AgriSearch are co-funding an exciting new PhD project which is seeking to understand dairy cow behaviour to improve production and welfare in robotic milking systems. This project will be supervised by Dr Gareth Arnott of Queen’s University School of…

Over the last 20 years the GrassCheck programme has been fundamental in assisting ruminant livestock farmers maximise returns from grazed grass. This initiative led by AgriSearch and AFBI, in partnership with CAFRE and DAERA, has monitored year on year…

The farmer-funded research and innovation body, AgriSearch has said the role of R&D and innovation will be centre-stage in tackling the challenges the livestock sector is facing regarding the environment. “The adoption of innovative techniques into everyday…

AgriSearch (in partnership with AFBI and CAFRE) are currently seeking to recruit 25 dairy farmers from across Northern Ireland, who are currently operating robotic milking systems to participate in a robotic milking research project. The overall objective of…

The farmer-funded research and innovation body, AgriSearch has announced several changes to its board of trustees and advisory committees at its recent Annual General Meeting. Jo-Anne Dobson from Co. Armagh joins the board as an independent farmer trustee and…

The Control of Worms Sustainably in cattle group (COWS) has released updated chapters of its technical guide to parasite control, at the Animal Health Distributors’ Association conference in Birmingham last week (Wednesday 15 January 2020). The new sections,…