{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Beef Edge","title":"Inside John Pringle’s Suckler-to-Beef System","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1260,"description":"Future Beef Programme farmer, John Pringle from Co. Wicklow, joins this week's Beef Edge to give an insight into his suckler beef system finishing bulls at under 16 months, preparing for silage and the upcoming National Beef Open Day taking place on 29th May at 6:30pm.\n \nJohn details his sheep and beef enterprise and how the farm has evolved over the last number of decades. \n \nHe describes the management of the bulls from weanling to finish on the farm and the plans for bulls being finished in 2026. \n \nThe role of good health measures play an important factor in reducing stress and maintaining thrive. \n \nJohn is highly focused on efficiency and grass utilisation and describes how the system changed in recent years with improved utilisations, closing farm in the autumn and applying lime since joining the Future Beef programme. The plan is to harvest silage in the coming week with the target to make over 70 DMD.  \n \nBreeding season has been going well so far and John has implemented a synchronisation protocol for the heifers for the second year in a row. \n \nThe investment in sheep and cattle handling facilities along with a new shed has improved labour efficiency and health and safety on the farm.\n \nJoin us on Friday, 29th May at 6:30pm for a Future Beef National Farm Walk on the farm of John Pringle, Kilacloran, Aughrim, Co. Wicklow. Eircode: Y14 PT99.\n \nFor further details: \nFutureBeef Farm Walk - John Pringle - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority\n \n \nFor more episodes from the Beef Edge podcast, visit the show page at:\nhttps://www.teagasc.ie/thebeefedge\n \nProduced on behalf of Teagasc by LastCastMedia.com  ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/sOijP5GJfyC4Db55cdiuLC4kRsO9WtUllrT_cRU3JSQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEwOTA0LzE1OTAw/NzI0MzAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}