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Declan has a BAgrSC in Animal and Crop Production and has just completed a UCD/Teagasc PhD in Beef Production.
Declan Marren on 28 May 2021
Thrive weekly round-up: accurately weighing cattle and continued weather woes
This week's Thrive dairy-beef round-up looks at the best way to get an accurate weight of cattle at grass, while weather conditions continue to hamper silage progress on the demo farm.
Declan Marren on 28 May 2021
Leftover pit silage: flatten or build up to it?
On farms where there is silage left in the pit from last year, we consider if it is best to spread silage out at the bottom of this year’s pit or to build up against it.
Declan Marren on 28 May 2021
Tullamore Farm: bull slaughter performance update
Declan Marren speaks to Tullamore farm manager Shaun Diver on the slaughter performance of the latest batch of under 16-month bulls to be killed.
Declan Marren on 02 Jun 2021
Thrive: assessing performance at grass this spring
Weighing dairy-beef cattle at key times of the year is important to ensure targets are being met. Declan Marren looks at the latest performance on the demonstration farm.
Declan Marren on 02 Jun 2021
Watch: weighing cattle on Thrive demo farm
The 140 yearling cattle and 150 calves were weighed on the Thrive demo farm last week to assess performance since turnout.
Declan Marren on 27 May 2021
Exporters underpinning demand for calves ringside
The numbers of calves being traded continues to contract, while prices eased by €5/head on average over the last seven days.
Declan Marren on 21 May 2021
Wet weather grazing management on beef farms
Constant and heavy rainfall throughout Thursday and into Friday morning has seen some farmers forced to rehouse cattle. Declan Marren looks at some options for wet weather management.
Declan Marren on 21 May 2021
Thrive: eligible dairy-beef sires for 2022 programme
The Thrive programme has identified sires suitable for the 2022 crop of calves, with nine breeds represented on the list.
Declan Marren on 21 May 2021
Thrive weekly roundup: dairy beef sire selection and managing grazing conditions
The Thrive dairy calf to beef programme weekly roundup focuses on sire selection for next year's calves and grazing management during difficult conditions.
Declan Marren on 26 May 2021
Thrive: accurately weighing cattle
Weighing cattle at regular intervals is the only way to accurately monitor performance in beef cattle.
Declan Marren on 20 May 2021
Ringside bidding returns but online here to stay
Declan Marren and Adam Woods gauge the reaction around the country to the return of ringside bidding.
Declan Marren on 19 May 2021
Early-maturing beef-bred calves ease a further €12/head
This week saw traditional-bred calves fall a further €12/head on average, with Angus and Hereford calves making up 80% of the total numbers traded.