Breifne O'Brien

Breifne O

Technical Beef Specialist

Breifne O’Brien hails from a suckler, beef and sheep farm in Co. Cavan. He studied Agri-Environmental Science in UCD. During his college years, he presented an agri-focused radio show on Belfield FM called 'Keepin' it Country'. In addition to his knowledge and passion for Irish agriculture; he also recently gained extensive international experience through time spent working on a 4,500-cow dairy farm in South Dakota in the US.

NI customers buy over 50,000 cattle from the Republic this year

Agri-Business

NI customers buy over 50,000 cattle from the Republic this year

Cattle buyers in Northern Ireland are making their presence felt at mart rings around the Republic of Irelans this year,...
UK beef trade continues to improve despite Irish trend

Beef

UK beef trade continues to improve despite Irish trend

The beef trade for prime cattle in the UK is continuing to improve despite ongoing efforts by Irish beef processors...
Research shows pine martens help conserve red squirrels

N.Ireland

Research shows pine martens help conserve red squirrels

A new research study – led by Queen’s University, Belfast – has highlighted “the crucial role” that recovering native predators...
Angus quality bonus ‘worth up to 20c/kg’ on in-spec animals

Beef

Angus quality bonus ‘worth up to 20c/kg’ on in-spec animals

Farmers have been reminded if they wish to avail of the various Aberdeen Angus quality beef programmes that only calves...
Farmers forced to evacuate 700 ewes following farmyard flooding

N.Ireland

Farmers forced to evacuate 700 ewes following farmyard flooding

A sheep farmer based near Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh, had to think fast last Sunday morning, February 9, when he discovered his...
NI farmers to highlight post-Brexit concerns to Westminster

N.Ireland

NI farmers to highlight post-Brexit concerns to Westminster

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) will travel to Westminster in March in an effort to highlight concerns surrounding food imports...
Arable conference takes place in Greenmount tomorrow

N.Ireland

Arable conference takes place in Greenmount tomorrow

The ‘Agronomy and Business Management Conference for Arable Growers’  is set to take place tomorrow, Tuesday, January 14, at the...
Arable conference takes place in Greenmount tomorrow

N.Ireland

Arable conference takes place in Greenmount tomorrow

The ‘Agronomy and Business Management Conference for Arable Growers’  is set to take place tomorrow, Tuesday, January 14, at the...
Dairy Council NI warns of ‘certain doomsday scenario’ in no-deal Brexit

Dairy

Dairy Council NI warns of ‘certain doomsday scenario’ in no-deal Brexit

In the event of a no-deal Brexit, Northern Ireland’s (NI’s) dairy industry is “facing a major crisis”, according to the...
Tractor and low-loader involved in collision with house

Beef

Tractor and low-loader involved in collision with house

A tractor pulling a low-loader has collided into a house on the outskirts of a village in Scotland, this morning,...
FFA requests meeting with UK competition authorities

N.Ireland

FFA requests meeting with UK competition authorities

The ongoing beef protests across Ireland have brought “a number of questions for beef processors, corporate food retailers and corporate...
Bomb explodes in Fermanagh close to Cavan border

N.Ireland

Bomb explodes in Fermanagh close to Cavan border

Police at the scene of an ongoing security operation in Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh, have confirmed that some form of an...
Air ambulance dispatched to man overcome by slurry fumes

N.Ireland

Air ambulance dispatched to man overcome by slurry fumes

Emergency ambulance crews in Northern Ireland have responded to a call at a farm in south Armagh on Friday afternoon,...
Air ambulance dispatched to man overcome by slurry fumes

N.Ireland

Air ambulance dispatched to man overcome by slurry fumes

Emergency ambulance crews in Northern Ireland have responded to a call at a farm in south Armagh on Friday afternoon,...
Border rustling: ‘They’re taking the cattle in lorry loads’

N.Ireland

Border rustling: ‘They’re taking the cattle in lorry loads’

The president of a farmers’ lobby group in Northern Ireland has said: “It’s not one or two cattle now, they’re...
Thieves ‘caught in the act’ during rural ATM raid

N.Ireland

Thieves ‘caught in the act’ during rural ATM raid

Two arrests have been made following the theft of an ATM at Tully Road, Nutts Corner, Co. Antrim, this morning,...
‘Pigs R Us’ theme: Antibiotic reduction – no impact on production

N.Ireland

‘Pigs R Us’ theme: Antibiotic reduction – no impact on production

The biannual ‘Pigs R Us’ conference hosted by Parklands Veterinary Group returns to the Glenavon House Hotel, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone...
Video: Ulster farmer to put 900 heifers ‘on the market’ this Saturday

Beef

Video: Ulster farmer to put 900 heifers ‘on the market’ this Saturday

Father/son farming duo in Randalstown, Co. Antrim, James and Nelson Alexander will host an open day this Saturday, March 9,...
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