Beef
Large crowds of farmers gathered at a calf rearing information night that took place in Co....
Farmers and industry stakeholders gathered on Seamus Dolan's dairy farm in Co. Cavan, on Tuesday, January 20, for the AHI CalfCare event.
An array of expert speakers will address important areas of dairy calf to beef production at the Teagasc DairyBeef 500 Conference 2026
Farming outside Trim in Co. Meath is Michael Dunne, a dairy-calf-to-beef farmer rearing both autumn and spring-born calves
Most livestock farmers have seen firsthand the value of having an effective vaccination plan in place for the cattle in their herds.
The costs associated with a 20-month dairy-beef heifer system were recently highlighted at a Teagasc beef farm walk
Most spring-born dairy-beef calves will have been weaned off milk and are out at grass by now for their first summer at grass.
On a recent visit to the UCD dairy calf education and research facility located at UCD Lyons Farm, Co. Kildare, Agriland caught up with...
There has been no increase in the number of farmers rearing calves this year - or the number of calves being reared by each farmer.
Farmers and grazing livestock alike are enjoying the spell of warm weather but caution is still needed when turning calves out.
A new €1 million state-of-the-art dairy calf research facility was officially opened at at UCD Lyons Farm, Co. Kildare on February 25.
The uplift in factory beef prices in recent weeks is filtering down into the prices being paid by farmers and the sale of calves is growing
Agriland can reveal that a new national dairy calf research centre is set to open in early 2025 with infrastructure already in place...
Warrendale Wagyu Ireland hosted two information evenings this week for farmers interested in rearing Wagyu-cross calves to beef.
An International Dairy Calf to Beef Conference, organised by Teagasc in partnership with ABP Food Group and BSAS is taking place...
An international conference focusing on dairy calf to beef production is set to kick off in Co. Wexford this morning, Wednesday, October 16.
Beef News
Minister McConalogue has said he is "very open" to the proposal for a €40/calf rearing payment for farmers rearing calves from the...
The average dairy calf to beef farm made a net margin of just over €65/ac or €162/Ha in 2023, according to data from Teagasc.
Spring-born dairy-beef calves have predominantly all been weaned off milk and are now out at grass for their first grazing season.
Farming outside Castledermot in Co. Kildare, Peter Byrne and his family run a mixed enterprise farm consisting of calf to beef and...
Growing numbers of Irish beef cattle are originating from dairy calf to beef systems as a result of the expansion of the Irish dairy herd...
While the majority of farmers have heard of the CBV by now, most are still familiarising themselves with it and may not be fully aware...
Dairy-beef calves are the lowest-priced cattle available for beef farmers to buy. While the initial purchase cost is generally low...
