Brian Reidy: Weanling sales and managing grass for suckler performance

Some say successful beef and dairy enterprises are one-third breeding, one-third feeding and one-third management. But in truth, it's 100% management, writes independent ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy

Some say successful beef and dairy enterprises are one-third breeding, one-third feeding and one-third management. But in truth, it's 100% management, writes independent ruminant nutritionist Brian Reidy.

Demand for quality suckler-bred bull weanlings is excellent at the moment, and there have been some special weanling sales lately, which is much earlier in the season than we would normally see them. 

With top quality lots reaching €5 and over €6/kg, it got me thinking about the detail required to achieve this quality of animal to achieve these well-deserved prices. As the old saying goes, “you only get out what you put in”.