Grass
GrassCheck: Growth stalls as NI sees biggest extremes in 10 years
Grass growth in Northern Ireland has slumped as rainfall becomes an issue on many farms, the latest GrassCheck data shows....
AFBI
N.Ireland
US-Ireland agri-research funding programme now open
Submissions are now open for research institutions in Northern Ireland to apply for funding for joint projects with the United...
N.Ireland
US-Ireland agri-research funding programme now open
Submissions are now open for research institutions in Northern Ireland to apply for funding for joint projects with the United...
Dairy
Volatility to remain a challenge for the dairy sector
Milk price volatility will remain a major challenge for the dairy sector, according to AFBI (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute) chief...
Dairy
Silage quality drives all dairy production systems
Farmers must maximise silage quality, irrespective of the production systems they are following, according to AFBI’s (Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute’s)...
Grass
How to make best use of zero-grazed grass
Fresh grass, including zero-grazed forage, is the cheapest feed source available to dairy cows. Increasing its inclusion in dairy cows’...
N.Ireland
Co. Antrim man named new AFBI chief executive
Northern Ireland’s Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has named one of its most senior researchers as its new chief executive....
Sheep
Open day planned at NI's first RamCompare flock
Northern farm research body AgriSearch is set to host a farm walk explaining the results of pioneering commercial progeny study,...
N.Ireland
Open day planned at NI’s first RamCompare flock
Northern farm research body AgriSearch is set to host a farm walk explaining the results of pioneering commercial progeny study,...
N.Ireland
'Globally competitive' NI strategic alliance launched
A new strategic alliance has been announced between the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Queen’s University Belfast to create...
N.Ireland
‘Globally competitive’ NI strategic alliance launched
A new strategic alliance has been announced between the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) and Queen’s University Belfast to create...
N.Ireland
Balmoral: Agri research body to make first solo exhibition
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) – Northern Ireland’s industry research body – will be out in force at this...
N.Ireland
Balmoral: Agri research body to make first solo exhibition
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) – Northern Ireland’s industry research body – will be out in force at this...
Dairy
AFBI to present profit-based research findings at major dairy open day
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is set to hold a major dairy open day at its Hillsborough research site...
N.Ireland
Kazakhstan buyers tour NI to browse UK's agri-tech wares
Northern Irish agri-tech companies flaunted their wares to a team of investors from Kazakhstan interested in developing their country’s agricultural...
N.Ireland
Kazakhstan buyers tour NI to browse UK’s agri-tech wares
Northern Irish agri-tech companies flaunted their wares to a team of investors from Kazakhstan interested in developing their country’s agricultural...
N.Ireland
First case of bovine Schmallenberg confirmed in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s first case of bovine foetal deformity due to Schmallenberg virus in 2018 has been confirmed in a stillborn calf...
Pig/Poultry
Could NI researchers have the answer to zinc oxide fears?
Researchers in Northern Ireland are hopeful they may have found a natural alternative to the soon-to-be-banned zinc oxide. It’s feared...
