Beef
Beef finishers face a 'daunting task' with feeding costs this winter
With just a few months until farmers will be getting cattle back into sheds for winter housing, feeding costs are...
Beef Finishers
Beef
National Farm Survey: 'No hiding place' on beef farm incomes
As reaction continues to last week’s release of the National Farm Survey 2023 report, and the stark picture it painted...
Agri-Business
Income for beef finishers falls by almost one-fifth in 2023
Income for beef finishers and farmers with cattle (other than suckler and dairy farmers) declined by almost one-fifth in 2023,...
Beef
Factories urged to 'do more' for beef farmers
A “shortsighted” approach by factories is undermining the confidence of beef farmers who have made a substantial investment in finishing...
Beef
Bulls or bullocks: Factors to consider when finishing cattle
The number of farmers finishing cattle as bulls has declined over the past number of years, with more male cattle...
Beef News
Teagasc Farm Survey: 60% of suckler farmers earn less than €10,000
The average income for farms rearing cattle last year stood at almost €11,000, which is a 30% increase on the...
Beef News
How do meal costs compare to beef prices this year?
While beef finishers are seeing a higher margin over concentrate cost this year, it is not being reflected in their...
Beef
Farmland: Meal markets and land designation funding
This week’s episode of Farmland, which will be broadcast tomorrow (Tuesday, May 10), hears from an industry stakeholder with advice...
Beef News
Macra wants €200/head for beef finishers amid farm incomes concern
Macra na Feirme has said that action is needed to ensure beef farmers can continue to farm by providing a...
Beef
Winter beef finishers will need €5/kg as input costs soar
Farmers in the business of purchasing cattle at this time of the year for winter finishing will have to contend...
Beef
'Beef finishers need forward contract pricing more than ever' - ICSA
The “merry-go-round of price cutting at every available opportunity can’t continue” according to the Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association (ICSA)...
Beef
Straw or slats: Which works best for beef heifer performance?
The winter finishing of animals is no easy task. There are many factors that make this enterprise very expensive. Giving...
Beef
What does the future hold for Irish cattle numbers?
Irish cattle supplies are likely to increase by 100,000 in 2017 to 1.71m head, according to Teagasc Beef Specialist Aidan Murray....