AgriSearch and AFBI to Showcase High Grass Production Potential on West Tyrone Farm
Consistently achieving grass growth targets of 14 – 15t DM/ha/year is top priority for David Hunter, who runs an 80 cow, spring calving dairy herd near Newtownstewart, County Tyrone. David farms in partnership with his father John and next week he will host visitors to his farm on Thursday 14th September as one of the three AgriSearch & AFBI ‘Dairy Innovation in Practice’ Roadshow events.
After finishing his agriculture studies in 2011, David became a new entrant to dairying by converting the 40ha farm from a suckler beef and cropping business in 2012. The herd now consists of 80 Holstein...
AgriSearch & AFBI Roadshow Highlights Importance of Farm Efficiency in New Dairy Business
Improving farm efficiency is top priority for dairy farmer, Ian McClelland who recently started a new dairy farm near Banbridge, Co. Down. Ian will be hosting visitors to Creevy House Farm on 12...
AgriSearch – Delivering value for dairy farmers
Roadshow Highlights Role of Technology in Driving Efficiency For New Dairy Entrant
The introduction of new technology has been a key component of the journey into dairying for new entrant Aidan McManus, who started dairying in 2011 and farms near Cloniff in County Fermanagh. Aidan...
DAIRY FARMERS WANTED FOR EXCITING NEW COLOSTRUM PROJECT
Applications are now open to become a farmer co-researcher in AgriSearch's latest exciting dairy colostrum project.
Working with research partners AFBI, Queen's University Belfast, Dale Farm...
AGRISEARCH TO SHOWCASE LATEST SHEEP RESEARCH
AgriSearch will be attending this years NSA Sheep NI event on 3rd July 2017 at Ballymena Livestock Mart. The main attraction will be a research update by Dr Liz Genever from AHDB, Beef & Lamb on...
RamCompare prepares to launch early results
