cattle

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Home Farm: Another load, another drop in price

Home Farm: Another load, another drop in price

VIEWPOINTS 28 January 2026

Further reductions in cattle kill expected in 2026

Further reductions in cattle kill expected in 2026

MARKETS 21 January 2026

2025 Beef Year: €2500 weanlings, Storm Éowyn, Mercosur, midges and much more

2025 Beef Year: €2500 weanlings, Storm Éowyn, Mercosur, midges and much more

2025 Beef Year: €2500 weanlings, Storm Éowyn, Mercosur, midges and much more

MARKETS 30 December 2025

Beef Trends: quotes drop for third week

Beef Trends: quotes drop for third week

Beef Trends: quotes drop for third week

MARKETS 17 December 2025

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Top five tips on ad-lib feeding

Top five tips on ad-lib feeding

Adam Woods takes a look at some tips around ad-lib feeding of meals this winter.

GRASS & FEEDING 4 July 2025

Gurteen seeks unit manager

Gurteen seeks unit manager

The beef enterprise at Gurteen consists of 70 suckler cows, plus replacements, 120 head of finishing cattle and 120 head of young stock.

DEALER 4 July 2025

Five tips for ad-lib meal finishing

Five tips for ad-lib meal finishing

With limited silage supplies on farm, should more farmers be considering moving cattle on to ad-lib meal before finishing.

GRASS & FEEDING 4 July 2025

Signs of stability in beef trade

Signs of stability in beef trade

Adam Woods has the latest on this week’s beef trade including what the latest beef quotes are for finished cattle.

MARKETS 4 July 2025

Beef Management: finishing cattle at grass, tetany control and weanlings

Beef Management: finishing cattle at grass, tetany control and weanlings

In this week's beef management notes Adam Woods takes a look at finishing cattle at grass, vaccinating calves and tetany control in sucklers.

MANAGEMENT 4 July 2025

Department plan for reducing cattle slaughter age delayed

Department plan for reducing cattle slaughter age delayed

The Department has not yet published an action plan for reducing the age of cattle at slaughter, which is due under the 2025 Climate Action Plan.

NEWS 4 July 2025

Protected urea and drop in finishing ages will help lower emissions – Teagasc

Protected urea and drop in finishing ages will help lower emissions – Teagasc

It comes after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Provisional Greenhouse Gas Emissions report on Friday, which showed that agricultural emissions dropped by 1.7% in 2024.

NEWS 4 July 2025

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Strong cow health after calving – the key to a successful breeding season

The weeks after calving are one of the most critical periods in the dairy year. Cow health during this post-calving phase has a direct impact on milk yield, fertility and overall herd performance.

Strong cow health after calving – the key to a successful breeding season

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