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Northern Ireland
New and old messages at AFBI open days
Kieran Mailey
The recent open days addressing the environmental challenges facing livestock farmers in NI saw researchers deliver a mix of old and new science.
26 June 2024 Northern Ireland
Steps for NI dairy farms to cut ammonia by 43%
Open days for local farmers were held at AFBI Hillsborough last week. Peter McCann reports.
19 June 2024 Viewpoints
Without farmers, research gathers dust
The challenges around surplus phosphorus, ammonia and methane are particularly important in a Northern Ireland scenario.
Climate change to push NI grass yields up by 17%
Open days for farmers were held at the Agri Food and Biosciences Institute in Hillsborough, Co Down on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
19 June 2024 Northern Ireland
Grass yields to rise 17% due to climate change
Open days for farmers were held at the Agri Food and Biosciences Institute in Hillsborough, Co Down, on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
19 June 2024 News
Vital role for AFBI research in NI ag
Two major open days are planned at AFBI Hillsborough on 18 and 19 June.
12 June 2024 Northern Ireland
Mixed results from winter grazing study
Experiments were conducted in Hillsborough, Co Down over two winters where silage swards were grazed by sheep for three to four weeks from mid-November.
1 May 2024 Northern Ireland
Nutrients remain in Lough Neagh for 40 years
Scientists from the Agri Food and Biosciences Institute spoke about Lough Neagh during an online event last week.
24 April 2024 Northern Ireland
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
21 February 2024 Northern Ireland
Half of all cost on NI dairy farms is feed
In 2023, concentrates made up 40% of costs on benchmarked dairy farms in Northern Ireland, with forage costs accounting for a further 9%.
14 February 2024 Northern Ireland
Keeping pregnant ewe lambs ticking along nicely
Research has shown that for pregnant ewe lambs to have the best chance of rearing a lamb, they should be gaining in the region of 80g liveweight during early and mid-pregnancy.
3 February 2024 Management
Livestock can be integrated with arable crops
David Wright reports from the annual conference for arable growers, organised by the Ulster Arable Society, Ulster Farmers’ Union and CAFRE.
31 January 2024 Northern Ireland