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AgriSearch has held 'autumn options' webinars for beef and dairy farmers.

Recordings of both webinars are available from the AgriSearch YouTube channel By The Newsroom

AgriSearch are planning a series of webinars.

A couple of dates for the diary By The Newsroom

Professor Gerry Boyle. Picture: AgriSearch

The successful applicant will be actively involved in livestock farming By The Newsroom

Andrew Clarke from Foyle Food Group speaking on the management of multi-species swards at the farm walk held at the farm of Wayne Acheson, Sandholes, Cookstown as part of the Multi-Species Swards “Science and Practice” event. Picture: AgriSearch

The project focused on six beef and sheep farmers who have been working together By The Newsroom

Bruce Thompson (Dairy Farmer and Nuffield Scholar from Portlaoise) talking about the role of dung beetles in parasite control. Pic: Agrisearch

Parasite control is becoming more and more challenging on farms By The Newsroom

Members of the Multi-Species Swards for Beef & Sheep EIP group will be speaking at the Conference and Farm Walk on Wednesday 28th June. Picture: AgriSearch

Last chance to register for AgriSearch events By The Newsroom

The Targeted Selective Treatment of Anthelmintics EIP group meeting on the farm of John Martin who will be hosting the farm walk on Monday 26 June.

Farm walk to be held on parasite control: A whole farm approach

Cattle grazing a multi-species sward on the farm of EIP group member Paul Turley

AgriSearch Conference and farm walk planned By The Newsroom

Professor Nigel Scollan (right) Director of the Institute for Global Food Security, and guest speaker at Fermanagh Grassland Club with (from left) Guy Benians, who spoke to members about grassland fertilization; Philip Clarke, club treasurer; Roland Graham, chairman and William Johnston, secretary.

Final meeting of winter season for Fermanagh Grassland Club By The Newsroom

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AgriSearch to hold 'quality forage for cost control' webinar By The Newsroom

L-R Prof Gerry Boyle, Chair AgriSearch; Prof Nigel Scollan, Queen’s University Belfast; Dr Sinclair Mayne, independent scientific adviser; Jason Rankin, General Manager, AgriSearch; Dr Elizabeth Magowan, Director of Sustainable Agri-Food Sciences Division, AFBI; Dr Patrick Dunlop, Head of the Doctoral College at Ulster University

Farmer-funded PhDs to develop ‘new generation’ of research scientists By The Newsroom

Professor Gerry Boyle

Farmer-funded PhDs launched at AgriSearch event later this month Ruth Rodgers

GrassCheck farmers met recently at AFBI, Hillsborough to prepare for the new season.

New GrassCheck farmers for the 2023 season By The Newsroom

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AgriSearch releases beef and sheep carbon benchmarking report Ruth Rodgers

Farmers involved in the Red Clover element of the ZeroNsile project recently met to be briefed on the project by Dr David Patterson of AFBI and Jason Rankin, General Manager of AgriSearch. (Back row, left to right) Chris Hamilton, Barry McCullough, David Clarke, Jonathan Blair, Roy Mayers, David Patterson, Jason Rankin. (Front row, left to right) Douglas McKenzie, David Thompson, Stephen Maguire, Francis McDonnell, Paraic McNeill, Andrew Crawford. Not pictured: Hugh Harbison.

AgriSearch announce major investment in on-farm research Joanne Knox

Two webinars will take place on optimising nutrient use

Optimising nutrient use efficiency webinars

Agrisearch in conjunction with CAFRE and AFBI and supported by the Rising Cost Taskforce are hosting two webinars on Thursday 2nd February at 8pm and Thursday 9th February at 8pm

Webinars to be held on options for improved nutrient efficiency By The Newsroom

Video recording of Agrisearch’s 'capitalising on clover' seminar is now available

Video recording of Agrisearch’s 'Capitalising on Clover' seminar is now availabl... By The Newsroom

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AgriSearch to hold webinar on dairy energy efficient and renewable options Ruth Rodgers

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AgriSearch announce £400k investment in GrassCheck By The Newsroom

Capitalising on Clover Workshop

AgriSearch seminar to focus on ‘capitalising on clover’ By The Newsroom

Ruth Moore CAFRE, Beef and Sheep Adviser, (host) and Chris Johnston who attended a BDG meeting to discuss calving heifers at 24 months

Calving Heifers at 24 months discussed at Fermanagh Suckler BDG Ruth Moore, CAFRE

Dairy cows. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

Survey confirms the many challenges farmers in Northern Ireland are facing By The Newsroom

Planning for performance By The Newsroom

Rising cost industry taskforce in-person attendees at 5 September meeting. Front row L-R: Gill Gallagher (NIGTA), Paul McHenry (Chair, CAFRE), Joanne Dale (DAERA), Mark Scott (CAFRE), Rodney Brown (Danske Bank), Louise Millsopp (DAERA), Wesley Aston (UFU), Back row L-R: Mike Johnston (Dairy Council for Northern Ireland), Clodagh Crowe (Rural Support), Caroline Doyle (Barclays Bank), Jason Rankin (AgriSearch) and Conall Donnelly (NIMEA). Online attendees Cormac McKervey (Ulster Bank), James Lowe (NIAPA), Sam Strain (AHWNI) and Peter Simpson (CAFRE) and Steven Morrison (AFBI).

Agri-food ‘rising costs taskforce’ meets By The Newsroom

The AgriSearch/UFU Autumn Rising Costs Survey is now open

AgriSearch and UFU launch autumn survey By The Newsroom

Beef cattle grazing multi-species swards on the farm of Wayne Acheson near Cookstown

New video series revisits farmers involved in EIPswards project By The Newsroom

Dr Conor Holohan and Dr Francis Lively speaking to the Resilience for Dairy group about Virtual Fencing trials at AFBI, Hillsborough

‘Resilience for Dairy’ visit to NI By The Newsroom

Rising costs – are you sure thereis nothing you can do about it? By The Newsroom

CAFRE, in partnership with Agrisearch, AFBI and NI Sheep SOS initiative (Stamp out Scab) will be hosting two events looking at parasite and winter feeding strategies for beef and sheep farmers this winter.

Planning for performance events for beef and sheep farmers

Cash machines are being used less

Managing rising costs – help is available By The Newsroom

Agrisearch warns of potential winter fodder crisis Ruth Rodgers

Figure 1. GrassCheck Hillsborough plot growth rates 2021: Variable N application

The response to fertiliser By The Newsroom

Managing rising costs on beef and sheep farms – CAFRE on-farm awareness events By The Newsroom

Fertiliser planning report published

Excellent turnout for farmer-focused multi-species sward webinar By The Newsroom

Grasscheck – 23 years of positive impact for N. Ireland farmers By The Newsroom

AgriSearch project manager Jason Rankin looks forward to meeting milk producers at the Winter Fair.

Opportunity to shape future of Agrisearch as farmer trustee By The Newsroom

Members of the Multi-Species Swards for Beef & Sheep EIP Group visiting the Devenish Lands at Dowth on their autumn study tour.

Register now for multispecies sward webinar By The Newsroom

Anthelmintic Resistance webinar attracts a large attendance By The Newsroom

Seamus McCaffrey

AgriSearch welcomes the Kendall Report By The Newsroom

Members of the Multi-Species Sward for Beef & Sheep EIP Group at a visit to UCD Lyons Estate in October.

Webinar to highlight on farm experiences of establishing multispecies swards By The Newsroom

Over 600 people attend webinars By The Newsroom

AgriSearch chairman, Seamus McCaffrey

AgriSearch urges MLAs not to amend 82% target in Executive Climate Change Bill Joanne Knox

Fertiliser planning webinars announced By The Newsroom

Members of the Targeted Selective Treatment of Anthelmintics EIP Group meeting on the farm of John Martin last summer.

Significant progress in first year of project By The Newsroom

AgriSearch commissions report on impact of fertiliser price increases By The Newsroom

AgriSearch publish results of on-farm energy management pilot study By The Newsroom

AgriSearch to focus on research & innovation By The Newsroom

AgriSearch Board welcomes new faces By The Newsroom