Beef

Harvest 2026 is well under way

The Irish Farmers Journal visited John Culbert who was harvesting winter barley with his Massey Ferguson Activa combine. This video shows the action and gives an update on the harvest so far.

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Beef meat from farm to fork

At BEEF2026, Sarah McIntosh met members of the Association Craft Butchers of Ireland who ‘fight the corner of butchers in Ireland’

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Cost of 1,000 to keep suckler cow-calf pairs

Teagasc researcher Peter Doyle discusses the €1,000 cost of keeping suckler cow-calf pairs at the BEEF 2026 open day.

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Farmer views at BEEF2026: ‘for suckler farms the margins are tight’

Sarah McIntosh asked beef farmers what their outlook for the sector was at the Teagasc BEEF2026 open day in Grange, Co Meath.

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Net margin of €1,457/ha on Wicklow suckler-to-beef farm

The Pringle family’s suckler-to-beef production system is one of the best in the country and in 2025 generated a net margin of €1,457/ha. Peter Lawrence of Teagasc and host farmer John Pringle discuss the system and its financial performance.

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Farms in Portugal for WSC

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Calf Rearing 2026: Week 5 - How much is too much for calves?

In week 5 of our 10-week calf series, Aidan Brennan looks at the upward swing in calf prices — welcome news for sellers, but will buyers make money? Supported by Univet.

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Calf Rearing 2026: Week 3 - Buying and getting calves home

In week 3 of our 10-week calf series, Martin Merrick discusses some of the correct protocol in purchasing calves and getting them home safely, from sourcing off farm from as few herds as possible to

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Calf Rearing 2026: Week 1 - Accommodation and facilities

In week 1 of our 10-week calf series, Martin Merrick details some of the key parameters your calf shed needs to tick before calves arrive on farm.

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Health & Wellbeing Series - Safe handling of bulls and cows at calving time

In the second week of our Health & Wellbeing Series, Adam Woods looks at the key considerations when working with livestock.

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Inside a Wagyu cattle finishing farm in Japan

The Irish Farmers Journal visited a Wagyu farm in Japan this week.

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Tullamore Farm Video Series - Episode 3 - Breeding & Grassland Management

Episode 3 sees the team discuss all things breeding. Adam Woods and Shaun Diver review the 2025 calving season, talk bull picking for the 2026 born calves on the farm, discuss how breeding is going so far and touch on grassland management.

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