Whether you keep dairy cattle, produce cereal crops or grow bedding plants, the one thing you need is an insurance policy which protects the very things you depend on to earn a living. With 100 years’ experience in the farming and growing industry, NFU Mutual can provide you with a range of insurance covers that…
Asda is proud to support Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend in its third fantastic year. As a grocery retailer, Asda acts as one of the main conduits between food producers and consumers and is passionate about local food and showcasing the best of Northern Ireland’s farm produce. With a dedicated local buying team based…
In the 1870’s John Thompson’s grocers shop embarked on a journey with an approach to business that has ensured the company survived everything from a bombing in the ‘blitz’ in 1940 to various acquisitions and a turbulent marketplace, to become the largest multi-species feed mill in Europe. With over 150 years’ experience feeding the animals of Ireland Thompsons…
Open for School Visits Only Yellow Road Farm is a small family farm of approximately 43 acres, nestled at the foot of the Mourne Mountains. We are members of the Nature Friendly Farming Network, which promotes sustainable farming practices. For many generations our family has lived and worked on these mountain pastures caring for…
Friday – School Visits Only Saturday 10.00am – 4.00pm Jonathan Tuft and his family (wife Bobby, and children Pippa, Cairns, Stanley and Herbie) from Bessvale farm are looking forward to participating in Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend. They have a mixed farm in Upper Ballinderry and the family have been farming there since Johnathan’s…
Friday: Open for School Visits Only Saturday: 10.00am – 4.00pm Lislagan Farm will enable children and adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health issues to avail of social and leisure, fun and friendship, health and well-being initiatives and therapeutic interventions. By converting the original stone farmhouse, stable and barn into bookable respite accommodation and…
Friday: Open for School Visits Only Gilfresh Produce is a family run company which is based in Loughgall in Co. Armagh. It was first established by the Gilpin Family in 1965 and has continued to grow and expand since then and has now firmly established itself as one of the country’s leading vegetable providers, dedicated…
Friday: Open for School Visits Saturday 11.30am – 4.30pm Sunday 12.00pm – 4.30pm Donagh Cottage Farm is located near the peaceful village townland of Donacloney. Passed down the generations, the Matthews family took over the running of the farm in 1970. Brian Matthews along with his son Jonathan, daughter Naomi and wife Sylvia run the…
Friday: Open for School Visits Only Craighall Farm is a dairy, sheep, and broiler chicken farm located outside Antrim town in County Antrim. The farm is in its 3rd generation of the Clark family with 2 generations farming together at the minute (William and his father David). For the dairy enterprise it has 2 robotic…
