Beef
Table: What's considered a 'good or bad' CBV for a calf?
While the majority of farmers have heard of the Commercial Beef Value (CBV) by now, most are still familiarising themselves...
Calf to beef
Beef
Table: How much does it cost to rear a dairy-beef calf?
Dairy-beef calves are the lowest-priced cattle available for beef farmers to buy. While the initial purchase cost is generally low,...
Agri-Business
'Value for money is important when buying dairy bred calves' - advisor
Sourcing calves that are good value for money is essential when beef farmers are buying calves bred from dairy herds...
Beef
Watch: Advice for farmers on setting up calf-rearing sheds
Calf-rearing is a seasonal job on most farms in Ireland, and with the peak spring-calving season fast approaching, beef farmers...
Beef
Beef-sired heifer calves from dairy herd have 'many benefits'
There are “many benefits” to beef-sired heifer calves from dairy cows, according to recently-published research. The research was carried out...
Beef
Beef farmers could be paid to take dairy calves in future
Dairy farmers have been told that they may need to pay calf-to-beef farmers to take their plainer-type calves in the...
Beef
Parasite control: Do calves need a worm dose yet?
Spring-born ‘bucket reared’ calves are now weaned off milk and out in the fields, with grass making up a significant...
Beef
Calf rearing on Farmer Phil's livestock farm
Farming approximately 240ac of tillage and 300ac of grassland in Co. Longford, Philip Stewart and his family are running an...
Beef
Beef Focus: A one-winter beef system - the secret to success
Farming 240ac alongside his father and uncle in Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon, Diarmuid Murry runs an efficient beef operation in tandem...
Beef
Beef Focus: Cavan calf-to-beef farm gaining momentum
During the week Agriland paid a visit to an expanding calf-to-beef farm that is really gaining momentum, and this is...
Beef News
'Price and calf quality' - Sticking points on dairy-beef integration
The sale price and quality of beef calves – originating from the dairy herd – have been found to be...
Video
Buying and rearing calves on Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef farms
As part of the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Virtual Farm Walk on the farm of Jarlath and Austin...
Video
Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef : The importance of making quality silage on calf to beef farms
As part of the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Virtual Farm Walk on the farm of Jarlath and Austin...
Green Acres
Growing profitability on a calf-to-beef farm in Co. Westmeath
By Teagasc Green Acres programme advisor James Fitzgerald Farming just outside Moate, Co. Westmeath, Irvine Allen has been a participant...
Green Acres
Getting dairy-beef calves ready for weaning
Farmers rearing dairy-beef calves this spring are getting to a stage where calves, which were purchased in the early months...
Beef
What impact will the Dairy Beef Index have?
With the breeding season being just around the corner on spring-calving dairy farms, the task of sire selection will have...
Beef
Dairy Beef Index: What do calf-to-beef farmers need to know?
Something that a lot of farmers might be hearing over the next few weeks is the Dairy Beef Index (DBI)...
Beef
Taking care of a newly-purchased calf this spring
With the calving season getting underway on dairy farms, calf-to-beef farmers will soon be starting to source calves in the...