N.Ireland
Agrisearch publishes new booklet on grass cover estimation
AgriSearch has published a new booklet focusing on ‘grass cover estimation for precision grazing systems’. The project is part of...
N.Ireland
AgriSearch has published a new booklet focusing on ‘grass cover estimation for precision grazing systems’. The project is part of...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has urged farmers to register for Zone 2 of its...
N.Ireland
Animal health projects launched by Queen’s University Belfast and the Agri-Food Biosciences Institute (AFBI) have been selected for funding by the...
N.Ireland
Lowering the crude protein content of diets can substantially reduce ammonia emissions from dairy cow manures. This is one of...
Beef
Ruminant methane inhibitors must not just address greenhouse gas (GHG) emission challenges but also deliver improved animal performance, according to...
N.Ireland
The roll out of Northern Ireland’s Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) remains on schedule, according to the project’s management team....
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s grass growth in March will be below the long-term average, at 7.2kg of dry matter (DM)/ha/day, according to...
N.Ireland
Initial trends from Northern Ireland’s Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) are now available with the data on sulphur (S) of...
N.Ireland
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) are partnering with Agrisearch...
N.Ireland
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has partnered with the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) to plan...
Environment
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) have secured international funding for projects aimed...
Rural Life
Statistics revealed at the Teagasc BeSafe National Farm Safety Conference today (Wednesday, November 23) suggest men are five times more...
Grass
Moving from a pastoral farming system that is more sustainable, in terms of sward diversity, will not be a straightforward...
N.Ireland
A political vacuum now exists at the heart of farming in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
Agri-Business
A new all-island research project that will examine the factors behind persistent bTB has been launched. It will be the...
Environment
A study has demonstrated that the correct farm advice can deliver a threefold improvement in water quality over a 30-year...
N.Ireland
Reducing the carbon footprint of dairy farms is achievable. However, a range of tools will be needed to effect change....
N.Ireland
Over 30 flocks from across Northern Ireland (NI) have signed up, so far, for a ‘ground-breaking’ project to tackle sheep...