February 14, 2019
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Pedigree ram nominations open for fifth year of RamCompare
The search is on for the country’s best rams as pedigree breeders are invited to put forward rams believed to have good lamb growth, carcase weight and conformation. Now in its fifth year, RamCompare uses data from throughout the supply chain to inform…
February 12, 2019
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UPLAND FARMERS WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN EUROPEAN PROJECT ON PERMANENT GRASSLAND
AgriSearch are looking for upland farmers to volunteer to participate in a European project; SUstainable PERmanent Grassland (SUPER-G). SUPER-G is a Europe-wide research project that aims to co-develop sustainable permanent grassland (PG) systems and policies…
February 08, 2019
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AgriSearch marks the retirement of its former Chairman James Campbell
AgriSearch, the Northern Ireland farmer-funded research and innovation body, has marked the recent retirement of James Campbell from its Board of Trustees. From Newtownards James Campbell has a very strong farming heritage. He was a key driving force in…
January 31, 2019
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AGRISEARCH HOST EU COUNTRIES FOR MAJOR GRASSLAND PROJECT BRIEFING
Farming representatives from 11 European countries were hosted in Belfast recently by the farmer funded research body, Agrisearch NI and AFBI. They were here for the first Stakeholder Seminar in the Europe-wide Research Project into Developing SUstainable…
January 15, 2019
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EuroDairy Webinar on Zero Grazing
Dr Debbie McConnell of AFBI will discuss the results of AgriSearch co-funded research on Zero Grazing during a EuroDairy webinar on Wednesday 16th January 2018 at 7pm. The webinar will explore the growing interest in the role of cut and carry systems and it's…
January 13, 2019
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EuroDairy Webinar: Resource efficiency on EuroDairy pilot farms
EuroDairy will hold a webinar on resource efficiency on pilot farms on Tuesday 15th January 2018 at 6pm. Within the EuroDairy Network, 113 of the innovative pilot farmers measured their resource efficiency for 2016 and 2017. The data collected provides a…
AGRISEARCH LAUNCH NEW BEST PRACTICE GUIDE TO ZERO-GRAZING
Jan 04, 2019
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The impact of zero-grazing on animal performance, grass utilisation and economics is…
GrassCheck project is delivering real improvements on farms
Dec 18, 2018
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Adapting farming practices in response to extreme weather events is now very much part of…
AGRISEARCH TO LAUNCH ZERO-GRAZING BEST PRACTICE GUIDE AT THE WINTER FAIR
Dec 06, 2018
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Research results of real relevance to producers will be displayed and discussed on the…
AGRISEARCH 2018 GRASSCHECK POSTIVE IMPACT FOR NI FARMERS
Dec 03, 2018
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The farmer-funded research & innovation body, AgriSearch, has reported that its…
SHOWCASING THE LATEST BEEF AND SHEEP RESEARCH
Nov 23, 2018
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AgriSearch will be in attendance at this year’s Royal Ulster Premier Beef & Lamb…
Upcoming EuroDairy webinars
Sep 27, 2018
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Autumn is in full swing and there are lots of EuroDairy webinars taking place over…