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Beef
Delayed turnout costing thousands
Adam Woods
Adam Woods takes a look at the effect the current weather is having in terms of costs on beef farms.
12 March 2024 Management
Have finishing cattle feed and lying space?
Space requirements for feeding and lying have a big bearing on daily liveweight gain during the final intensive finishing period.
20 February 2024 Management
Easing weanlings and stores off meal before turnout
Cutting meal levels before turning cattle out to grass can help animals transition on to a spring grazing diet.
Do cattle need a mid-winter lice treatment?
Lice can affect cattle throughout winter and in many instances, animals will need a second or third treatment.
12 December 2023 Management
Beef Management: winter finishing sums and weanling health
In this week's Beef Management, Adam Woods takes a look at the sums around winter finishing and weanling health.
6 December 2023 Management
Keeping water troughs clean indoors
Drinking troughs should be cleaned out regularly to provide fresh water for cattle.
5 December 2023 Management
Five management jobs for December
When it comes to jobs on farm, outlined are a few tasks to keep on top of during December.
2 December 2023 Management
IFJ Junior: five tips to start your calf-rearing enterprise
Buying a few dairy-bred calves is a good way to start off your farming career
30 November 2023 News
Teagasc beef conference: is finishing at 19 months realistic?
Adam Woods reports from the Teagasc national beef conference held in Ballinasloe this week.
29 November 2023 Breeding & health
Teagasc dairy beef trial sees 249kg carcase weight at 19 months
Adam Woods reports from the Teagasc national beef conference held in Ballinasloe this week.
23 November 2023 Grass & feeding
Five tips for condition scoring cows
Suckler farmers should be looking at the body condition on spring calving cows and taking steps to correct animals that are thin or overfat.
4 November 2023 Management