‘Opportunities of Multi-Species Swards’ was the topic of the day at the recent Farm Walk organised by the Multi-Species Swards for Beef and Sheep European Innovation Partnership (EIP) group. Held on the farm of group member Dale Orr, Strangford Co. Down, the…

Background Many modern concentrate feeding systems, both in-parlour and out-of-parlour systems, allow concentrates to be allocated to individual cows based on their milk yield. While these feeding systems represent a considerable financial investment, they…

Tickets for the farm walk can be booked by clicking here. Next week’s farm walk by the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) group ‘Multi-species Swards (MSS) for Beef and Sheep’ will examine the opportunities presented by multi-species swards. The event will…

The European Innovation Partnership (EIP) group ‘Multi-species Swards (MSS) for Beef and Sheep’ will be hosting a farm walk on Wednesday 1st September at the farm of group member Dale Orr in Strangford, County Down. Over the past year the EIP Group, whose…

AGRISEARCH PUBLISH RESULTS OF RAMCOMPARE NI STUDY The booklet can be found HERE. AgriSearch have published a booklet summarising the results of the RamCompare NI research project – ‘The effect of sire muscle EBV on lamb performance and case quality’. The…

SCOPS launches Code of Practice to ensure safe and effective sheep dipping A new Code of Practice has been launched by the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) group, in conjunction with the National Association of Agricultural Contractors…