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 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,...
Treated imports could change shoppers minds on meat

Beef

Treated imports could change shoppers minds on meat

Allowing imports of products like chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-treated beef in a post-Brexit trade deal could have a negative impact...
British Lion eggs cracks marketing deal with swimming sensation

Pig/Poultry

British Lion eggs cracks marketing deal with swimming sensation

British Lion eggs is diving into a partnership with double World Champion and social media star Tom Daley as part...
4-day biogas training course comes to Fermanagh

Environment

4-day biogas training course comes to Fermanagh

The Centre for Renewable Energies and Sustainable Technologies (CREST) is welcoming German biogas network, IBBK Biogas, to its facilities in...
NFU Scotland announces additional family membership

Rural Life

NFU Scotland announces additional family membership

Partners and children of NFU Scotland members can now be added – at no cost – to farming or crofting...
High standards are ‘key to growth of game meat exports’

Rural Life

High standards are ‘key to growth of game meat exports’

The Government has signaled that an increase in overseas demand for game meat will depend on “high standards of traceability...
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