Teagasc Beef 2018

badgerhowlin

Hi,

Is there event any good to go to.

Going to be getting into calf to beef at the end of the year.

Thanks

charolais0153

badgerhowlin wrote: »

Hi,

Is there event any good to go to.

Going to be getting into calf to beef at the end of the year.

Thanks

Yes very good informative event imo

Bullocks

badgerhowlin wrote: »

Hi,

Is there event any good to go to.

Going to be getting into calf to beef at the end of the year.

Thanks

When and where is it on ?

badgerhowlin

26 June 2018

Event Time 10am 
Venue Teagasc, Grange, Dunsany, Co Meath 

patsy_mccabe

squinn2912

Did anyone go before? Thinking of taking a spin down but after the tullamore farm open day I said never again!

charolais0153

squinn2912 wrote: »

Did anyone go before? Thinking of taking a spin down but after the tullamore farm open day I said never again!

Went 2016 . why never again

squinn2912

Long spin and the Heat was unreal. The talks were good and it was nice to see the stock

patsy_mccabe

squinn2912 wrote: »

Long spin and the Heat was unreal. The talks were good and it was nice to see the stock

That's some logic. I was expecting some criticism of Teagasc.

squinn2912

To be honest I don’t research teagasc enough to form a criticism of it. The miraculous zero mortality rate at every event is a sight to behold and pushing the dairy bred heifers I believe is nonsense. I sold 3 outfits yesterday 2012, 2013 and 2015 cows with red lim bull calves about 8-10 weeks old. Averaged £1726 stg. If I’d gone with the dairy cross I’d have been getting maybe 1100.

charolais0153

squinn2912 wrote: »

To be honest I don’t research teagasc enough to form a criticism of it. The miraculous zero mortality rate at every event is a sight to behold and pushing the dairy bred heifers I believe is nonsense. I sold 3 outfits yesterday 2012, 2013 and 2015 cows with red lim bull calves about 8-10 weeks old. Averaged £1726 stg. If I’d gone with the dairy cross I’d have been getting maybe 1100.

https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/beef/demonstration-farms/derrypatrick-herd/derrypatrick-2017-review/ 0% mortality isnt mentioned here?

wrangler

squinn2912 wrote: »

To be honest I don’t research teagasc enough to form a criticism of it. The miraculous zero mortality rate at every event is a sight to behold and pushing the dairy bred heifers I believe is nonsense. I sold 3 outfits yesterday 2012, 2013 and 2015 cows with red lim bull calves about 8-10 weeks old. Averaged £1726 stg. If I’d gone with the dairy cross I’d have been getting maybe 1100.

Dairy bred heifers are used for their advantage in milk production, suckler farmers are finding they're breeding milk out of their sucklers now.
Don't know if 650kg -850kg cows is the way to go either.....needs a special type of land to in the present rainfall amounts.

squinn2912

I’d prefer the continental cow.
So all roads lead to Meath then you’re all attending?

Bullocks

wrangler wrote: »

Dairy bred heifers are used for their advantage in milk production, suckler farmers are finding they're breeding milk out of their sucklers now.
Don't know if 650kg -850kg cows is the way to go either.....needs a special type of land to in the present rainfall amounts.

I think if you're selling as weanlins then the dairy cross cows just won't give the style needed to get decent money . But on the other hand too good of a continental cow tends to be slack in the milk department alot of the time .
We need to get the curve ball of a cow that will give style and enough milk to bring on the calf .

squinn2912

That’s it. A good R grade sort of a cow that’s fit to do any job and has a bit of lasting ability as well

grassroot1

squinn2912 wrote: »

That’s it. A good R grade sort of a cow that’s fit to do any job and has a bit of lasting ability as well

The holy grail. Maybe its time for an AI company to offer a hybred bull?
Dairy simmentalcross red angus anyone?
Though Grange was worth the trip anytime I was there

charolais0153

grassroot1 wrote: »

Dairy simmentalcross red angus anyone?

No....simmental limo maybe

Say my name

charolais0153 wrote: »

No....simmental limo maybe

And loose the horns.

Grueller

Simmental/blonde cross. Perfect for cows for the weanling seller

squinn2912

Would any of you have a hybrid bull?