Hillsborough

Recording the match at the 12th annual Northern Ireland Vintage Tractor Ploughing Championships at Hillsborough in October 2007. Picture: Kevin McAuley

Bangor ploughman Jackie Moore ‘scores’ top ploughing honour (October 2007)

Saintfield Mart. Picture: Saintfield Mart

Top quality calves sold at Saintfield Mart’s suckled calf sale

Dr Aliyu Ibrahim Dabai talking to students about soil nutrients.

Hundreds of students attend annual AFBI Schools Open Day

Farming Life livestock markets

Fat lambs selling to £170 at Hilltown Mart

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart

MP accuses AFBI of ‘marking own homework’ in wake of whistleblowing allegations

Pictured L-R: Jason Rankin (AgriSearch), Leah Steele (AgriSearch), Francis Lively (AFBI), Paul Sheridan (SEUPB), Paul Smith (Teagasc), Elizabeth Magowan (AFBI), David Kenny (AFBI), Sharon Huws (QUB), Karl Richards (Teagasc), Katerina Theodoridou (QUB).

3-year beef project will place 12 participating farms at its centre

Pictured L-R: Jason Rankin (AgriSearch), Leah Steele (AgriSearch), Francis Lively (AFBI), Paul Sheridan (SEUPB), Paul Smith (Teagasc), Elizabeth Magowan (AFBI), David Kenny (AFBI), Sharon Huws (QUB), Karl Richards (Teagasc), Katerina Theodoridou (QUB).

3-year beef project will place 12 participating farms at its centre

Stormont buildings

Inspection of AFBI-run farm in Hillsborough finds standards 'high'

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Latest prices from the ring at Hilltown

Professor Elizabeth Magowan, Director of AFBI’s Sustainable Agri-Food Sciences Division, with Professor Steven Morrison, head of AFBI’s Sustainable Livestock Systems Branch celebrating AFBI Hillsborough’s 100th anniversary.

Special 100 years section on AFBI’s website officially launched

Prof Elizabeth Magowan, Director of AFBI’s Sustainable Agri-Food Sciences Division; Paul Sheridan, Director of Corporate Services, SEUPB; Dr Francis Lively, AFBI Principal Scientific Officer; Andrew Muir, Minister of Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs, and Mark Lee, Director of Higher Education at the Department for the Economy.

Four-year CliBeef project will be led by AFBI and delivered with Teagasc

Farming Life livestock markets

Firm trade for cattle throughout at Markethill Mart

The AFBI farm at Hillsborough

Minister makes statement around AFBI concerns

Martin Downey, beef farmer from Dromore, rode his bike at the head of a slow-moving convoy of tractors and trucks as it passed along the A1 in Co Down, during a protest against rising fuel prices. Picture date: Tuesday April 14, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Jonathan McCambridge/PA Wire

Farmer cycled to protest because he ‘can’t afford to put diesel in tractors’

Press Eye - Northern IrelandTuesday 14th April 2026 Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye Fuel Protest A1 Road.A slow-moving convoy of tractors has disrupted traffic in Belfast ahead of several fuel protests in Northern Ireland.

Slow-moving vehicles causing disruption to traffic on NI main roads

Ronnie McCready undertakers

Heartbreaking appeal launched to find relatives of Margaret Ellen Murdoch
A heartbreaking appeal has been launched after the passing of a woman at a local nursing home.
Gemma Murray

Carla Lockhart MP

Lockhart calls for transparency in wake of AFBI allegations

Agriculture Minster Andrew Muir pictured at the event. Picture by PressEye

Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir defends claims of mismanagement at AFBI farm

Binding corn at ARINI Hillsborough: A tractor-pulled corn binder at the Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland (ARINI), an example of early mechanised harvesting and a reminder of how farming technology at Hillsborough has evolved over the past 100 years.

For 100 years, the Hillsborough AFBI site has played a defining role

Farming Life livestock markets

Good quality beef bred cows selling to £2320 at Markethill Mart

Hillsborough aerial view: The research farm at Hillsborough, Co Down, is celebrating 100 years of scientific excellence and innovation in agricultural research

For 100 years, the Hillsborough AFBI site has played a defining role

Rathfriland Mart

Dairy cow selling to a top of £3060 at Rathfriland Co-op

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Sad news as man dies following two-vehicle collision in Hillsborough

Hilltown Mart

Springers selling to £3500 at Hilltown Saleyard

Rathfriland Mart

Bullocks selling to a top of £2620 at Rathfriland Co-op

Farming Life livestock markets

Good quality midweight hoggets selling steadily to 570-622p/k at Markethill

Rathfriland Mart

Dairy stock selling to a top of £3100 at Rathfriland Co-op
A super entry of cattle in town on Friday, with the dropped calf section a roaring trade, containing calves up to six months old, topped to £1090 for Limousin heifer calf for a Downpatrick farmer.
Darryl Armitage

Rathfriland Mart

Bullocks selling to a top of £4000 at Rathfriland Co-op

Farming Life livestock markets

Good quality heavy heifers selling to £2650 at Markethill

Table 1.

Results from AFBI led study

Aidan Cushnahan discusses the experiment with Sarah Meeke and Hayden Smyth.

AFBI study reveals surprising boost in milk yield with early lactation cows from...

CAFRE Equine students Edee Rowan from Rathfriland and James Donaghy from Bangor enjoyed their visit to Glebe Equine, Hillsborough.

CAFRE equine students treading new waters

Cumulative herbage yield of GrassCheck and CloverCheck plots in 2025.

AFBI reports a bumper year for white clover

‘Clovercheck’ trial results from AFBI, Hillsborough show that 2025 has been a productive season for white clover.

2025 – AFBI reports a bumper year for white clover

Hillsborough YFC club leader Katie McKee and club secretary Emma Brow at the club's recent bingo night

In pictures: Great night at Hillsborough YFC’s bingo night

Farming Life livestock markets

Good quality beef bred cows selling to £2170 at Markethill Mart

NI School students toured the research farm at Hillsborough to explore cutting-edge research being undertaken at AFBI

AFBI Hillsborough recently opened its doors to over 330 students

Farming Life livestock markets

Heavy heifers selling to £2880 at Markethill Mart

Fred Murphy from Hillsborough

“We’re taking what works and making it better" - Fred Murphy, Hillsborough

Laura Davis, CEO of Wavey Ice, with a selection of the 'Sips' range which are now available with Anzac Drinks.

Wavey Ice expands availability of range with new distributor contract

Pictured with the LCN plaque for Best Bar in Northern Ireland are (from left) Keith Johnston (manager, Plough Inn), Sean Paul Hayes (assistant manager, Plough Inn) and Jess Njoroge (café manager, Plough Inn)

Plough Inn Hillsborough is voted Best Bar in Northern Ireland

Suki Tea founding directors Annie Irwin and Oscar Woolley have created a unique blend for the Royal Hillsborough Castle. Picture: Michael Cooper

Royal castle develops taste for Suki’s unique tea blend

Two phase rosette winners pictured at Ballyknock.

Ballyknock Riding School have fun over the holiday periods

Hilltown Mart

Bullocks selling to £2910 at Hilltown Mart

Rodney Shirley

Case arose following the death of the 36-year-old employee, Rodney Shirley

NI Assembly Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee members on a Tour of the AFBI Research Farm.

AFBI Hillsborough host AERA committee

NI Assembly Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee members on a Tour of the AFBI Research Farm.

MLAs provided with information on the scale of AFBI scientific research

Rathfriland Mart

Bullocks selling to a top of £2220 at Rathfriland Co-op

Farming Life livestock markets

Exceptionally high prices for cattle at Markethill Mart, heavy heifers to £2280

Rathfriland Mart

Dairy cows selling to a top of £2700 at Rathfriland Co-op

Saintfield Mart. Picture: Saintfield Mart

Fat ewes selling to £260 at Saintfield Mart

Rathfriland Mart

Heifers selling to a top of £2150 at Rathfriland Co-op

Saintfield Mart. Picture: Saintfield Mart

Steady trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart, ewes selling to £260

Saintfield Mart. Picture: Saintfield Mart

Sharper trade for sheep at Saintfield Mart, ewes selling to £255

Dr. Aaron Brown (right) Technical Manager for young animal feeds at Trouw GB and Ireland, and the guest speaker at the open meeting of Fermanagh Grassland Club, with club secretary William Johnston (left) and chairman Robin Clements.

Speaker was Dr. Aaron Brown, Technical Sales Manager with Trouw Nutrition

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