Beef Technical
Mart report: Weanling bulls and heifers at Ballybay
Ballybay Mart in Co. Monaghan hosted its weekly sale of weanling bulls and heifers on Friday, April 21. Speaking to...
Beef Technical
Dairy Technical
Calf report: Large numbers on offer at Carnew
Carnew Mart held it’s weekly calf sale on Friday, April 21 with over 700 calves on offer at the Garden...
Dairy Technical
Grass growth: Grazing conditions remain a challenge for most
Grass growth rates have been improving over the last number of weeks, but actually getting cows out grazing still remains...
Dairy Technical
Calf registrations: Beef registrations down 14,000 on 2022
The number of calf registrations to beef dams is down 14,509 this year when compared to the same period in...
Dairy Technical
Farmer-type calves a good trade at Enniscorthy Mart
Enniscorthy Mart held its weekly calf sale on Wednesday (March 29) with 580 calves on offer at the Model County...
Dairy Technical
Older calves a good trade at Castleisland calf sale
There were 1,370 calves on offer at Castleisland Mart’s calf sale on Monday (March 27), with a strong trade in...
Tillage
'Soils Day': All soil is different and must be managed accordingly
Each soil is different and must be managed accordingly. The starting point to all of this is actually measuring the...
Tillage Technical
‘Soils Day’: 2030 deadline for 70% of soils to be 'healthy'
The recent Teagasc ‘Soils Day’ attracted a large turnout of farmers from across the country to Johnstown Castle in Co....
Dairy Technical
Enniscorthy Mart sees 850 calves on offer at weekly sale
Enniscorthy Mart held its weekly calf sale on Wednesday (March 8), with 850 calves on offer at the Model county-based...
Dairy Technical
Strong trade for calves and dairy stock at Carnew Mart
There were 852 calves on offer at Carnew Mart on Friday (February 24) for its weekly calf sale, where prices...
Video
Understanding Commercial Beef Value (CBV) in calves
In this video Alan Dillon, DairyBeef 500 campaign manager, talks us through the Commercial Beef Value (CBV) tool. A new...
Dairy Technical
Time to start thinking about disbudding calves
Farms that began calving cows in mid- to late-January may now need to start disbudding some of the older calves...
Dairy Technical
This year's calf registrations heading towards 700,000
Total calf registrations have reached 680,899 head for the year to date, based on the latest data from the Irish...
Dairy Technical
Calf trade building at Carrigallen Mart
Carrigallen Mart held it’s weekly calf sale on Saturday, February 18, with over 170 calves on offer at the Co....
Dairy Technical
Increasing the saleability of non-replacement calves this spring
There has been, and will continue to be, an increased focus on the quality of non-replacement calves from dairy herds....
Dairy Technical
Avoid wasting fertiliser due to incorrect spreader set-up
The chemical fertiliser spreading period is now permitted for two of the three zones, but that doesn’t always mean farmers...
Dairy Technical
Calf registrations surpass 300,000 for 2023
The total number of calf registrations for the year to date has surpassed the 300,000 mark, with 313,898 calves registered...
Dairy Technical
Farmers need to be cautious of grass tetany
Hypomagnesaemia, also known as grass tetany, is often an issue that is not thought about or considered until it is...
