N.Ireland
Farm research body returns industry investment 22 times over
Farmer-funded research and development organisation AgriSearch has helped to deliver research worth over £170 million to Northern Ireland’s ruminant livestock...
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N.Ireland
'Milking More from Grass' event set for September
Next month’s AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) roadshows ‘Dairy Innovation in Practice’ will be held on three farms throughout Northern...
N.Ireland
NI dairy farmers wanted for 'exciting' colostrum project
A total of 30 dairy farms from around Northern Ireland are being sought after to participate in an “exciting new...
N.Ireland
More From Grass event is a 'must-attend opportunity'
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) at Loughgall, Co. Armagh will host a ‘More from Grass’ event on Tuesday, June...
Grass
More From Grass event is a ‘must-attend opportunity’
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) at Loughgall, Co. Armagh will host a ‘More from Grass’ event on Tuesday, June...
N.Ireland
Sheep farmers wanted to take part in grass utilisation project
A new research project in the North aims to identify how sheep farmers can maximise the use of grass on...
N.Ireland
Sheep farmers wanted to take part in grass utilisation project
A new research project in the North aims to identify how sheep farmers can maximise the use of grass on...
N.Ireland
North's 'beef from grass' projects oversubscribed by nearly 170%
Over 80 farmers in Northern Ireland have applied to take part in AgriSearch’s two new, on-farm research projects – an over-subscription...
Beef
New project to examine use of sexed semen on suckler farms
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has launched a major new suckler beef research project involving 1000 breeding cattle on...
N.Ireland
Concern over impact of cutbacks on Northern agri research
In the climate of cutbacks across most areas of government expenditure in Northern Ireland, the trustees of AgriSearch (Northern Ireland...
Sheep
Farmers see sheep equal milk for margins
More than 1,000 producers came to look, learn and listen, question and query, when Ulster Grassland Society President John Martin...
Dairy
Total confinement Vs pasture systems: What does the science say?
COMMENT: There is considerable interest in the use of total confinement and zero-grazing dairy systems. This interest has spiked in recent...
Dairy
Transition dairy cow feeding research
A farmers’ booklet on transition cow feeding, reporting the results of one part of a major Research Challenge Fund study,...