Event Time 7:30pm
Venue Online The Calf Show - a Teagasc Green Acres Calf To Beef Programme series taking place from Monday, 22 to Thursday, 25 February at 7:30pm each evening, in conjunction with AgriLand.
The Teagasc Green Acres Calf To Beef Programme Team are hosting a series of programmes from Monday, 22 to Thursday, 25 February at 7:30pm each evening, in conjunction with AgriLand.
The first episode in The Calf Show series focuses on preparing your farm and choosing calves.
Series facilitator, Michael Carey, AgriLand will be joined by Séan Cummins, Teagasc Green Acres Calf To Beef Programme Advisor; Peter O Hanrahan, Programme Participant and Doreen Corridan, Munster Bovine to give an insight into how to prepare your farm for the arrival of calves, as well as the factors that you need to consider when choosing calves.
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Hereford and Angus crosses will make a very profitable calf-to-beef contribution
Hereford and Aberdeen Angus-bred animals represent 35% of all the calves born to dairy dams in Ireland.
Significantly, heifers of this breed type can be finished at between 19 months and 21 months with steers brought through for slaughter at either 21 months or 23 months-of-age.
All these timeframes confirm the opportunity to maximise grazed grass intakes with early spring-born calves.
Avoiding the need for a second winter feeding period within any calf-to-beef system helps reduce costs while, at the same time, maximising the margin that can be generated from early maturing cattle.
Management of systems
Have you listened to the Teagasc Beef Edge Podcast?
The Beef Edge podcast is celebrating its 1st Anniversary. In the last year over 25,000 farmers have tuned in to hear timely technical information and the latest research and advice from Teagasc and industry stakeholders. Presented by Teagasc Beef Specialist Catherine Egan, the Beef Edge podcast covers the latest news, information and advice to improve your beef farm performance.
Over the past year there have been regular updates in relation to grassland management, making quality silage and efficient fertiliser use. Key breeding tips, using AI and heat synchronisation options have also been discussed on previous podcast episodes, as well as animal health topics such as parasite control at the appropriate times. With the launch of a number of beef schemes in 2020 such as Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme suckler (BEEP-S) and the Beef Finishers Programme (BFP) Catherine asked the key questions to find out the requirements and