AgriSearch

Dr Brett Greer (Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University), Jason Rankin (Strategy Manager, AgriSearch) and Professor Nigel Scollan (Director, Institute of Global Food Security, Queen’s University) discussing the testing of silage samples for mycotoxins.

AgriSearch is commissioning a pilot project

AgriSearch sheep study tour participants at Teagasc Athenry

AgriSearch led study tour investigates sheep related research and innovation in ...

Paraic McNeill and CAFRE Beef and Sheep Adviser, Jack Friar, discussing red clover for silage ahead of the farm walk on 10 July.

Time to register for Co Down sheep farm walk

Attending the recent red clover, on-farm event, from left, Philip Clarke (host) with senior CAFRE dairying technologist, Trevor Alcorn.

The potential for clover inclusion in grassland swards

An Aberdeen Angus cow and calf

It’s never been more important to review the suitability of genetics

Red Clover tap root in David Clake’s silage sward

Registration now open for AgriSearch farm walk

Host farmer David Clarke looks forward to welcoming visitors to his farm for the AgriSearch ZeroNsile farm walk

Registration now open for AgriSearch farm walk

Sean Kane (Operations Manager, AgriSearch), Andrew Muir MLA (Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Prof. Gerry Boyle (Chair, AgriSearch) and Jason Rankin (Strategy Manager, AgriSearch) discussed the DAERA co-funded Digital Catapult Tenfold Net Zero Accelerator programme at the Balmoral Show.

Study to look at reducing burden of nutrient management planning

Host farmer David Clarke and Dr David Patterson (AFBI) examining a red clover sward

Farm walk will take place on the farm of David Clarke on Wednesday 5th June

Host farmer David Clarke and Dr David Patterson (AFBI) examining a red clover sward

Farm walk will take place on the farm of David Clarke on Wednesday 5th June

Greg O’Boyle a Sheep Farmer from County Antrim featured in the latest GrassCheck Podcast.

New bulletin and podcast from AgriSearch

A walk in Sion Mills next week has been cancelled

Farm walk planned for next week will be rescheduled

Neville Graham, Head of Farmer Services, Dale Farm; Sue McGuire, Senior Strategic Partnership Manager, Digital Catapult; Andrew Muir MLA, DAERA Minister; Fiacre O’Donnell, Sustainability Director, Encirc; and Jason Rankin, General Manager, AgriSearch.

DAERA Minister launches call for applications

A graph showing grass production by county

GrassCheck bulletin returns this week

The inclusion of red clover within a grass silage sward can boost both overall dry matter and protein yields - without the need for chemical nitrogen fertiliser.

Red clover can act to deliver improved silage quality

On Wednesday 28th February at 8pm, over 120 people attended the “Red Clover Establishment” webinar, hosted by AgriSearch.

Webinar is now online to view
On Wednesday, 28th February at 8pm, over 120 people attended the “Red Clover Establishment” webinar, hosted by AgriSearch.
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AgriSearch are to hold a webinar on red clover establishment. Pic: AgriSearch

A red clover webinar will take place on Wednesday, 28th February

The BovIS tools can held farmers secure the Beed Carbon Reduction Scheme payments.

The Bovis User Guide is available on the Agrisearch website

Jonathan Birnie introducing the ARCZero EIP conference at Brook Hall Estate, Derry/Londonderry

There was no shortage of on-farm events or webinars

The full report including conclusions and recommendations can be downloaded from the AgriSearch website. Pic: AgriSearch

Report is now available to download

Daryl McLaughlin was formally appointed to the Board of AgriSearch at its recent Annual General Meeting Photograph: Columba O’Hare/ Newry.ie

New faces appointed to AgriSearch

The Leatherjacket Mitigation Strategies EIP project was led by AgriSearch

The project comprised of four farmers from County Fermanagh

Professor Gerry Boyle. Pic: AgriSearch

Time to book for inaugural AgriSearch conference

Professor Gerry Boyle. Pic: AgriSearch

AgriSearch outlines response to DAERA consultation

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

Recordings of both webinars are available from the AgriSearch YouTube channel

AgriSearch are planning a series of webinars.

A couple of dates for the diary

Professor Gerry Boyle. Picture: AgriSearch

The successful applicant will be actively involved in livestock farming
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an independent farmer trustee to join the board of AgriSearch.
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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

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

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

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

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

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AgriSearch to hold 'quality forage for cost control' webinar

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

Professor Gerry Boyle

Farmer-funded PhDs launched at AgriSearch event later this month

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

New GrassCheck farmers for the 2023 season

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AgriSearch releases beef and sheep carbon benchmarking report

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

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

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

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

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AgriSearch to hold webinar on dairy energy efficient and renewable options

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AgriSearch announce £400k investment in GrassCheck

Capitalising on Clover Workshop

AgriSearch seminar to focus on ‘capitalising on clover’

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

Dairy cows. Picture: Cliff Donaldson

Survey confirms the many challenges farmers in Northern Ireland are facing

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

Planning for performance

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

The AgriSearch/UFU Autumn Rising Costs Survey is now open

AgriSearch and UFU launch autumn survey

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

New video series revisits farmers involved in EIPswards project

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

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

Cash machines are being used less

Managing rising costs – help is available