Agri-Business
The way in which the Ruane’s source their calves has changed since their enrolment in the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme.
Beef
Growth watch: it appears that we are entering a period where the gap between growth and demand will finally stretch in favour of growth.
You can catch up with all of the videos from today's virtual farm walk right here, as we take a look back at all the topics that were covered.
In the third section of the virtual farm walk today (Thursday, May 13) Agriland speaks Nicky Byrne about calf rearing and Alan Dillon from Teagasc.
Video
As part of the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Virtual Farm Walk on the farm of Jarlath and Austin...
Virtual Farm Walk: Seán Cummins and Austin Callaghan from Teagasc reviews the importance of making high quality silage on calf-to-beef farms.
Local Teagasc advisor Amy Connolly based in Claremorris speaks about the Ruane's mixed grazing system on their calf-to-beef and sheep farm.
On the farm of Austin and Jarlath Ruane from Co. Mayo, Jarlath speaks to Agriland about his daily tasks and current farming systems.
As part of a virtual farm walk Agriland will publish videos throughout the day tomorrow from the calf-to-beef farm of the Ruanes.
Beef Technical
Agriland will cover a virtual farm walk hosted by Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef programme participants on their calf-to-beef farm
Reseeding: Farmers have seen grass swards in fields that have been recently reseeded perform better under this challengingly slow growth period.
Teagasc Green Acres: Maximising performance and keeping a handle on costs are key to generating a profit in calf to beef systems.
Growth Watch: Lower than average grass growth from early April through to now, has put pressure on programme farms to hold average farm cover
Farming in Co. Westmeath, Irvine Allen has been a participant in the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme since the spring of 2019.
It’s been a challenging spring in terms of growth watch for many of the farmers enrolled in the Teagasc Green Acres Calf to Beef Programme.
During the month of April, focus on a rotation length of 22-24 days. Graze down to 4cm consistently to maximise grass growth and quality.
Farmers rearing dairy-beef calves this spring are getting to a stage where calves are getting ready for weaning.
Profitability has improved across most of the Teagasc Green Acres programme farms for 2020 with an average net profit of €455/ha recorded.
Beef News
It is clear how the changing weather impacted the start of the spring grazing season including Green Acres farmer Michael Culhane.
Through a process of strategic grassland management, Aidan Maguire is on the right road for shortly getting through his first rotation.
The margins for ensuring any levels of profitability is based on maximising animal performance and minimising unnecessary financial costs.
Next week, as part of the Green Acres calf-to-beef programme with Teagasc, AgriLand will host a series of programmes.
The next few weeks will be busy for Pat Collins, from Castlemartyr in Co. Cork, as he is preparing to purchase over 180 calves this spring.
