Performance recording is an opportunity Northern Ireland’s sheep sector can no longer afford to ignore, according to industry advisors. A recent webinar run…
An industry survey hopes to identify the extent of the leatherjacket challenge for Northern Ireland grassland farmers. The survey is run by Leatherjacket…
The newly-established ‘Beacon Farm’ research network has begun work establishing a benchmark for carbon sequestration in Northern Ireland. Government policy and public pressure…
The five-year results of sheep genetic improvement project RamCompare have revealed the top traits from performance-recorded rams to drive flock productivity. RamCompare data…
Both Northern Ireland and the Republic have joined an international research network which aims to make European dairy farms more resilient. R4D (Resilience…
A group of four Fermanagh farmers have teamed up with AgriSearch and Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) to investigate different strategies to control…
Northern Ireland agricultural research body AgriSearch has warned farmers they must develop ways to prove and communicate their sustainability credentials to an increasingly…
AgriSearch’s ‘Focus on Farmers’ webinar series will end the year with a “Christmas special” focusing on improving agricultural productivity for economic, social and…
A new PhD research project co-funded AgriSearch will aim to understand dairy cow behaviour to improve production and welfare in robotic milking systems.…
A Northern Ireland research initiative into antibiotic usage has shown “early promising results”, with initial indications suggesting it has “considerable potential” to improve usage…
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