Beef
'I've done it all and I can't make a penny' - top performing suckler farmer
Ger Dineen is an award-winning suckler farmer based in Kilnamartyra, Co. Cork, where he operates a 53-unit suckler herd on...
Suckler-to-Beef
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Vaccination, ventilation and 100% AI on suckler-to-beef farm in Co. Kerry
Who could forget how the spring and summer of 2018 played out. This, coupled with the early housing of beef...
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'The more grass I grow, the more profit I make'
Farming 50ha in Kilnamartyra, Co. Cork, Ger Dineen and his family have made considerable changes to their suckler-to-beef farm in...
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Buildings focus: A 5-bay slatted unit and a new silage slab in Co. Tipperary
Farming in Middlequarter, Newcastle, Co. Tipperary, Francis Hallinan operates a suckler-to-weanling enterprise; the Tipperary-based farmer also works full-time off the...
Beef
Beef focus: Self sufficiency boosts profit on beef enterprise in Co. Kilkenny
Farming in Bishop’s Demesne, Co. Kilkenny, Reginald ‘Reggie’ Brennan operates a suckler-to-beef enterprise under an autumn-calving system. All progeny are...
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Beef focus: Driving efficiency and finishing 800 cattle in Co. Longford
Farming in Ardagh, Co. Longford, Pat and Paul Molihan – a father-and-son team – operate a suckler-to-beef enterprise on 58% owned...
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Beef focus: Expanding a suckler-to-beef enterprise on rented land in Co. Kildare
Farming in Bartstown, Newbridge, Co. Kildare, Darragh Barron runs a suckler-to-beef enterprise on 30% owned land and 70% rented land....
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Beef focus: Bringing all calves to slaughter on midlands suckler farm
“We’re not getting enough for the quality beef that we are producing. We deserve more for the effort we put...
Beef
Average suckler cow made a net margin of -€28 in 2016
Single suckling is the predominant cattle production system in Ireland, according to the 2016 Teagasc National Farm Survey. Data taken from...
Beef
Pics: Matching conventional performance on a suckler-to-beef organic farm
Ken Gill began to make the transition from conventional suckler-to-beef farming to organic production two years ago. Since then he...
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Determined to make a success of a 100 cow suckler-to-beef system
Thomas O’Connor was crowned the 2015 Macra na Feirme Beef Farmer of Year and he is determined to make a...
Beef
Average suckler-to-beef system not viable in the long run - Teagasc
The average Irish suckler-to-beef system is not viable in the long term, according to Teagasc’s Paul Crosson. Speaking at Beef...
Beef
Can the gross margin of a suckler farm triple over a four year time frame?
One of the key targets of the Teagasc Better Farm Programme is to show that beef farms are capable of...