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Beef Management: housing, keeping weanlings thriving and sheep grazing
Adam Woods
This week Adam Woods takes a look at housing heavy cattle, keeping weanlings thriving and on target weight gains, and grazing excess grass with sheep.
28 August 2024 Management
Beef Management: feed cull cows or sell on
In this week's Beef Management, Adam Woods takes a look at housing issues, feeding cull cows and looking after first calved heifers.
19 August 2024 News
200 farmers wanted for new Teagasc beef project
All farmers who take part in the new Beef Quest project will receive free weight performance monitoring and forage analysis.
Five tips for creep-grazing calves
Creep grazing is a great tool to boost weight gain in calves and prepare animals for weaning. Outlined are some tips for beginners.
10 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
Time for weight gain check on grazing cattle
The end of July is a good time to weigh cattle and get a handle on weight gains from grass, as well as making management decisions for marketing animals in autumn.
30 July 2024 Management
Grazing more sheep with less fertiliser
Clement Lynch has adopted a paddock grazing system on his sheep farm in Park, Co Derry. Peter McCann reports
17 July 2024 Northern Ireland
Sheep Management: slaughter performance and marketing options for hill lambs
Lambs should be carefully assessed when drafting, with more reports of lambs recording a much lower kill out in recent weeks.
17 July 2024 Management
Beef carcase weights take a tumble
Adam Woods takes a look at average carcase weight trends over the last number of years
17 July 2024 Markets
Dempsey at Large: an outstanding summary of work in beef
The value of knowing the commercial breeding value of bought-in dairy beef stores is becoming critical for profitability.
3 July 2024 Viewpoints
Technology Villages at BEEF 2024
Paul Crosson takes a look at some of technology villages at BEEF 2024
19 June 2024 Breeding & health
High-end weanling producer averaging €1,700 for export-type calves
Martin Shaughnessy has a typical size herd for the west of Ireland, but what is far from typical is the high-end stock he produces on it.
19 June 2024 Breeding & health