As part of the Beef Focus Revisited series, which will run over the Christmas period, Agriland will revisit just some of the many farmers in the beef sector who featured in the Agriland Beef Focus series this year.
These stories feature farms of various sizes, from across Ireland and further afield and highlight just some of the people involved in the different aspects of cattle breeding, rearing and finishing.
The six Beef Focus articles that will be appearing over the Christmas are as follows:
- Beef Focus: Integrated dairy and beef farm in Tipperary;
- Watch: Taking beef and lamb from farm to shop in Dunlavin;
- Beef Focus: Ideal suckler setup and more in Borrisokane;
- Focus: Straight-talking Mayo suckler farmer hosts IGA beef event;
- Watch: Parlour designed for milking Salers suckler cows;
- Watch: Italian beef farmers impress Irish tour with robot feed tech.
Every year Agriland travels to farms located all across the country to meet the farmers who run these businesses, hear their story and share it with our audience.
Unfortunately, we could not include all of our 2023 Beef Focus articles in the series.
However, all of the Beef Focus articles are available by clicking here.
While 2024 ended on a positive note with regards more favourable weather conditions and price positivity, the first three quarters of the year were more challenging for beef farmers with weather conditions and input costs being just some of the key challenges faced.
Beef farmers across Ireland who enjoy the Agriland Beef Focus series and would like to feature in it, can contact: [email protected].
Finally, myself Breifne O’Brien, and all of the team at Agriland would like to wish all of our readers a very happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year for 2025.