🌤️Drier weather allows first group of cows to start grazing at AFBI Hillsborough 🐄
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🌤️Drier weather allows first group of cows to start grazing at AFBI Hillsborough 🐄
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🌱The AFBI Webinar series Grassland Insights – From Soil to Sward will take place over 3 evenings on 11, 18 and 25 March at 8pm.
See link for more information and how to register: bit.ly/3MtqmMe
📅Registration is NOW OPEN.
AFBI welcomed the opportunity to meet the President & senior reps of @UFUHQ today to discuss allegations presented in the media & provide confidence in the robust investigations and inspections that were undertaken in relation to the AFBI Hillsborough farm bit.ly/4b8WlJZ
🌱AFBI’s New Grassland Insights Series Opens on 11 March at 8pm with Focus on Getting More from Grass This Season bit.ly/4srL6mY.
The series runs on March 11, 18 and 25, from 8–9 pm. The webinars are free to attend and you can register now at bit.ly/4u9j8Oa
At the 2026 George Scott Robertson Memorial Lecture in Riddel Hall recently, Ash Amirahmadi, CEO of Sofina Foods Europe, shared thoughtful perspectives on the future of food and farming, including challenges to established practices and ways of thinking. bit.ly/3N0xMH1
The AFBI Webinar series Grassland Insights – From Soil to Sward will be taking place over 3 evenings on 11, 18 and 25 March at 8pm. Registration is NOW OPEN bit.ly/3MtqmMe
Video statement from Prof Elizabeth Magowan of AFBI
AFBI wishes to correct a recent public statement by NI Water made during a Mid Ulster District Council meeting regarding the relative contributions of phosphorus to Lough Neagh from agriculture, wastewater & other sources, attributed to AFBI modelling bit.ly/3N5o85W
Spring is a busy time for farmers and is an important time of year to assess the health of flocks/herds. One way of doing this is by looking at the lambing/calving percentage or the number of abortions/stillbirths bit.ly/4aCgBVa
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Milking in the housed dairy at the Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland (ARINI), 1940s
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.
Hillsborough aerial view: The research farm at Hillsborough, Co Down, is celebrating 100 years of scientific excellence and innovation in agricultural research
Traditional milk recording methods at Hillsborough in the mid-20th century – laying the foundations for today’s advances in genetics, performance monitoring and precision livestock farming.
📰AFBI Hillsborough Celebrates 100 Years of Scientific Excellence and Innovation in Agricultural Research ..... bit.ly/4tTzBpM
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AFBI launches the new Grassland Insights – From Soil to Sward webinar series. 3 evening online events to give farmers clear, practical guidance, to make evidence-based decisions that drives real on-farm impact. For more info and to register visit: bit.ly/3MtqmMe
AFBI, QUB IGFS, DAERA and the UFU are pleased to announce this year’s George Scott Robertson Memorial Lecture, supported by The Gibson Trust will be delivered by Ash Amirahmadi OBE on Thu 26 Feb at the Riddel Hall, Belfast. Free to attend. To register: bit.ly/3MdACIr
🌱Read more about Banbridge – the new AFBI variety which is topping the charts in 2026 as the number one–ranked perennial ryegrass on the 2026 Pasture for Profit Index bit.ly/4rT5j4M
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A new research facility aimed at optimising productivity while reducing greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions from cattle is being advanced by AFBI in partnership with DAERA.
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An all-island research symposium on bovine tuberculosis (bTB) opens bringing together officials, scientists & academics from both North & South to share new insights, develop collaborations and help to inform policy makers tasked with eradication of bTB bit.ly/49CX6Kq
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AFBI were represented at the International Fertiliser Society Conference held at Robinson College, University of Cambridge from 10-12 Dec. Dr Rachel Cassidy delivered an invited presentation on “Encouraging improved soil management in NI”. #SNHS_NI #AFBIScience #AFBIResearch
A major new study has revealed the widespread presence of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and illicit drugs in Northern Ireland’s lakes and rivers. Read more: bit.ly/4oOuRhr
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🌱AFBI to introduce its latest new late-heading tetraploid perennial ryegrass variety Richhill developed through AFBI’s
DAERA funded Grass Breeding Programme at Loughgall at the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society Winter Fair at the Eikon Exhibition Centre, Lisburn on Thur 11 Dec bit.ly/4iMuqCY
On #WorldSoilDay AFBI represented at the Soil Science Society of Ireland Conference at UCD presenting posters on Biochar & fertiliser: Effect on #SoilHealth; Soil Nutrient Health Scheme poster with CAFRE & NI Soil monitoring presentation with AFBI's Suzanne Higgins.
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It's #WorldSoilDay. We are celebrating healthier soils across NI. Our Soil Nutrient Health Scheme is in its final year of sampling. Did you know 440,000 fields have been sampled across NI. Keep your soil healthy!
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The 4th & final year of soil sampling in the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) is well underway. This phase focuses on farms in Co. Antrim & includes any remaining farms across NI that were not previously registered bit.ly/4oDd9gG
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We finished yesterday the annual meeting of the Working Group on Marine Habitat Mapping (WGMHM) @icesmarine.bsky.social, that this year was hosted by @afbini.gov.uk. Very nice and interesting week with great experts and friends dicussing aspects to enhance the use of habitat mapping in ICES advice.
The latest AFBI animal disease surveillance report for cases submitted to the postmortem labs Jul-Sep 2025 available now bit.ly/4pwuLeZ. Notable cases include haemonchosis, parasitic pneumonias, Johnes disease in a calf & multiple cases of plant & chemical poisoning.
AFBI Study Reveals Surprising Boost in Milk Yield with Early Lactation Cows from Sustainable Cow Diets bit.ly/43Lj2RF
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Soil sampling well underway for the 4th & final year of the #SHNS_NI. Tetra Tech RPS started sampling registered agricultural fields in the last few weeks & will continue to early 26. Check general location of sampling bit.ly/3LvQBAw & for info bit.ly/3Lb0xiP.
AFBI have published a statement on the recent data breach on our website here: bit.ly/42OWE9u
We sincerely apologise to all those affected by this breach.
AFBI contact details can be found here: bit.ly/4oEZ6b7
🌱Online training turns Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SHNS) soil results into action ....
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Text: LTE Site of the Week Loughgall, Northern Ireland. Photo of a few sheep grazing by a tree. Text: Running since 1989. Rodrigo Olave, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute. Icons for woodland and grazing.
Loughgall, #NorthernIreland is the #LTESiteOfTheWeek.
Rodrigo Olave @afbini.gov.uk is looking at how tree density affects livestock, #pasture production and #EcosystemServices delivery.
Learn more about this experiment: bit.ly/LoughgallNI 🌏
AFBI Omagh recently welcomed newly qualified vets from NI, England & Wales! bit.ly/4oqyCK6 They explored how our veterinary research officers support local veterinary practices through diagnostics that make a real difference, helping to improve their work ‘in the field’.
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🐑AFBI wishes to bring to the attention of farmers the need to consider the risk of liver fluke infection in cattle and sheep this autumn and winter which is predicted to be high across NI bit.ly/49gxbJP 🐄
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