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March 26, 2025
Business Sustainability Groups (BSGs) have been launched by CAFRE. These new groups are designed to support farmers improve the economic...
March 3, 2025
“Maximising the proportion of quality grazed grass in the diet of dairy cows will provide the most cost-effective basis for...
January 9, 2025
January is an important time to assess remaining winter fodder stocks. The year 2024 presented significant challenges for grass growth,...
December 10, 2024
CAFRE Dairying Adviser, Trevor Alcorn highlights the progress of David Hunter from Newtownstewart. His farm is a short distance from...
November 21, 2024
As you prepare for the winter months, we offer advice on controlling parasite in your herd. There has been a...
October 17, 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) invites farmers to visit the Netherlands in early 2025 to explore...
September 11, 2024
With autumn calving fast approaching, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Dairying Adviser, Anna Truesdale investigates calf health...
September 4, 2024
For many farmers, there have been limited opportunities for reseeding to be completed throughout the spring and summer, however, the...
Background In Northern Ireland 97% of ammonia emissions come from agricultural practices with key areas of emission from the management...
August 26, 2024
For many dairy herds ‘summer 2024’ has been challenging. Turnout was delayed due to a wet cold spring and for...
August 23, 2024
Unfortunately, most farms in the west of the province have experienced persistent and heavy rain for much of the summer....
August 19, 2024
After the exceptionally wet spring and summer, grass growth has not been as good as expected. Kieran McCartan, College of...
