N.Ireland
CAFRE: Now is time to prioritise autumn grazing management
A dairy technologist from the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has encouraged farmers to prioritise successful autumn...
CAFRE
N.Ireland
NI teens urged to enter the ABP Angus Youth Challenge
Teenagers in Northern Ireland aged between 14 and 15-years-old are being urged to enter the new intake for the ABP...
N.Ireland
Black or red Aberdeen Angus cattle? The choice is yours
The growth in red Aberdeen Angus cattle numbers continues apace in Northern Ireland. And this is not a fad. The...
Agri-Business
AgriSearch webinars to help farmers after ‘particularly challenging’ summer
AgriSearch will host two webinars for Northern Ireland’s ruminant livestock farmers with the aim of helping them mitigate challenges they...
Agri-Business
CAFRE to host on-farm events aimed at cutting the cost of lameness
On-farm events organised by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) will aim to help farmers cut the...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Managing swards in unpredictable weather
Recent wet weather across Northern Ireland has resulted in grass swards being ineffectively grazed, damaged or not harvested, which not...
N.Ireland
Poor weather stymies start of NI winter barley harvest
Farmers in parts of east Down sprayed-off crops of winter barley last week, in the expectation of having their earliest...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Hedgerow managing tips that ‘benefit’ the environment
Farmers can make small changes to hedgerow management to benefit the environment, according to an adviser with the College of...
N.Ireland
Sustainable Ruminant Genetics programme launched in NI
The much anticipated Sustainable Ruminant Genetics (SRG) programme for Northern Ireland has officially been launched. It will be a core...
Environment
Get cattle slurry 'analysed' farmers advised in NI
The importance of getting your cattle slurry analysed has been highlighted to farmers as the results can show a large...
N.Ireland
Students graduate with degree qualifications at CAFRE
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has hosted its first combined higher education graduation ceremony at Greenmount...
N.Ireland
Genetic selection and fertility management on Antrim demo farm
Dairy farmer, Conor Casey has said he “enjoyed the interaction with other farmers who are keen to learn” after a...
N.Ireland
Applications open for farm innovation visit to Scotland
Applications are now open for study tours of breeding technologies being used on dairy herds in Scotland. The Department of...
Agri-Business
Manage dairy farm cashflow and avoid the ‘cost of farming squeeze’
Dairy farmers must review their on-farm cashflow and plan ahead to reduce the impact of the “cost of farming squeeze”,...
N.Ireland
CAFRE students receive £91,000 of industry awards
The final total of industry bursary and scholarship awards presented to higher education students at the College of Agriculture, Food...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Wet spring weather causes crop protection challenge
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) advisors are confirming that the wet weather during much of March and...
N.Ireland
CAFRE: Cereal crop management – nitrogen
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) crops advisor, Leigh McClean, is recommending that farmers should apply second nitrogen...
Agri-Business
NI grass growth in March below long-term average
Northern Ireland’s grass growth in March will be below the long-term average, at 7.2kg of dry matter (DM)/ha/day, according to...
