BEEF2026
Young bull production led to in the highest profit and lowest carbon footprint across all suckler calf-to-beef systems, BEEF2026 has heard.
Dairy News
One of the research presentations at the recent Teagasc open day compared organic and conventional beef, suckler and dairy systems.
Beef
Teagasc’s Ballyhaise Agricultural College in Co. Cavan has published data on key performance indicators (KPIs) of its suckler herd in 2025.
Calf Registrations
The numbers of both suckler and dairy-bred calves registered to date this year has increased when compared to the same time of last year.
The Newford Suckler Breeding Open Day took place on the suckler demonstration farm near Athleague, Co. Roscommon, on Wednesday, April 22.
Crowds of farmers and industry personnel gathered near Athleague, Co. Roscommon, this evening for the Newford Suckler Breeding Open Day.
Most well-run suckler herds producing replacement heifers will focus closely on the key management...
Based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Duncan Morrison is a farmer who, at 25-years-old, made the move to establish his own suckler herd.
The spring calving season is fast approaching on both suckler and dairy farms across Ireland and is a high-risk period for farmer safety.
The importance of ensuring in-calf sucklers have access to sufficient protein and minerals in feed was highlighted in a Teagasc webinar.
One speakers at the 2025 Teagasc National Beef Conference called for a round of applause for "any suckler-beef farmers who stayed at it".
John O'Hanlon runs an organic suckler farm in Co. Longford with the help of his wife Stephanie and three children
The 2025 Beef Calving Statistics report from the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF) provides...
A breeding heifer payment is needed to encourage farmers to breed additional heifers, the manager of one Co. Kerry-based mart has said
Marts in key suckler-bred weanling producing regions of Ireland have seen over half the weanling bulls being purchased for overseas markets
The time of the year for suckler farmers to wean spring-born calves is fast approaching and, like...
The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) has been subject to criticism from farm lobby groups and suckler farmers since roll out
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has called for disbudding and dehorning of calves in the beef sector to be avoided "if possible".
Year four of the five-year SCEP started on July 1, and weighing cow-calf pars is a core action of this scheme making up 20% of the yearly farmer payment.
Less than 20% of all suckler-bred calves born in Ireland are bred from AI sires, with the rest bred from stock bulls, according to Teagasc.
ICBF CEO Sean Coughlan has confirmed that the economic values of the Euro-Star indices will be updated in the summer, later this year.
The best method of getting pre-calving minerals into suckler cows was discussed on a Teagasc webinar on cow management ahead of calving.
Suckler farmers in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) or their advisors now have access to amend their 2025 reference number.
