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The Beef Edge

Teagasc

The Beef Edge is Teagasc’s podcast for all the latest news, information and advice for Irish beef farmers, presented by Catherine Egan.Visit the show page at: https://www.teagasc.ie/animals/beef/the-beef-edge-podcast/

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375 episodes

  1. Getting Winter Ready: Housing - the Key to Better Winter Performance 12:58
  2. Getting Winter Ready: Winter Nutrition 18:37
  3. Getting Winter Ready: Keeping Cattle Healthy at Housing 14:39
  4. Getting Winter Ready: The True Cost of Buying & Finishing Cattle 22:52
  5. Grassland Management Tips for October 9:00
  6. Getting Winter Ready: Vaccinations, Timing & Animal Health 15:52
  7. Farm Succession: How to Plan the Transfer 15:30
  8. Better Genetics, Better Weanlings, Better Returns 18:03
  9. What the Latest ICBF Research Means for Beef Farmers 18:42
  10. Silage Quality to Winter Feed Advice: Teagasc Beef at Ploughing 2026 15:25
  11. The Importance of Farm Succession Planning 19:13
  12. Making Dairy Beef Pay: James O’Sullivan’s Farm System 21:43
  13. The changes delivering better performance on James Skehan’s farm 23:36
  14. Smarter Calf Rearing: Technology, Labour & Health 18:52
  15. Behind the Scenes with Noel McSweeney: Preparing Championship Cattle for the Tullamore Show 19:13
  16. Management tips for the current drought conditions 25:18
  17. Building a High-Performance Charolais Herd 11:21
  18. Why Olivia Hynes Switched to 100% AI 18:18
  19. Bonus Ep: Driving Sustainable Calf to Beef Systems at the Beef Pulse Forum 55:17
  20. Inside the Tipperary Dairy Calf-to-Beef Demonstration Farm 15:24
  21. Bonus Ep: Market & Policy Outlook at the Beef Pulse Forum 47:06
  22. What We Learned from BEEF2026 17:25
  23. Keeping Dairy Beef Performance on Track This Summer 21:05
  24. Improving Grazing Performance at Teagasc BEEF2026 17:19
  25. Why Lime and Soil Fertility Matter More Than Ever 21:34
  26. How Better Grassland & Silage Can Boost Beef Performance 20:07
  27. Building a More Profitable Suckler Enterprise 23:57
  28. Turning Research into Profit on Dairy Beef Farms 19:43
  29. Breeding, Silage and Beef Performance with Future Beef Farmer John Dunne 25:00
  30. The Grass10 Monthly Management Tips 11:45
  31. Inside John Pringle’s Suckler-to-Beef System 21:00
  32. Derrypatrick Herd Update 20:11
  33. Making Contract Rearing Pay: Lessons from Pat Joyce 26:38
  34. Transitioning Calves to Grass 15:33
  35. Weed control & planning for the year ahead 17:33
  36. When Costs Climb: Protecting Profit on Beef Farms 15:13
  37. Breeding Season Prep & Newford Farm Update 17:23
  38. The Grass10 Monthly Management Tips 10:30
  39. Getting Silage Right in a Difficult Spring 11:24
  40. Managing Labour on Farm: Lessons from the McCarthys 15:40
  41. CBV in Action: Driving Beef Performance on the Conway Farm 16:44
  42. Commercial Beef Value (CBV): The Profit Difference in Your Cattle 10:44
  43. Beef Road Map 2030: Performance, Profit & Progress 23:36
  44. Soil First: Planning Your Nutrient Strategy for 2026 16:34
  45. Weather Challenges & Grazing Opportunities This Spring 20:44
  46. Dairy Calf to Beef (Part 4): Feeding for Performance: Milk Replacer Dos and Don’ts 17:26
  47. Dairy Calf to Beef (Part 3): Healthy Starts, Strong Finishes 11:30
  48. Dairy Calf to Beef (Part 2): From Purchase to Performance - Rearing Dairy-Beef Calves 15:24
  49. Dairy Calf to Beef: Building a Profitable System 23:31
  50. Pre-Calving Prep and Planning Ahead for 2026 18:47