Grass
New farm-led research to investigate leatherjacket control strategies
A group of four Fermanagh farmers have teamed up with AgriSearch and Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) to investigate different...
AFBI
Beef
NI research to investigate link between stock genetics and temperament
A Northern Ireland research project is hoping to examine the link between stock genetics and temperament in a bid to...
Agri-Business
Poots: Industry must accept farming’s influence on the environment has ‘not always been positive’
Northern Ireland's agri-food stakeholders must accept the industry's influence on the environment has "not always been positive" attendees at AFBI's...
Agri-Business
AFBI launches Science Impacts report in a year of local and global challenges
The Agri Food and Biosciences Institute’s (AFBI) response to supporting government and society in the fight against Covid-19 is one...
Arable
CAFRE update on protein crops
The recently announced Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Protein Crop Scheme, and the financial support it offers,...
Dairy
New NI research project demonstrates effects of housing cows on cow optimism
New research led by Queen’s University Belfast has found that total confinement systems may negatively impact the ‘optimism’ of dairy...
N.Ireland
Women in Science: Challenge yourself… you might just find a career you love
Get out of your comfort zone, get speaking at conferences, meeting people and trying new things, one of Northern Ireland’s...
Dairy
Queen’s mastitis and lameness study to aim to reduce dairy antibiotics use
Three Northern Ireland organisations have joined forces to launch a research project to tackle bovine mastitis and lameness in a...
N.Ireland
AFBI warns farmers of the risks posed by certain ornamental plants to sheep
As the winter months continue, the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) wants to make farmers aware of the risk of...
N.Ireland
Ornamental garden plants can pose a significant poisoning risk for sheep
Ireland’s rising rural population has brought with it an enhanced risk of sheep being poisoned by ornamental plants. Agri-food and...
Arable
Are beans the perfect break crop?
A leading Co. Down tillage farmer has confirmed that field beans are an extremely valuable break crop within all cereal...
Agri-Business
New test for Johne’s disease branded ‘game-changer’ for farmers
A promising new test for Johne’s Disease in dairy cattle has the potential to ramp up eradication efforts, offering fewer...
Agri-Business
New report lays bare extent of NI agriculture’s phosphorus excess
Farmers in Northern Ireland are over-applying phosphorus (P) by as much as 7,300t a year across the region according to...
Agri-Business
‘Business case approved’ for new AFBI beef unit
A new beef unit for Northern Ireland’s Agri Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) is now a step closer. The region’s...
Agri-Business
Restructure at AFBI to see new research division created
Plans are afoot to make major changes to the internal structure of Northern Ireland’s Agri Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)....
Agri-Business
AFBI withdraws beef units from specialist research licence
Northern Ireland’s agricultural research institute has withdrawn its beef unit in Hillsborough, Co. Down from its licence for specialist animal research....
Agri-Business
Environmental legislation to be biggest limiting factor for NI dairying in 2030
One of Northern Ireland’s leading dairy researchers has warned he expects environmental legislation to be one of the biggest limiting...
Agri-Business
Milk composition a ‘lost opportunity’ for NI’s dairy sector
Northern Ireland’s poor milk composition is costing farmers poor milk prices, according to Agri Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) researcher...
