Beef
CAFRE beef and sheep adviser, Jack Friar has reminded beef producers in Northern Ireland of the importance of opting in to the BCR Scheme.
Agri-Business
Income for beef finishers and farmers with cattle declined by almost one-fifth in 2023, according to the Teagasc National Farm Survey.
One of the main factors effecting decision-making on the economics of winter-beef finishing is how much it will cost to finish...
There is no incentive for farmers to finish their cattle earlier due to the stagnant beef prices of recent months, according to the ICSA.
The ICSA said it will not support any Food Vision agreement that doesn't provide proper supports to the suckler and beef finishing sectors.
Where a land lease charge of €208/head of cattle is not counted (where land is not leased), a total profit margin of €320/head of cattle finished is available from Organic Winter Beef finishing, according to figures from the National Organic Beef Open Day.
The ICSA has expressed disappointment at the lack of targeted support for sheep farmers and beef finishers in Budget 2023.
Beef News
Beef finishers are facing a higher margin over concentrate rate this year, however they're not necessarily doing better than they were
Raymond and Richard Carter are mixed tillage and beef farmers based just outside Stradbally in Co....
Green Party members Pippa Hackett and her husband Mark are part-time suckler/beef and sheep farmers based in north Co. Offaly.
Rural Life
Philip Stewart is a full-time farmer and agri-contractor from Co. Longford, who has used his online...
Although the outlook for winter finishing is stark, farmers should ensure that their animals are on the correct diet.
While beef prices are nothing to write home about at the minute, over the coming weeks, farmers will have more cattle close to slaughter.
In this article, we look at the break-even prices required for beef finishers who purchase and bring weanlings to beef.
Kepak held a live cattle grading demonstration, where Brian Delaney outlined what Kepak is looking for and what feeding regimes work best.
Tillage
Spring barley, spring oats and fodder beet make up the main tillage crops on the farm; these crops are used to feed his beef animals. Eamonn also grows kale to out-winter his beef cattle on.
Buildings
Farming in Glengoole, Co. Tipperary, Padraig Troy runs tidy and efficient suckler-to-beef farming enterprise.
The vast majority of farmers supply cattle that are clean and acceptable for slaughter under the Clean Livestock Policy (CLP).
Farming in Co. Longford, Pat and Paul Molihan - a father and son team - run a suckler-to-beef enterprise on 58% owned land and 42% rented land
Pneumonia not only has an immediate cost in terms of medication, but it can also result in ongoing losses and a reduced profit.
The winter finishing of animals is no easy task. There are many factors that make this enterprise very expensive.
Located in Co. Meath, the Kepak farm is a store-to-beef finishing enterprise ran under the watchful eye of the farm manager, Sam Myles.
This year, inclement weather conditions during the summer months resulted in smaller amounts of winter feed being made.
