Signpost: Producing 16-month bull beef in Youghal

Donnchadh and Eamon McCarthy on their farm at Carrigeen, Youghal, Co. Waterford. Picture: Patrick Browne

Eamon and his son Donnchadh are farming in Carrigeen, Glendine, Youghal, Co Waterford and are part of the Teagasc Future Beef programme with the Signpost programme.

We are running a suckling to beef enterprise split into spring (60%) and autumn (40%) calving consisting of 55 suckler cows. The males are finished as under 16-month bull beef, while the heifers, not retained for breeding, are finished at 18-20 months. They keep their own heifers for breeding.