The Beef Edge

Oct 29 2024 255 ep. 16 mins 45
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The Beef Edge is Teagasc’s podcast for all the latest news, information and advice for Irish beef farmers, presented by Catherine Egan. Visit the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/beef/the-beef-edge-podcast/

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Winter nutrition and diets with Teagasc Nutritionist, Aisling Claffey

Oct 29 2024 17 mins  
Teagasc Nutritionist, Aisling Claffey, discusses winter nutrition and diets on this week’s Beef Edge podcast. Aisling explains that beef systems are simple and it comes down to trying to maximise intake and growth whilst minimising stress and digestive upsets. A combination of factors ultimately decides how close you get to growing and finishing cattle to their genetic potential

Is Bluetongue Virus a risk for Ireland?

Oct 22 2024 20 mins  
Dr. Eoin Ryan, Senior Superintending Veterinary Inspector with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, gives an update on the Bluetongue Virus on this week’s Beef Edge podcast. Since the end of August, over a hundred cases of Bluetongue have been detected in England and Wales and farmers in Ireland are hearing more and more about it. Bluetongue is a viral disease af

Comparing Dairy Beef farming in New Zealand and Ireland

Oct 15 2024 22 mins  
Bob Thomson, a New Zealand Farm Consultant specialising in sheep and beef, is on this week’s Beef Edge to discuss some of his insights into dairy beef in Ireland compared to New Zealand. Bob has a wealth of experience working in extension, consultancy and project management for the past 50 years. He explains what he learned from the DairyBeef 500 farms he visited this week aroun

The key things to consider if you’re interested in renting a shed

Oct 09 2024 16 mins  
Niall Kerins, Teagasc Cattle specialist, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss winter cattle housing arrangements. Every winter a significant number of cattle are housed and fed in rented sheds. Whether you are the farmer renting out the shed or a farmer renting in the shed, there are a number of considerations for both parties. Fodder, labour and machinery running cost

The October Grass10 Update

Oct 04 2024 6 mins  
Grass10 advisor Niamh Doyle joins Catherine Egan on the latest Beef Edge with grassland management tips for the month ahead. Niamh discusses closing up paddocks in rotation starting with the paddocks near the farmyard, the sheltered and the driest paddocks that will be grazed in early spring . She outlines the targets for the month ahead to extend grazing, reduce demand to maximise

Budget 2025 – here’s what beef farmers need to know

Oct 02 2024 26 mins  
Teagasc Financial Specialist Kevin Connolly is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss the main headline items arising from Budget 2025, from tax cuts to increased spending. Kevin explains that the income tax standard rate bands have been increased by €2,000. The income tax rates (20% & 40%) have not been changed. There has been a €125 increase in the principle tax cr

The Teagasc Beef Budgets 2024/2025 with Aidan Murray

Sep 24 2024 13 mins  
Following the launch of the Beef Budgets for 2024 at the National Ploughing Championships, Teagasc Beef specialist, Aidan Murray, has an update with all the details. Aidan compares the national kill figures to 2023 and discusses how have the prices changed in comparison to this time last year. Aidan also highlights how the Irish supply of beef looks for the rest of the year. Pric

Scottish farmer Graham Lofthouse on his mixed farming system

Sep 17 2024 18 mins  
Scottish beef and sheep farmer, Graham Lofthouse of Bankhouse Farm, is on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to discuss his mixed farming system. The farm is located 30km south of Edinburgh and is 200-300m above sea level. The average rainfall is around 1,000mm. There are 470 ewes on the farm and 84 suckler cows. Graham discusses how the sucker herd is managed from birth to weaning.

Future Beef farmer, Aonghusa Fahy, on his farm system and management at weaning

Sep 10 2024 13 mins  
Galway Future Beef farmer, Aonghusa Fahy, features on this week’s Beef Edge podcast to give an update on his farm system and management at weaning, plus he discusses the cattle from his farm that will be on the Teagasc stand at this year’s Ploughing Championships. Even though the weather has been challenging the weanlings have still performed well, Aonghusa explains. Weaning wi

The Monthly Grass10 Update with Niamh Doyle including grassland management tips for September

Sep 06 2024 6 mins  
It was a very challenging August this year and for the monthly Grass10 update, Niamh discusses how farmers have fed silage out over the past few weeks. Calves have been creep grazed in front of cows to break the bond and concentrates supplemented earlier as well as calves being weaned earlier in September versus late September. Supplement introduced 4 weeks pre weaning and will be