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Clover kicks on with grass in crisis

Grass plots at AFBI Hillsborough show the benefit of integrating clover into swards

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 July 2026

Clover kicks on with grass in crisis

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News round-up from Northern Ireland

News round-up from Northern Ireland

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 July 2026

High milk output from robot in Antrim

High milk output from robot in Antrim

NORTHERN IRELAND 15 July 2026

Cutting P fertiliser seen as ‘easy win’ from NAP review

Cutting P fertiliser seen as ‘easy win’ from NAP review

Cutting P fertiliser seen as ‘easy win’ from NAP review

NORTHERN IRELAND 8 July 2026

New project to investigate methane-reducing feed additives in cattle

New project to investigate methane-reducing feed additives in cattle

New project to investigate methane-reducing feed additives in cattle

NEWS 3 July 2026

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Disease testing done outside of NI, MLAs told

Disease testing done outside of NI, MLAs told

Both Bluetongue and bird flu samples are being tested in labs outside of NI.

NORTHERN IRELAND 6 May 2026

Cattle need more feed to grow, research finds

Cattle need more feed to grow, research finds

A beef conference organised by CAFRE and the Ulster Farmers' Union was held at Greenmount last week. Peter McCann reports

NORTHERN IRELAND 6 May 2026

Muir holds off on split-up of AFBI

Muir holds off on split-up of AFBI

A review of AFBI has suggested that the organisation is too broad and should be split in two.

NORTHERN IRELAND 6 May 2026

Positive prospects for targeted selective treatments for parasites

Positive prospects for targeted selective treatments for parasites

Early results from an AFBI-run study suggest that targeted selective treatment for parasites can improve lamb growth.

BREEDING & HEALTH 6 May 2026

Over half of pig units negative for PRRS

Over half of pig units negative for PRRS

David Wright reports from a pig research seminar held at AFBI Hillsborough

NORTHERN IRELAND 6 May 2026

Methane cut is key to lowering beef emissions

Methane cut is key to lowering beef emissions

The new CliBeef project involves 12 participating beef farmers either side of the Irish border.

NORTHERN IRELAND 6 May 2026

News in-brief ahead of Balmoral Show

News in-brief ahead of Balmoral Show

Round-up of news in-brief ahead of the 157th Royal Ulster Balmoral Show

BLANK 6 May 2026

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Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

Tom Barry, tillage farmer: ‘I farm in Killavullen, north Cork, and I’ve been farming here since 1995’.

Measuring carbon is the new frontier for Irish tillage farming

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